Fire at Ashfield
The Ashfield Volunteer Fire Brigade received a call this afternoon to an unoccupied two-storey brick building at 188 Liverpool-road, Ashfield, consisting of a shop and eight rooms. The…
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Fire at Canterbury
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage at Canterbury, owned and occupied by Mr. George Kitt, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Mr. Kitt discovered that the kitchen…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Grain Steamers Delayed. Forest Fires Prevent Passage. London, Sept. 28
Twenty large grain steamers are delayed on the St. Lawrence River, Canada, owing to dense smoke of forest fires on the river banks obscuring the course…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Canterbury. Four-roomed Cottage Destroyed
A fire broke out at 3.52 yesterday morning in a four-roomed cottage in Nowra-street, Canterbury, occupied and owned by Mr. George Kitt. It is thought that the outbreak was unused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze in the Harbour Ferry Steamer Bright-side Burned Damage Estimated at £500 a Mysterious Outbreak
The Port Jackson Co.'s ferry steamer Brightside which has been engaged in the Many cargo service for six years past, is at present lying off Kurraba wharf, Neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Neutral Bay. Steamer Brightside Damaged. Early Morning Outbreak
It is more than probable that the Port Jackson Steamship Company's steamer Brightside has made her last trip to Manly. For many years she carried passengers between the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires in the Suburbs
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade were turned, out several times during the night to deal with small fires in the suburbs. A light thrown. down is supposed to have been…
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The following letter of thanks has been received by Commander Fontaine, of the Chilian training ship General Banqusdano' from the Port Jackson Steamship Company:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The American Forest Fires. Extinguished by Rain
LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—Copions rains have extinguished the great fires in the United States except in the Adirondacks. [The Adirondacks are a range of mountains in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Notes. Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act
The partial destruction of the steamer Brightside in Neutral Bay on Tuesday morning afforded further evidence—if each evidence was needed—of the necessity for the Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Timely Rains Extinguish American Forest Fires London, Tuesday, 3.45 p.m
Copious rains that have fallen have extinguished the great fires, which have been, raging in the United States except those in the Adirondack…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Steamer. Cabin and Fittings Damaged
The fire brigade received a call at 2.51 yesterday morning to a fire on board the cargo steamer Brightside, belonging to the Port Jackson Co-operative Steamship Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at a Brewery. Outbreak in George-street
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call on Tuesday afternoon to Resch's Brewery, Dowling-street, Redfern. Anticipating a big job, detachments from eight stations turned out, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer Brightside Seriously Damaged. a Mysterious Fire. an Eventful Career
The old Manly ferry steamer Brightside was so badly damaged by fire while lying at her moorings at Kurraba Point early yesterday morning that it is doubtful if she will over be put into…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →More Fires at Broken Hill
BROKEN HILL, Thursday—Two fires occurred today. One destroyed a four-roomed house in Brazil-street, owned by Mr. Wallon, add occupied by a family named Scott. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Burraga
BURRAGA, Thursday.—A fire broke out last night in Mr. Trathen's stationery shop, which was completely gutted, nothing being saved. The adjoining buildings escaped with slight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suburban Fire Stations
Questions concerning certain suburban are brigade stations were asked In the Legislative Assembly, and replied to by Mr. Lee, Minister for Works, as follows:—Arncliffe, Bexl[?]y,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From Frying-Pan to Fire
Writing in "The Review of Reviews" of the Press as he found it on revisiting Russia, Mr. Stead says:—The Press is living under a police regime which causes the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American Forest Fires. Extinguished by Rain. London, Sept. 29
Copious rains have extinguished the forest fires in the United States except in the Adirondack Mountains…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires at Hughenden. Hughenden
Several bush fires occurred during the week in this district, Glendower station having been almost completely burnt out. Very great danger in this direction will exist until…
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