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At 9.30 last night a fire was discovered underneath the sample-room of Osborne's Club House Hotel. Mr. Tallentire pulled some bagging and other inf[?]ammable material from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Captain Ma[?]r, officer in charge of the Perth fire brigade, was killed early this morning through a portion of a burning house in North Perth falling on him…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →ADELAIDE, Friday.---This morning W.C. Harrison's flour mill at Port Adelaide caught fire, and it was only by the firefloat that the total destruction of the mill was averted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The tram depots in and around Sydney are being fitted with patent fire sprinklers. Fire is one of the questions that give the tramway officials a good deal of anxiety, and it needs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WERRIS CREEK, Monday.--A truck loaded with lime and a chaff-cutter took fire yesterday in the railway yard. When first noticed the sheets covering the load were fairly ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The well-known head of a neighbouring State fire station, not long returned from America, Bays, comparing are stations in America with those here, Mint we are far…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GERMANTON, Tuesday.—The office and plant of the "Riverina Reminder" newspaper was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The Riverina Hotel had a narrow escape, but being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early on Sunday morning a fire broke out in a storeroom at the Pelaw-Main colliery. Large quantities of colliery materials and oils were alight when the Kurri Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly after 6 o'clock last evening a call was received to City-chambers, 243 Pittstreet. It was discovered that the Caxton Printing Works on the fourth floor were well…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At about 9 o'clock lost night the front of a tramcar, standing at the corner of Chalmers and Devonshire streets, city, burst into flames. The fire was located in the motor, and extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →About 9 o'clock last night a tram car, No. 685, In Devenshire-street, Redfern caught fire owing to the short circuiting of the cable. It was extinguished by tramway men with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A fire at Coolamon destroyed five shops and their contents. The buildings were owned by F. W. Strolz, and Insured for £300, the value being £500. The occupiers were: H. Lord,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Procession passing along Macquarie-street. Wallsend and Plattsburg Brigade, winners of several events, including Alarm and Rush (six men) and Six Men Engine. Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade, winners of the Eight Men Hose, and Ladder Competition. Officials of the Demonstration…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A fire was discovered shortly after 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening at the Caxton Printing Works on the third floor of City Chambers. 243 Pitt-street, near Market-street, City. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious damage by fire was done to the Caxton Printing Works, in City-chambers, 243 Pitt-street, shortly after 6 o'clock last evening. The works are situated on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred at the farm of T. Tobin, Winslow, under singular circumstances. Harvesting operations were In progress, and while carting in the hay one of the hands…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire occurred at the Standard Theatre, Castlereagh-street, yesterday afternoon, but the proximity of the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and the promptitude With…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The residence of Mr. Sharp, of "Ingleburn," Denham Court, near Liverpool, was totally destroy eH by fire on Thursday night. The outbreak was caused by one of the children…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At 11.30 o'clock last night a four-roomed weatherboard house in West-street, Naremburn, Willoughby, wan destroyed by fire, The building, which was unoccupied, wan owned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When a man invents a steel-nosed shot that will penetrate any armour, then some other man invents au armour which will resist any sort of…
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