Fire at Arncliffe. Two Houses Burned
At 1.50 yesterday morning a fire broke out at a house in lanesdale-road, Arncliffe, occupied by Thomas E. Matthews. The flames spread rapidly, the cottage, containing five rooms,…
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Big Fire at Smithfield. Carter's Store Again
A most destructive fire occurred at Mr Worters Carter's general store at Smithfield on Sunday morning, the whole place being practically gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Belfast. Workshops Burnt. London, May 11
The workshops for the blind in Be[?]s[?] have been burnt, the damage amount[?]g to £8000. The Central Hotel and post-office…
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A destructive fire broke out at Mr. A. Cowan's livery stabies, Liverpool, on Sunday morning, and before it could be extinguished aid damage amounting to…
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A fire has devastated a large part of the working class quarter of Madrid. Two hundred houses were destroyed, rendering 300 families homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigade Displays. When the American Fleet Comes. Views of Superintendent Webb
Asked this morning if the Metropolitan Fire Brigade intended following the example of the Melbourne Brigades by giving a great demonstration in honor of the visit of the American…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Kindlers Ablaze. a Factory Destroyed. Man Burned to Death. Several Workmen
MELBOURNE. Wednesday.—A factory, in which the manufacture of Kindlers was carried on in City-road, South Melbourne, was destroyed by fire this morning…
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Many alterations and improvements to provide proper means of escape in case of fire have been ordered by Mr. W. I. Taylor, senior factories inspector for the State, to…
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A fire was discovered in a buillding used as a school adjoining the Methodist Church Stanmore-road Petersham, last night. Two detachments of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
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A fire broke out this morning in premises in City-road, South Melbourne, used as a fire-kindler manufactory. The body of a man presumed to be James Bennet, 28 years…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A disastrous fire, which broke out in tho premises of the Blazer Matchless Fire Klndler Manufacturing Company, totally destroyed the building and the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Factory. Race From the Flames. Cripple Burned to Death. Melbourne
A fire broke out in the premises of the Blazer Matchless Fire-kindler Manufacturing [?]ompany, South Melbourne, this morning, when James Bennott, an employee of the company,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Midnight City Fire. Hat Factory Burnt Out
At about 12.30 this morning a five occurred in the United Straw Hat Company's premises in Devonshire-street. The M.F.B. were summoned, and stations 2, 10, 4, 11, and…
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A fire was discovered shortly before half-past 12 o'clock this morning on the premises of the United Straw Hat Company, of which Mr. J. O'Neil is manager, 131 and 133…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Fire Brigade. Chief Officer Retires. Melbourne
An important change in the administration of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was made to-day, when the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board decided that the chief officer, Mr. D. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Freezing Works Fire. Inquiry at Wellington. Wellington
An inquiry into the recent fire, which resulted in the destruction of the Wellington Freezing Works, was conducted by the Coroner, but practically no further information…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Edition. Fire in Devonshire-street Hat Factory Practically Destroyed
The premises of the United Hat Factory in Devonshire-street, City, caught fire at about 12.30 o'clock this morning, and in something less than two hours were almost totally…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Settler Burnt Out. Family Fly for Their Lives
BATHURST, Saturday.—A disastrous fire is reported from Kincora, near Rock Forest, about 18 miles down the Macquarie River from Bathurst. A settler named Michael Murphy was…
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The annual report of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society shows that the income for the year ended March 31 was £45,758, the expenditure (including losses)…
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GLOUCESTER, Friday.--A wooden shop and dwelling, owned by Mr. Asland Wansey, of Dungog, and occupied by Mr. Arthur G. Leslie, chemist and druggist, in Denison-street was…
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