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In the course of a conversation last evening Superintendent Webb made some trenchant remarks on the fire-lighting facilities of Newcastle. Two years ago, at the Instance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BRISBANE, Monday.--At about 11.15 o'clock to-night a serious fire broke out in the Valley Brewery. Brunswick street. After an hour's hard work the brigade succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Downey, enginedriver, in charge of a goods train, which left Newcastle for the north at 2.45 a.m., was the first to observe the fire. As his train ran by Cohen's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The ruins of Cohen's warehouse smouldered rather fiercely through out last night, and enveloped "the city in thick smoke. Fortunately for the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A startling statement as to the origin of last week's sensational fire at the Parker Building, in New York,has been made by one of the daily newspapers in that city…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As a result of this morning's big fire buildings in Hunter-street are partially damaged, commencing at the shop of Mr. Pearce, Jeweller and ending at Mr. Neve's furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Messrs. D. Cohen and Co.'s splendid warehouse, in the heart of the city, was the scene of a terrible conflagration early this morning. Never in the history of Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.--One of the most disastrous fires that have occurred in Newcastle broke out at 3 o'clock this morning in the ware house of David Cohen and Company, facing the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Captain Royan has been 30 years at sea, and has been master of ships for [?]0 years, during which he has never had any serious mishap. He has been six years in charge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Bush fires are raging in all parts of the State, enormous damage being done to property; and many farmers and settlers have had almost miraculous escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Further serious bush fires were reported to-day. A terrible fire swept over Layer's Hill, Wangerrip, and Lower Gellibrand yesterday. Many large dalry farms and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The continued drought seems to have reached a crisis in a prolonged heat wave, which has put the final touch on the already parched paddocks…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—When the cot change came, and the Mind suddenly went round from north to west. Queers cliff and the coast on both sides of Port Philip Heads were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Forty settlers have been burnt out in the Foster district, in South Gippsland, and 24 around Yarram Yarram. Large numbers of stock were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →This morning the thermometer fell again. A thunderstorm, accompanied by rain, passed over the southern suburbs, but had failed. to reach the city at the time of wiring…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In many business offices fire buckets are placed, filled with water in readiness for an emergency. It is seldom that instructions for use are pinned near the supply. The…
Continued on Trove, page 254 →Shortly after 4 o'clock his morning a fire broke out in an unoccupied 'wo-storeycd hense in Mansfield-street, Balmain. The Balmain Leichhardt, Drummoyne, and larrioteville fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—At WeetoK this morning a six-roomed cottage, owned and occupied toy Mr. Robert Alkman, was, with the contents, totally destroyed by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A great fire occurred at Ganmain at half-past 4 on the morning of January 15, destroying Cooney's brick hotel, of about 20 rooms, R. D. Burns' blacksmith's shop, S. Holland's saddler…
Continued on Trove, page 53 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The hot weather of the last few days was augmented by an extensive hush fire a few miles from Adelaide. On Saturday afternoon the western side of Black-hill…
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