Fires
An outbreak of fire occurred at an early hour this morning on the second floor of Mr.T.S. Petherbridge's establishment, Market-street but fortunately only a comparatively small…
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Early Morning Blaze
A fire which broke out in the City Motor Works, in Stewart-street, Surry hills, early this morning, resulted in a motor car, owned by Mr. Archibald Thompson, being damaged. The…
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Early this 'morning the M.F.B. received at call to the City Motor Works, Stewart-street off Flinders-street, Darlinghurst, manager MrD. C. Chapman. The tank of a 40-h.p. car…
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Mr. M'GOWEN moved the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly, in order to discuss "the necessity of the immediate amendment of the Industrial Disputes Act."…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- At an early hour this morning a fire was discovered on the second floor of Messrs. T. S. Petherbridge's warehouse building in Market-street. A detachment from…
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The Suddeth Smoker is the latest invention, and is the only machine that produces volumes of smoke without fire. Make no mistake—no fire, no beat, no…
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LONDON, Friday.--Devastating forest fires are raging in the Canadian province of Ontario, an immense area of country being ablaze…
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Immense areas of forests in the province of Ontario, Canada, are ablaze. The flames are threatening Fort William…
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WYALONG, Sunday.--A serious fire took place yesterday afternoon, when three weatherboard dwellings, fronting Nield-street, were completely gutted. The fire, the origin of which is at…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Wyalong this morning, four houses being gutted within an hour. A strong wind was blowing at the time, and hindered the fire-fighting…
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A fire broke out last night in a 17-roomod boarding-house in Crystal-street, owned by E. C. Fielder, and occupied by H. Howe. Five detached rooms and contents were destroyed,…
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BYRON BAY, Monday.— About 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the railway refreshment rooms leased by Mr. Smith, but was extinguished before gaining touch hold of the…
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A bush fire has almost burnt out Yorkshire Downs, having started at Toorak on Saturday. It travelled over Yorkshire Downs, only leaving two paddocks…
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A fire broke out on Monday evening in a bedroom in the dwelling of Mr. C. Kane, 65 Darlinghurst-road, Darlinghurst. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called out, but the…
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The M.F.B. received a call yesterday afternoon to a fire in George-street, Camperdown The outbreak was located in a shed at the rear of a second-hand dealer's sheep, but the prompt arrival of the brigade, enabled…
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At 6.45 p.m. yesterday the M.F.B. received a call to 65 Darlinghurst-road, Darlinghurst, where a fire had broken out in premises occupied by C. Kane. The outbreak was casued…
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GOULBURN, Monday.--At an early hour yesterday a truck containing lime consigned by Gray Bros, to Roslyn, was discovered to be on fire in the Goulburn yards. The lime was in…
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LONDON, Monday Evening.—The large Wesleyan schools and church at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £30,000…
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Mr. Joseph Berry, Inspector of Nuisances for Rockdale, died at his residence in that suburb this morning, after an illness extending over several months. Mr. Berry was for many…
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A fire that broke out yesterday in Dunstable, a large manufacturing town in Bedfordshire, resulted in the destruction of the Wesleyan chruch and school…
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