Fire at Pyrmont
A fire occurred yesterday afternoon in a shed at Saxton and Binns' timber yard, Abercorn and Bridge roads, Pyrmont. The alarm was received at headquarters shortly before 5 o'clock, and,…
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Fire at Pybmont. At Saxton and Binns' Yards
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call yesterday afternoon to a fire at Messrs. Saxton and Binns' timber yards at Black[?] Bay Pyrmont…
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Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the premises of the Biturine Paint Manufacturing Company, Hay-street, Darling Harbor. The outbreak was supposed to have originated through…
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A married man named William John Peck, who resides at Harris Park, Parramatta, has been reported missing since Friday morning. The missing man was employed as a…
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The annual general meeting of the shareholders in the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society was held at the head office of the society, corner of Pitt and King streets, City, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Australia. Fire at Kalgoorlie. Kalgoorlie
Early yesterday morning a fire, attended by serious consequences to an elderly man, William Andrews, destroyed his camp on the Great Boulder lease. Andrews is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Under the Crimson Banner. General Booth's Reception. a "Blood and Fire" Procession. Words of Wisdom for the Soldiers
General Booth's reception at Circular Quay on Saturday evening furnished a remarkable example of the limits to which loyalty and discipline can be carried in the ranks of the…
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Mr. Walter E. Gates, president of the Insurance Institute of New South Wales, made some instructive remarks on the subject of State fire insurance as opposed to the…
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The president of the insurance institute of New South Wales was outspoken last night in dealing with the socialistic method of Stale fire insurance in force in New Zealand, and form…
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The twenty-first session of the Insurance Institute of New South Wales was inaugurated at the Stock Exchange, Pitt-street, last evening. The chair was occupied by the president, Mr. W…
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In his recent address at Newtown, Mr. Watson claimed that the successful working of a system of State lire insurance in New Zealand was a triumph for socialism, and a…
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The Chief Secretary has approved of lenders being called for the erection of fire stations at Pyrmont, Glebe, Woollahra, Botany, and Leichhardt. The plans and specifications are…
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SINGLETON, Tuesday.—At the Police Court to-day, the police magistrate gave his reserved decision in a case of careless use of fire heard last Tuesday. The defendants were William…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A remarkable occurrence look place this evening at the corner of Johnston and Nicholson streets, Abbotsford. Sewerage works are being carried out on an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Midnight Demonstration. a Warsaw Riot. Troops Fire on the Crowd. London, Tuesday, 2.30 p.m
The police, failing to disperse a midnight street demonstration of Russian Jewish Socialists at Warsaw, summoned an infantry patrol, which tired volleys into the…
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At a meeting to wind-up the local branch of the Bush Fires Relief Fund the secretary submitted a report and balance-sheet, showing that the applications numbered 43,…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday Morning.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning, flames were seen issuing from the Agricultural Machinery Works of Messrs. John Buncle and Son,…
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At last night's meeting of Alexandria Council the Mayor (Alderman O'Riordan) submitted a minute drawing attention to the fact that tenders were being called for the erection of new…
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LONDON, Wednesday, 3 p.m.—A great fire has occurred at Freezenveen, Holland. Two churches and 200 houses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Shooting Occurrence. Miner Fires at His Mate. in a Sudden Frenzy
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Benjamin Butler, 47, a Victorian miner, who for some months has been prospecting for gold at Moppa, near Angaston, has been brought to Adelaide Hospital,…
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