Motor Launch on Fire
Shortly before 7 o'clock last night the inhabitants of M'Mahon's Point were startled by an explosion on board Dr. H. G. Bennett's launch, the Elsie. The explosion appears to…
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Fire in a Cottage
COROWA, Monday.—Early this morning a 5-roomed weatherboard cottage, about a mile from town, was totally destroyed by fire. The property was owned and occupied by…
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This evening a six-roomed weatherboard dwelling, located in Chloride-street West, and owned and occupied by W. Bignell, was, with most of the contents, destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Launch on Fire. an Explosion of Naphtha
People in the vicinity of M'Mahon's Point and Lavender Bay were treated to an unusual spectacle last evening, when the naphtha launch Flsie. the property of Dr. Bennett, of North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion on a Launch the Elsie Destroyed by Fire. Narrow Escape of a Youth
The usual quietness of Lavender Bay was disturbed last evening by an explosion on the petrol launch Elsie, which was subsequently destroyed by fire. The Elsie, a trim…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burnt-out Settlers and the Railways
Mr. G. W. Bowyer Smijth writes from Sutton Forest:—I would make an appeal through the medium of your columns. All peaceable means having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burnt-out Settlers Railway Concessions. Imposing on the State
Referring to the letter signed "A Grazier" in a recent issue of the "Stock and Station Journal," the Railway Commissioners state that when the greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burnt-out Settlers and the Railway Department. an Appeal. to the Editor
Sir,--Will you allow me to make an appeal through the medium of your columns? All peaceable means having failed to obtain from the Railway Commissioners any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Corowa
COROWA, Monday.--Early this morning a five-roomed weatherboard cottage, about a mile from town, was totally destroyed by fire. The property was owned and occupied by Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Fire at Port Macquarie. Boardinghouse Destroyed. Man Burnt to Death
PORT MACQUARIE, Tuesday Morning.—A disastrous fire, which was, unfortunately, attended with fatal results, occurred here last night. It is believed to have originated in…
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'A' weatherboard cottage about a mile from town, owned by Mrs. Homewood, of Melbourne, and occupied by Mr. F. Nixon, was, at an early hour this morning, destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Enfield. Charge of Incendiarism. Four Fires in a House
Mr. T. E. MacNovin. S.M., concluded an incuiry yesterday into the cause of a fire which occurred in an unoccupied shop and dwelling at George's River-road, Enfield, on April 28…
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PORT MACQUARIE, Tuesday Morning.—A disastrous fire, which was, unfortunately, attended with fatal results, occurred here last night. It is believed to have originated in Mrs,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire at Campbelltown. a Landmark Destroyed
Between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the store premises in Queen-street, Campbelltown, known as Commerce House, and occupied by Mr. M. J. Ardill, who carried on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Port Macquarie. a Man Burnt to Death
PORT MACQUARIE, Tuesday.--Early this morning a fire broke out at Mrs. Wall's boardinghouse at the corner of Horton and William streets, in the centre of the town. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Enfield Fire. Some Sensational Evidence. a Woman Committed for Trial
At the Burwood Court yesterday, the adjourned inquiry into the origin of a fire, which occurred in an unoccupied shop and dwelling in George's River-road, Enfield, on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires. Campbelltown
A fire broke out shortly after 4 o'clock this morning in the premises occupied by Mr. M. J. Ardill, grocer, of Queen-street. Notwithstanding the services rendered by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Telephones
Some time ago the Postmaster-General was asked by a deputation from the fire brigades of the Commonwealth to grant certain telephonic privileges to tho brigades. He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigades' Demonstration
ORANGE, Wednesday.--It has been decided in hold the next annual demonstration of the fire brigades of New South Wales at Orange, and a large and representative meeting of citizens has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labour's Maxim Gun. Mr. Hughes Fires a Few Rounds
Mr. W. M. Hughes can, with some accuracy, be described as the Maxim gun of the Labour party. His voice does not rise to the dignity of ordnance, but his shots are made up in…
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