Fire at Broken Hill
BROKEN HILL, Saturday Afternoon.—A fire this morning partly destroyed a five-roomed house at Railway Town, owned and occupied by Mrs. Gough. The building and furniture…
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Fire at Bathurst. Children's Narrow Escape
BATHURST, Friday.--The residence of Mr. Michael Murphy, at Kincora, near Bathurst, was destroyed by fire during the week, and the family--consisting of seven children (including a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Granville. a Church Burned Down
About twenty minutes to 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at Holy Trinity Church, Granville. A night watchman named G. Hill gave the alarm to the Granville and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A City Fire. Excitement at the Haymarket
A fire was discovered about 9 o'clock last night on the premises of Messrs. Moorfoot Brothers, commission agents, etc., Parker Lane and Parker-street, Haymarket. The building in…
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At about 9 o'clock last evening a fire took place at Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Son's former ironmongery department in Parkerstreet and Parker-lane, Haymarket, now…
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What would have been a very disastrous fire, had it not been "nipped in the bud" by the brigade, occurred at about 9 o'clock last night on the premises of Morfoot Bros., Parker-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Recent Fire at Campbell's. How it was Stopped
There is no doubt the recent fire at W. B. Campbell and Co.'s, in Kent-street, was another illustration of the immense danger…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society Annual Meeting Operations to Be Extended
The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society was hold in the board-room at the society's head office, King and Pitt streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Unfaithful Steward." Sir William Lyne Under Fire. Strictures by the Premier
Towards the close of an election address, delivered before a crowded audience in the Rockdale Town Hall last night, the Premier, in response to a clearly expressed wish on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Disastrous Fires
A lire which occurred in Atlanta, capital of the State of Georgia (U. S. A.), destroyed six business blocks and two hotels. The damage is estimated at £25O.000…
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Holy Trinity (R.C.) Church, Granville, I was burned down at on early hour yesterday morning. The fire is supposed to have started near the altar, and It took…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires at Broken-hill
BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Damage to stock to the amount of £150 was caused by a fire on Friday night at Keeling and Naylon's draper's shop in Argent Street The stock was uninsured…
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Governments in general have an extraordinary disinclination to pay fire insurance premiums. We in New South Wales have gone through that phase. After a trial, however,…
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The thirty-sixth annual report of the directors of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society submitted to the shareholders on Friday last, at the bead office, King and Pitt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Wire Causes Fire
The fusing of an electric wire was responsible for the burning of a small portion of the roof of the Cambridge Hotel, Market and Castlereagh streets, on Saturday. In consequence, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Fire Electric Wire Fuses
There was an exciting ten minutes fight with homes at the Cambridge Hotel at the corner of Market and Castlereagh streets on Saturday. Through, it is stated, the fusing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Granville. Roman Catholic Church Destroyed
A serious outbreak of fire was discovered at 3.40 on Saturday morning in the Roman Catholic Church, situated in Parramattastreet, Granville. The Parramatta and…
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PARRAMATTA, Saturday.--A disastrous fire ocurred at Granville early this morning, resulting in the complete destruction of the interior of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blaze at Camperdown. an Early Morning Fire. Sensational Escape of Inmates. Woman's Jump From a Window
While Constable Baldwin was on duty in George-street, Camperdown, about half-past 2 o'clock this morning, he noticed smoke issuing from a grocer's shop kept by Miss Jane Murphy…
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A fire broke out shortly after 11 o'clock last night in the stables of an unoccupied cottage in Gladstone-street, Balmain. The flames spread very rapidly, and before the arrival of…
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