Engine-street Fire. Assistance for Sufferers
At the meeting of the finance committee of the City Council yesterday, Mr. J. Neale Breden, Comptroller of Assets, reported that, following instructions by the Lord Mayor, he…
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Country Fires a Serious Outbreak at Cudal Two Buildings Destroyed Orange
A disastrous fire broke out in title main street of Cudal at 2.30 this morning, when the premises occupied by C. Moon, comprising a billiard-room, shop, and residence,…
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GRAFTON, Thursday.--Between two and three o'clock this morning a fire occurred, resulting in the destruction of a large block of buildings in Prince-street. The fire originated in…
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A bush fire that Beared half the country side broke out on Tuesday morning in what is known na Katun's Bush, a little distance from the Pennant Hills road…
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The fire which broke out yesterday morning at about 2 o'clock reduced Mr. Charles Moon's fruit shop and billiard saloon (one table) to ashes. With considerable difficulty George…
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At midnight on Thursday a fire broke out in a hairdresser and tobacconist's shop, in a large block of buildings in Bridge-street, owned by Mr. J. Dickie. The fire was seen…
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A fire broke pat in the premises of Mr. F. Maddock, dry and French cleaner, "Wilcox-street, Albury, completely destroying the detached building in which the cleaning process…
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ALBURY, Friday.--A fire broke out to-day at Mr. F. Maddock's French dry-cleaning works, Wilcox-street. There was about £60 worth of clothes belonging to local residents in a washhouse, besides plant. The latter…
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A fire was discovered on the 10th inst. in the bunker coal of the steamer Wotan, lying in port at Port Pirie. It had evidently been proceeding for…
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One of the interesting developments of last year in the insurance world was the evolving from the Metropolitan Life Assurance Company of a new company…
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GRAFTON, Friday.--The total losses by the recent fire were between £10,000 and £12,000. So far as the insurances are obtainable they are as under:--…
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A fire at about 3.30 this morning destroyed a-six-roomed house in Blende-street North, owned and occupied by a family named Ballantine. Another family named Tupper shared…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire in George=street Early Morning Blaze Good Save by Brigade One Floor Gutted
About 3.15 o clock this morning a fire broke out in a three story brick building down a lane at 583½ Georgestreet, at the rear of the Northern Club Hotel, opposite Anthony…
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A disastrous fire broke out in the main street of Grafton on Thursday and destroyed several business places. It originated in the back premiers of a bargain shop kept by Mr. A. W. Markham…
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Shortly after three o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in George-street, on brick premises, occupied on the ground floor by Mr. Pulle, printer, and known…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sensational Mine Explosion. Chinaman Fires Gelatine Six Killed—twenty-four Injured. London Saturday Morning
A Chinaman, whose motive is unknown, ignited a quantity of gelatine in a village at the Deep Mine, Johannesburg…
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PENRITH, Monday.—At the meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, Councillor Craig suggested that as a means of preventing the starting of bush, fires, which in many instances…
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WAGGA, Saturday.--The formation of bush fire brigades has been taken up with keen en thusiasm in parts of tills district. There have been brigades in the Lake Albert and Humala…
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A fire occurred in a three-storey' building at the rear of a lane at 538A. George-street, on Sunday morning. The first floor, occupied by Mr. Charles Breakwell, as a picture-frame…
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A fire broke out shortly before 7 o'clock this evening at Mr. T. J. Walsh's boarding-house, in Perry-street. The fire originated in the proprietor's bedroom, and the cause is at present…
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