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A disastrous fire broke out at Buncle and Son's machinery works, North Melbourne, on Thursday morning. The rear portion of the building had only recently been constructed, and it was in the north-east…
Continued on Trove, page 1329 →A deputation from the Newcastle and M[?] land districts introduced by Mr. W. T. Dick, M.L.A., waited upon the Chief Secretary yesterday afternoon with a request for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NYNGAN, Wednesday.— A butcher's shop and dwelling, owned by John Finn, situated at the corner of Bogan and Nyngan streets, Nyngan, were totally destroyed by fire this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigade of Brisbane, Queensland, will shortly put into service a powerful motor five engine of novel construction- This machine, which has been built by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Legislation to control the fire - lighters of the Newcastle and Maitland districts, and the imposition of a tax to pay for the services, was the object of a deputation of aldermen and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,—In your paper this morning is a letter from "Ut Prosim," advocating State insurance, and giving as one of the reasons that poor people, had to accept a much less sum than they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The unsatisfactory condition of the Newcastle fire brigades formed the subject of a imputation to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Hogue yesterday afternoon from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Everyone will, without doubt, sympathise deeply with Mr. Bowyer Smith and his family, in the great loss sustained through damage by bush Are last summer, but there are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INVERELL, Wednesday.—A young woman named women Johnson, residing near Graman. was badly burned on Sunday. The unfortunate girl had occasion to go to tho fire, and while in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As they strolled down George-street he remarked to his friend how quiet it was. "Seems to me," he said, "that Sydney is fearfully and wonderfully put together. Hardly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Inquiry has been held respecting the fire which destroyed Hopgood's Naraburra Hotel, about 12 miles from Temora. The Coroner entered an open finding. Hopgood's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday the [?] a produce store at 61 nnd 63 Sussex - street discovered to be on fire. Firemen from the city stations were soon on tho scene. and with a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir.—Upon reading the remarks of "Ut prosim," inserted in your paper to-day, I should imagine the writer was strongly in favor of State fire insurance without having any idea of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At 12.18 yesterday morning the Mosman fire bell clanged and continued to awake our virtuous sleepers for many minutes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The inhabitants of Mosman were alarmed by the violent ringing of the firebell shortly after midnight on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There are domestic fires burning in Yorkshire to-day which have never been out for hundreds of years. At the old-fashioned farmhouses in the dales…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Forest fires are under ordinary circumstances sufficiently dangerous to anyone so unlucky as to be caught within their circuit, but the following statement proves that there are certain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At last arrangements have been completed for the establishment of a temporary fire station for 12 months, ponding the erection of the permanent structure at the eorner of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oh, I'm sitting dreary, and my heart is weary, Though my head is hoary with [?]re score and ten;…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Sir.—I notice by reading the "Daily Telegraph" of Friday, 19 inst., that the Chief, Secretary, has approved of tenders being called…
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