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NEWCASTLE, Friday .—The fire In the ruins of Cohen's warehouse broke out afresh last night in so serious a manner that Sub-inspector Goulder deemed It necessary, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- While Mr. J. L. Discacia[?]i was riding in his motor car at Warracknabcal, to-day. it caught fire, and in a few minutes was a mass of flames. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BROKEN HILL Friday.—Mr. Mauger, The Postmakter-General, who is a member of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board of Melbourne, was entertained by the local fire brigade at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YERRANDERIE, Thursday.-- A serious fire broke out on Tuesday night, in the general store owned and occupied by Matthew Foggan. The fire was caused by the dropping of a kerosene…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Friday—A disastrous fire occurred at Casterton Post Office this morning. All the mails were consumed, with the exception of the Apsley and Carrapook bags, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"I wonder if the aerial fire-brigade will come along in time?"…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A careless cigarette smoker was responsible for a big hotel fire at Newhaven, Connecticut (U.S.A.), in which five employees were suffocated, while another broke his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- A small outbreak of fire occurred at the Shortland Hotel, adjoining the ruins of Messrs. David Cohen's warehouse, this morning. It appears that the services of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,—Newcastle gives us the latest instance of a disastrous fire which apparently might have been stopped before much harm was done if ready access' to the place of origin could…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to the "New York World," the recent fire in Parker's Building was the work of the Armenian Hunchakis, a revolutionary society, after a fruitless attempt had been made to blackmail…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →What is probably the greatest fire in the history of Newcastle took place early on Monday morning. When the warehouse of Messrs. D. Cohen and Co. wholesale drapers, ironmongers, grocers…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →MELBOURNE. Sunday.--Masters of vessels travelling along tho Victorian coast and especially those coming from Sydney--have had an anxious time during the past week, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire occurred on Friday at Shortland Hotel, which adjoins the demollished warehouse of David Cohen and Co. During the previous night part of the ruins of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--Mr. Maugher, the Postmaster-General, was entertained at the fire station. He paid a high compliment to Superintendent Stein, and said that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At about 9.30 this morning a fire broke out in the laundry of Mr. Peter Jacobson, in Jersey-road, Paddington, in consequence of a stove fire overheating. The Paddington,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This morning the Paddington Fire Brigade were called to an outbreak of fire in the laundry of Peter Jacobsen, situated at 334 Jersey-road. The Darlinghurst, Waverley, ad Randwick…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr.Mauger, P.M.G., was entertained by the Broken Hill Fire Brigade at the fire station last night. In responding to the toast of the "Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board," of which…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →It is an old truism that fire and water are the best of servants and the worst of masters. When either alone gets the mastery, man and his works are usually in evil case; but when both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LITHGOW, Monday.--Report states that" the " outlook at present at Cheetham's Flat is the worst experienced for many years, owing to drought, heat, etc. Bush fires have made great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Paddington branch of the M.F.B. received a call to the Corinthian laundry, situate in Jorsey-road, Paddington, early yesterday, and their promptitude in getting to the…
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