Wet Wool and Fires
The experiment with New Zealand wool shipped by the steamer Orari, which left Wellington on February 6 and arrived in London on March 24…
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Fire at Richmond
RICHMOND, Monday.--A fire broke out at the dairy farm of William Percival, of East Richmond, about 5.30 this morning. While the farm hands were busy milking the cows a large shed,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blaze in a Power House. Seven Firemen Killed. by Falling Walls
LONDON, Monday Evening.—The power house of the Metropolitan-street railway in New York has been burnt down. Falling walls killed seven firemen…
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A fire broke out about half-past 1 o'clock this morning in a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Northcote-street, Canterbury, occupied by James Smith. The flames spread…
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A destructive fire occurred at about 25 minutes to 2 o'clock this morning at Canterbury, when a weatherboard cottage was gutted. The first intimation that anything…
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A fire broke out on Tuesday in an unoccupied weatherboard cottage in Park-street, Balmain, owned by Mr. Orlando H. Baker, the Consul for the United States, a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Fires at Woollahra and Balmain
The boarding establishment in Waverley-road, Woollahra, known us "Laurenceville," which is occupied by Miss Gertrude Bennett, was last night the scene of a small fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fires at Harbin. Thousands Homeless
LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—Three fires have occurred within a week at Harbin, Manchuria. The Chinese district and the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Car-shed Fire
There is to be no further inquiry into the cause of the fire which destroyed the carshed and cars in connection with the St. KildaBrighton Electric Tramway, and the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire and Panic. New Building Act Demanded
The Lord Mayor of Sydney considers that same of the theatres and public halls in Sydney are not at present in a condition which would prevent loss of life in case of fire or sudden…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires at Harbin. Chinese Quarters Destroyed. London, Tuesday, 3.25 p.m
Three fires have occurred within a week in the Chinese district at Harbin, Manchuria. The whole business quarter was destroyed, Thousands of Chinese are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Harbin. Thousands Homeless. London, April [?]
Three fires occurred within a week in the Chinese district of Harbin, Manchuria. The whole of the business quarter of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local Fire Brigade Crisis
For a considerable time past the financial position of the city and district volunteer fire brigades, owing to the reduced Government grants and the withdrawal of proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Neutral Bay. Coal Heap Alight
Mr. Eric Welch, who lives near by, discovered a fire in the coal shed of the North Shore Gas Company, High-street, Neutral Bay, about 2 o'clock, this morning, and communicated with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pyrmont Water Supply. Inadequate for Fire-fighting- Purposes
According to statements made at a meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board yesterday, the water supply of Pyrmont is inadequate for the purposes of fire-fighting. This disclosure was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at North Sydney. Outbreak at Gas Company's Works
Some alarm was caused shortly after 2 o'clock this morning by the discovery of an outbreak of fire in the coalshed at the North Sydney Gas Company's works in High-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle. Fire Brigades' Association. Unsatisfactory Financial Position. Newcastle
The annual meeting of the Northern Fire[?] Brigades' Association was held at the Hamilton Fire Station last night. Captain G. Kempster, the president, occupying…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at North Sydney Coal at Gasworks Alight a Fireman Injured
The North Shore Gas Co.'s, works in Highstreet Neutral Bay, were the scene of a fire early this morning, which resulted in the destruction of a large quantity of coal. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Edition Fire at North Sydney. at Local Gasworks. Mass of Coal in Flames
Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the coalshod at the North Sydney Gas Company's works, High-street, Neutral Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Noumea
A somewhat serious fire occurred at Noumea on March 20. The news brought by the French mall yesterday shows that it broke out in a bakery occupied by M. Bourelly. For a rather…
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