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Yesterday Mr. J. Hogue, Chief Secretary, paid a visit of inspection to the various Government asylums in Parramatta, Newington, and Rookwood. He was accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A terrible fire has occurred at Freezen[?]een, Holland, two churches and 200 houses being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board has decided to establish a Fire Brigade at Penrith. Superintendent Webb visited the town early this week, and, as a result of his report,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--A fire which broke out in Fraezenveen, Holland, destroyed two churches and 200 houses before it could be subdued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The damage to Buncle's machinery works, which were burned early this morning, is estimated at £80,000. The insurance amounts to £7000. A hundred men are thrown out of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A disastrous fire broke out at Buncle and Sons' machinery works, North Melbourne, early this morning. The rear portion of the building had only recently been constructed,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--About 1.30 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at the Parkside Ironworks, 19 and 21 Wreckyn-street, North Melbourne, which are a short distance from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One of the most destructive fires which have occurred on the Tyne for years took place on the night of March 3. at the Commissioners’ Staiths. Wh[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The store on the wharf owned by Mr. A. Ross was burned down early this morning. The damage is estimated at about £300. The house of the inspector of fisheries was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mr. C. W. Bowyer Smijth, of Rockmoor Sutton Forest, has forwarded correspondence which has taken place between himself and the Raily, ay Commissioners respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.— Early this morning a large unoccupied two-storey weatherboard house, situated close to the Stockton Colliery, was totally destroyed by fire. The local fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chatting with Superintendent Webb, the head of the Sydney Fire Brigades, at the central sta tion. Castlereagh-street, an "Evening News" reporter asked him if it was a fact that all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At a meeting of municipal and tire brigades representatives, bold at the council chambers last night, it, was decided to send a deputation to Sydney to wait on the Chief Secretary today…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire broke out in an unoccupied weatherboard house in Newcastle-street, Stockton, early yesterday morning, and though the fire brigade was promptly on the spot the building was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—In your article on the above you state that tho claim of successful working was altogether premature. It would be interesting to know what period should elapse before success…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday Constable Sid Green saw Jeremiah Heggarty light a fire on the Domain. He walked over to Heggarty and told him to stop it. He explained that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 4 a.m. to-day a weatherboard two-storey untenanted house at Stockton, owned by John M'Cann, was completely destroyed by fire. It was insured in the Standard Fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A weatherboard cottage, fully furnished, the property of Mrs. Gore, was destroyed by fire at midnight of Monday. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The second disastrous fire within a few weeks occurred at Campbelltown last night, between half-past 11 and midnight, when the villa residence, owned and occupied by Mrs. K. C. Gore,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The deputation from the Newcastle and Maitland districts which yesterday represented to the Chief Secretary the need for an improvement in the conditions…
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