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2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 113
An outbreak of fire occurred recently, about 6 o'clock in the evening, at the Central Exchange of the National Telephone Company, in London Wall, London, where about 290 girls…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The oil launch outing arranged in honour of Mr. Glidden, the visiting motorist, the other day, was duly reported as having provided "a pleasant afternoon on the harbour." It has come…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.--Marshal Oyama telegraphs that one-third of the burning provisions and fodder at Tic-ling have been saved, and other numerous spoils have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For wilfully breaking a fire alarm, a-young man, Walter Preston, was to-day sentenced by the Collingwood Bench to three months' imprisonment. without the option, of a fine. At…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BATHURST, Tuesday.—Word was received here to-day that a fire occurred on the premises of Mr. B.J.Quinn, of Brownlea, near Rockley, destroying 25 tons of hay, a shed containing two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--A deputation representing the whole of the Fire Brigade Boards of Australia waited on the Postmaster-General to- day to protest against the proposed new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire Brigades authorities of the various States are alarmed at a proposal of the Post-master-General to change the arrangements with respect to fire-alarm telephones, a change…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--The conference of representatives of the inter-State fire brigades Was brought to a termination to-day. Mr. J. G. Aikman, M.L.C., presided Mr. J. E. Rlnton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Awakening from a sleep of fifteen years, the great volcano of Momotombo, on the north-west shore of Lake Managua, in Nicaragua, suddenly burst into tremendous fury at 2.30 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation from the Fire Brigades Conference, which has been sitting in Melbourne for the past few days, waited on the Postmaster-General to-day with reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the exeoutive committee of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fires Relief Fund was held in the Town Hall, Sydney. Mr. T. A. Dibbs presided, and there were also present Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the proposal for a bill to prevent the sale of wax matches during four months of the year the Cabinet has determined not to take any…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire destroyed the large shed at Fairy Meadow, Captain's Flat, the property of Mr. John Lewis. Beyond the chaffcutter nothing was saved, and the contents of the building,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated in Kemp-street, Mortdale, and owned and occupied by Mr. William R. Parker, was burned to the ground about 3 o'clock this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 8 o'clock on Saturday night, the Granville Fire Brigade received a call to go to Mr. Joseph Vance's residence at Merrylands. where a fire had broken out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire in Kemp-street, Mortdale, a suburb on the Illawarra line, resulted in the almost total destruction of a cottage owned and occupied by Mr. William R. Parker…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible fire has occurred at Brockton, Massachusetts. Old boilers, which were used while new boilers were being repaired, exploded and set fire to the shoe…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held last night at the Town Hall, the Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Tuesday.--A terrible fire occurred yesterday at Grover's shoe factory at Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.A., through the explosion of some old bollers' used while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At to-day's meeting of the executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fires Relief Fund, a letter was received from a West Maltlaud sufferer, saying he considered it was…
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