The God of Fire
In a memorial to the Empress Dowager of China, the Pekin Board of Astronomy declared that there were no revolutionaries in the city, but that the recent epidemic of fires…
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Wanted, a Steam Fire Engine
The increasing population of the Illawarra suburbs recently prompted the Kogarah Council to apply to the Fire Brigades Board for a steam fire engine for the Kogarah fire station. In reply the board stated that…
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LONDON, Monday Evening.—A fire at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, destroyed four hundred buildings, including the courthouse, prison, and arsenal, where the ammunition exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at the Rocks Man Nearly Suffocated
Shortly before 8 o'clock this morning a fire occurred at 114 Upper Fort-street, city a lodging-house, kept by Robert Dolman. Through, it is alleged, a light being thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Darling Downs Fire. Station and Post-office Destroyed
BRISBANE, Monday.--The railway station and goods shed at Cambooya, on the Darling Downs, was burnt down early this morning. The post-office, which adjoins tho station, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ian Nearly Suffocated. Fire in a Boarding-house
A fire was discovered this morning shortly before 8 o'clock, in the boarding house of Robert Dolman, 114 Upper Fort-street, city. The alarm was sent on to the Metropolitan Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Wells on Fire. Ignited by Lightning. London, July 6
Lightning ignited six oil wells at Boryslav, Galicia. The flames rose 600 feet, but the fire was prevented spreading to the West oilfield…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reduced to Ruins Great Fire in Port-au-prince. Haytian Capital Laid Waste Four Hundred Buildings Destroyed London, Monday, 3.30 p.m
Port-au-Prince, the capital of Hayti, has been overtaken by a great disaster. A five that started on Saturday continued unchecked until 400 buildings had been laid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Contributor Scraps of Early North Shore History. Iii. a Big Bush Fire
Few North Sydney residents of the present day have any idea of the magnitude and destructive character of the bush fires that from time to time traversed its dense…
Continued on Trove, page 73 →Fire in a Boarding-house. Lodger's Narrow Escape
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call yesterday morning at 7.41 to a boarding-house, kept by Mr. Robert Dolman, situated in Upper Fort-street, city. The flames were confined to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Fire in Hayti. Arsenal Destroyed. London, July 6
A fire occurred at Port-au-Prince, capital of Hayti. Four hundred buildings were destroyed, including the courthouse, prison, and arsenal, where the ammunition…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Burton-street Fire. I Circumstances Regarded As Suspicious. Coroner Opens an Inquest
The City Coroner initiated an inquest this morning into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred in a grocer's shop, occupied by Austin Kerrims, at 14 Burton-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poet-au-prince Fire a Great Disaster Three Thousand Houses Burnt London, Tuesday, 3.20 p.m
Later details are to hand regarding the great fire in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Hayti. Reuter's correspondent reports that 3000…
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The secretary of the Volunteer Firemen's Association in Sydney has been inundated letters from country firemen, asking as to their chances of coming to Sydney during…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After the Fire the Circumstances Investigated
The Acting-Coroner (Mr. S. Murphy) held on inquiry yesterday into the circumstances of a fire that occurred at 14 Burton-street on June 26…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Oxford-street Fire. the Inquiry Adjourned
An inquiry was held yesterday morning into the circumstances of a fire which occurred at a shop occupied by Austin Kerrims at 14 Burton- street on June 26. The Inquiry was made by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire in a Grocer's Shop. a Question of Losses. Coroner's Inquest
Mr. Stephen Murphy conducted an inquest yesterday into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred in a grocer's shop, occupied by Austin Korrims, at 14…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney's Fire Protection. New Station for Surry Hills. Providing for a Pension Fund
Owing to the hilly nature of the district, and the closing of Devonshire-street, between George-street and Chalmers-street, the Fire Brigades Board recognises the necessity for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire at Hayti 3000 Houses Destroyed. Thousands Without Food or Shelter French Cruiser Damaged
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon:--A Router's message states that 3000 houses, comprising the whole of the southern part of the town of Port-au-Prince, Hayti, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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 fire. Make no mistake—no tire, no heat, no…
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