Outbreaks of Fire
DUBBO, Monday.--A fire broke out In a wheat stack of the Milling Company on Saturday. The damage was not extensive. GULGONG,Monday.--A disastrous fire…
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The Newcastle Fire
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The salvage in Cohen's demolished warehouse was sold by auction to-day, realising £100. Workmen are now employed pulling down walls and four…
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A fire occured yesterday at a laundry in Jersey-road, Paddington, owned by Mr. Peter Jacobson. A stove became overheated, and the building, which was of wood and iron,…
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BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—The fire brigade attended two fires last night. The first was in a four-roomed wood andiron house in Wil-son-street, South Broken Hill, owned and…
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DUBBO, Monday.--The firs brigades taking part in the demonstration reached Dubbo by special train on Sunday. The delegates were publicly welcomed by the Mayor. Last night, at…
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A fire broke out in the ti-tree scrub between Chelsea and Carrum yesterday morning, and fanned by a strong breeze the flames quickly spread. A party of motorists had a narrow…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The destructive bush fires which have been raging in the Gunyah Gunyah; Wonyip, and Binjinwarri districts of Gippsland, during the past week are still…
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A big bush fire broke out to-day at Wagragobilly, and burned fiercely on the wellgrassed lands of Michaen Quirk and Fired Frost. Not a man was about the place, and…
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HILLGROVE, Tuesday.--A three-roomed slab house, owned by Mr. Garroll, was burnt down last night. The origin of the fire is unknown. . WYONG, Tuesday.--At midnight on Sunday…
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COHEN'S WAREHOUSE. View of the ruined warehouse looking from Market-street down Keightley-street. The building to the right of the tower is Shortland Hotel, the back part of which was ruined…
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Never in the history of Newcastle has a fire brought such complete ruin in its train as that which last week resulted in the destruction of Messrs. D. Cohen and Co.'s palatial warehouse, and in damage to several surrounding buildings and shops…
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In the Central Summons Court this morning Hugh Jacobsen, a cap manufacturer, of Kent-street, was proceeded against by Walter Taylor, inspector under the Shop and Factories Act, on…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The work of demolishing the walls pf Messrs. D. Cohen and Co.'s warehouse, which was recently gutted by fire, has been commenced, the contractor being…
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WARDELL Tuesday.--John M'Kinnon, son of Mr. M'Kinnon, a newsagent at Broadwater, died suddenly yesterday. He was in a bath getting ready for the excursion, to Ballina, and cried…
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A very disastrous I fire, one of the I worst experienced I in the history of the…
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The bush fires at Wagragobilly are now out. A bush fire started in the dairy paddock of the Kimo station yesterday afternoon. There…
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PERTH (W. A.), Wednesday.--Mr. Fred Mailer, captain of the North Perth Fire Brigade, was killed early this morning while engaged in extinguishing a fire at Redmond's shop, in…
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At the Central Summons Court Hugh Jacobsen, was proceeded against on an information charging him with that being the occupier of a cap factory in Kent- street three storeys in height, in which persons were…
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A case in which an information charging Hugh Jacobson, a cap manufacturer, of Kent-street, with falling to furnish his factory with a certificate from an Inspector that his…
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The rain on Wednesday night and this morning was responsible for a couple of fires; but in neither case was the damage very extensive…
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