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A fire broke out just after midnight in M'Cann's general store, Prince-street, which is about the centre of the city. The building, a wooden construction, containing a single…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigade were called out to two fires early this morning. At 4.2 a.m. the watchman at the Magic Soap Works, in Wentworth Park-road, Glebe, discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An alarm of fire from the vicinity of Sussex-street, city, invariably causes the members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade a great deal of anxiety. When a call was received from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LOCKHART, Thursday.—At the police court, William Brislan and Thomas M'Cormack were charged with conspiring by false pretences to obtain from the firm of Drummond and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BATHURST Thursday A destructive fire occurred at. J. J. Sullivan's ''Alloway Bank" property near Bathurst yesterday. A shed containing 500 bags of chaff 10 tons of potatoes and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two small fires occurred yesterday morning. The first broke out at 4 o'clock at a wood and iron building occupied and owned by N.S.W. Magic Soap Company, and situated at Wentworth Park-road, Glebe. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire escape here pictured is in-tended for the use of tourists and travellers. It consists of a strong bag which can be used for the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →It is usual for fire escapes to terminate in a ladder, which is hinged to the lowest landing and which is normally raised clear of the ground, so as to prevent unauthorised persons…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Sydney Cafe and boarding-house at the corner of Bromide and Crystal streets was destroyed, by fire late to-night. This place was once the Railway Hotel, then the Globe…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A fire broke oat on Saturday night in the dwelling of Albert Street, 23 Bedford-street, Newtown. The flames were confined to a front bedroom on the ground floor, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At about 7.30 p.m. on Saturday a cottage in Bedford-street, Newtown, occupied by Albert Street, and owned by Mrs. Grace James, of Wilfred-street, Newtown, accidentally caught fire. The inmates put out the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SINGLETON, Monday.—The stables, coach-house, and granary at Broke, belonging to George M'Gregor, were destroyed by fire, together with the contents, consisting of 150…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Notwithstanding the rapid progress of Watson's Bay and the large number of costly residences that have been erected in the district during the past two years; the people…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill has had 11 fires since last Saturday week, a total of 19 for the month of May, and 72 outbreaks since the beginning of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--The Globe boardinghouse, which was destroyed by fire on Friday night, was the property of Mr. John T. Wilson, and occupied by Mrs. Hensley. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Recently an interview with the Lord Mayor of Sydney upon the unsafe condition of many large buildings in the city, and the necessity for the passage of a new Building Act for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ST. MARYS, Monday.--The stables and a shed attached to the promises occupied by Mr. W. Morris, storekeeper, were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. A quantity of harness,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The residence of Mr. James Burns, at 121 Pyrmont-street, has a narrow escape from destruction by fire at 6.45 o'clock this morning. A lighted kerosene lamp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--In consequence of the unparalleled activity of the fire fiend at Broken–hill of late--no less than 11 houses having been burned down since last Saturday week--…
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