Fire at Camden. Two Shops Destroyed
CAMDEK, Thursday.—A fire occurred last night, when the shoes owned by Mr. Rafter, chemist, and Mr. Dousl furniture dealer, were totally destroyed. Rafter's stock is reported…
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Remarkable Occurrence. Mail Coach Destroyed by Fire. During a Heavy Thunderstorm
BOURKE, Wednesday.-- A report was received here this morning to the effect that the coach which left Bourke for Wilcannia last night was destroyed by fire at Yanda station, 25 miles from…
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Word was received by the local police this morning that the Wilcannia coach, which left Bourke last night, was destroyed by fire, together with the mails and the whole…
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Mr. Booker, Superintendent of the Adelaide Fire Brigade, returned from England by the Miltiades, where he was commissioned by South Australia to inquire into fire brigade methods…
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CAMDEN, Thursday.--Two shops were totally destroyed by fire this morning, Rafter's chemist store and Doust's furniture store, in the main street, being gutted. The premises were insured. The fire brigade was early on the…
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A fire occurred this morning, resulting in the total destruction of premises occupied by Mr. H. Rafter, chemist, and Mr. Horace Doust's'furniture rooms. Slight damage was…
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Shortly before midnight on Friday, a fire broke out at the rear of the premises of Mr. James Webb, at Middle Head-road, Mosman. A wooden shed, 30ft long: by 10ft wide, used as a…
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A small weatherboard shed used as a storeroom, situated at the rear of Mr. Jas. Webb's residence at Middle Head-road, Mosman, was the scene of a fire late last…
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Yesterday an important demonstration was carried out on the hulk Tamar in Kerosene Bay. It was a practical illustration of Dr. Marker's invention for the…
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A successful test of a new fire preventer and extinguisher was made on board the hulk Tamar in Kerosene Bay on Friday afternoon. The inventor is Dr. Harker, who, with Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Arson at Epping. Downs Found Guilty. Eight Fires in the Store. Prisoner a Wealthy Man. An Interrupted Trip to England
The Epping case occupied the attention of Mr. Acting District Court Judge Ralston and a Jury all day and part of the night on Tuesday at Parramatta Quarter Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Curious Frontier Fight. French Troops Fire on Belgian Lancers. Brussels, June 2
A curious frontier incident occurred yesterday near Givet. A detachment of Belgian lancers were manoeuvring when they crossed the…
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A fire broke out this morning in the premises of A. E Cornish, a lamp maker, at l30 George-street West. The flames were confined to a front room on the first floor, used as a store…
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Shortly before 8 a.m. yesterday a small fire broke out in a front upstairs room of the residence of Mr. Albert Edward Cornish, a lamp manufacturer, in George-street…
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A fire broke out early last night at the Chinese cabinet-makers' premises of Jack and Lin at Hunt-street, Surryhills. A workshop situated at the rear was practically destroyed by…
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On Friday last, at the invitation of Dr. Barker and Captain Grainger, a number of gentlemen representing the Fire Brigades Board, Board of Health, Department of Navigation, the…
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The fire-stick possesses a material power in preventing the growth of desirable as well as undesirable trees; and Mr. R. D. Hay, Acting Chief Forester, related an instance of the fact…
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The Forestry Commission, comprising Mr. A. Kethel, M.L.C, (president), Mr. W. M. Fehon, and Mr. William Freeman, resumed its investigations yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Our Timber Resources. the Forestry Commission. Bush Fires and Overstocking. Occupation of Reserves
The Forestry Commission, consisting of Messrs. Alexander Kethel. M.L.C. (President), W. M. Fehon, and William Freeman, continued the investigation yesterday…
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A rather destructive fire broke out in Henderson-road, Alexandria, early, this morning It started in a wood and iron building at the rear of the residence of Mr. Gibson…
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