Fire in the City. Some Narrow Escapes
A fire broke out on the premises of Kwong Sing and Company, cabinet makers, in Alberta-street, City, this morning, and considerable damage was done…
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Sensational Fire Cabinet Shop Destroyed Some Narrow Escapes Chinaman Thrown From a Window
A fire attended with some exciting, not to say sensational, features took place about 5 o'clock this morning in Altoerta-street', a narrow thoroughfare with houses on one' side…
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At 10 minutes past 5 yesterday morning one of the Surry Hills watchmen gave on alarm of fire to the headquarters station, and two minutes later a detachment of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in the City Some Sensational Incidents
A sensational fire occurred in Alberta-street, a narrow thoroughfare off Goulburn-street, yesterday morning. When the fire brigades arrived on the scene it was found…
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Shortly before 10 o'clock last night the M.F.B. received a call to the premises occupied by B. Philp and Son (late Kealy and Philp), 298 George-street, a few doors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Domestic Tragedy. Woman Killed, Infant Thrown Into the Fire
A tragedy occurred at Black Range, four miles from Albury. The place is a small village, containing principally bark hats of wood-carter. One of those huts was occupied by Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire in George-street Stationer's Shops Alight Damage Estimated at £200
Considerable excitement was caused in the shortly before 10 o'clock last night, as a result of a fire breaking out in the shops occupied by Messrs. George B. Philip and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Incendiary Fire. Exciting Scenes at the Toulon Arsenal. Paris, April 28
An incendiary fire, which started at the Toulon Arsenal at midnight last night has done damage estimated at £120,000. Forty men were seriously injured, two of them…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Stable Burnt Out
About 2 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in a large weatherboard building used as a stable and coachhouse at the rear of premises occupied by Mr. S. H. Cary,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in City and Suburbs. Chinese Shop Burnt Out. Several Buildings Damaged
A fire occurred at an early hour on Saturday morning in the city, when a Chinese cabinet-maker's shop was completely gutted and several other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in the City. Chinamen's Narrow Escape
Exciting scenes were witnessed shortly before 5 o'clock on Saturday morning, when an outbreak of fire occurred in a Chinese cabinetmaker's shop in Alberta-street, near Wexford-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on a Punt
A fire occurred last night on a punt loaded with inflammable rubbish, at the foot of Booth-street, Balmain. The outbreak was subdued with a hydrant, but not before the contents of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Excitement in George-street. Fire in Stationer's Shop
A passer-by noticed an outbreak of fire in the premises of Messrs. Geo. B. Philip and Son, stationers, George-street, near Hunter-street, about 10 o'clock on Saturday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Sea
MELBOURNE, Monday.--When the barque Eagle Crag reached Hobson's Bay early to-day Captain Herbert Ashley reported that on April 30, at 6 a.m., while a sail was being got out of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Accident Fire Escape Ladders Capsize Two Firemen Injured
Several firemen attached to the Circular Quay Branch of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade had a sensational experience in the city shortly after 1.30 this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Edition Fire Escape Ladders Capsized. Two Men Injured
While answering a call to a small fire in Erskine-street at 1.30 this morning the small escape ladders from the Circular Quay division of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Sea. Barque Eagle Crag in Danger. Melbourne
Whilst on the voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne direct with a general cargo, an alarming outbreak of fire occurred on board the barque Eagle Crag, which arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Girl's Dress Catches Fire
GUNNING, Tuesday.--Josephine Phillips, aged 16, eldest daughter of Mr. Phillips, of this town, was severely burned last night. She was standing with her back to a fire when her dress…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Brigade for Strathfield
The distance that Strathfield and Homebush are from Hie nearest fire station at Burwood has for long made the local council feel that the annual fire brigad[?] contribution was an in[?]ubus without any…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the San Francisco Fire
After the great fire in San Francisco, hundreds of tons of lead and zinc and other metals were found fused into a solid mass, four or five feet thick, covering the entire…
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