Fire at Tingha. Six Buildings Destroyed. Tingha
A destructive fire broke out in Ruby-street, Tingha, yesterday afternoon, between 1 and 2 o'clock. The whole of Tet Fong's Arcade was burnt to the ground, in spite of the…
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A Church on Fire Incendiarism in Berlin Priests Avert a Great Panic London, Tuesday, 3.5 p.m
A great disaster was averted in Berlin yesterday. Incendiaries fired the roof of the Dominican Church, St. Paul's, and it was only the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Gable News. Received To-day. Fire in a Church. Priests Avert a Panic. Two Thousand Worshippers Leave Quietly
LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—During Divine service at the Dominican Church of St. Paul, Berlin, incendiaries set fire to the roof. The priests, learning of the outbreak, closed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at a Redfern Hat Factory. a Big Job. 500 Bales of Dressed Straw Burnt. Firemen Fight with Dense Smoke
Later particulars concerning the fire which took place this morning at the straw-hat factory of Lewis and Loney, Limited, as reported in our first edition, show that the outbreak…
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A destructive fire occurred at Redfern shortly before noon yesterday, the bulk store of Messrs, Lewis and Loney, Ltd., straw hat manufacturers, in Charles-street, being…
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A telegram to the "S. M. Herald" of Monday states that during Saturday night a fire occurred at St. Stanislaus' College, but was discovered before serious damage…
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A fire broke out yesterday morning at about 11.30 in a storehouse of Messrs. Lewis and Loney, Limited, straw hat manufacturers, Charles-street,…
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Shortly after 11 o'clock yesterday morning one of the employees of Messrs. Lewis and Loney, Ltd., hat manufacturers, Charles-street, Redfern, discovered a fire among some bales of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parramatta Asylums Their Removal Urged Danger From Fire
Some time ago in the "Star," it was pointed out that the danger of an awful holocaust existed at Parramatta in connection with the State's system there of housing in unsuitable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Church Set on Fire. Priests Prevent a Panic
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--[?]ries set fire to the roof of the Dominican Church of St. Paul's, Berlin. The priests learning of the outbreak closed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst. Father Lowe Injured
A fire that might have culminated in serious damage to St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst, was checked through early discovery. This was on Saturday night. The…
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At a little after 6.30 last evening the M.F.[?]. were called out to 84 King-street, a jeweller's and fancy goods shop, owned by the Neale Estate, and occupied by Moss Defries. The flames, whose cause is unknown,…
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An outbreak of fire occurred last night at 84 King-street, premises occupied by Mr. Moss Defries, jeweller and dealer in fancy goods. The damage was slight, a small portion of the stock…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken-hill Proprietary Fire. Renewed Activity
BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The Block 12 fire in the Proprietary is again giving trouble. It broke out last night with renewed activity in the fire curtain at the 246ft. level, and this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Newcastle. Furniture Store Destroyed
NEWCASTLE, Friday.—W. Shearman's furniture store at Newcastle West was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at £400 over the insurance. The building was owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Old Proverb Busted. Smoke Without Fire
The Suddeth Smoker is the latest invention, and is the only machine that produces volumes of smoke without tire. Make no mistake—no fire, no heat, no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casualties. Fell Into a Fire. Balranald
Mrs. Eastburn, an elderly woman, and partially crippled, took a fainting fit early this morning, and fell into a fire. She severely burned her face, neck, part of her head, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Bexley Blaze
When Mr. A. Burnett and family, who occupy a large two-storey house on the corner of Dunmore and Gladstone-streets, Bexley, retired to bed they left a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Broken-hill
BROKEN-HILL, Friday. -- The Coroner has decided to hold an inquest on Wednesday on the fire which occurred a couple of weeks ago in a four-roomed house occupied by Griff, the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →City Fires 323 Calls Since January
From January 1 last to midnight on Wednesday the Metropolitan Fire Brigade has responded to 323 calls, and of the total 247 were calls to burning buildings. The remaining 76…
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