Fire at Lismore. Lismore
Two weatherboard cottages in Zadoc-street were totally destroyed this morning Both were the property of Mr. M. Rudd. One was occupied by him and the other was…
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Casualties. Fire in a Tent
A man named Charles Bruce, of Copelandstreet, Alexandria, with his wife and child, and his wife's father, mother, and brother, was camped at Kurnell for the holidays, and…
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LISMORE, Thursday.--A fire early this morning destroyed two dwellings, one with a shop front, occupied by M. Rudd and family, and also the adjoining four-roomed building, which was…
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An old man named Alexander Kennedy, who has been employed for a long time as caretaker of the Newcastle Fire Station, committed suicide this ovening by hanging himself…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Countey News. Fire at a Farm. Tamworth
An inquiry was held into the fire which destroyed a large shed at C. Britten's Woodhouse farm farm last week. The evidence showed that the shod contained over 1400 bags…
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COBAR, Saturday.—A fire occurred at Wrightville yesterday afternoon, when a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Alderman Sully, was totally…
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An empty four roomed weatherboard cottage in Gloucester road, Hurstville, was destroyed by fire shortly before daybreak today. The efforts of the local brigade to…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Fire on the Maori
Further details reached Sydney by the steamer Mokoin yesterday concerning the outbreak of fire on the Union Company's turbine steamer Maori during the passage front Lyttelton to Wellington at the end…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire at Hurstville. Cottage Burnt Down
A four-roomed unoccupied weatherboard cottage situated in Gloucester-rd., Hurstville, was discovered to be on fire shortly after 3 o'clock this morning. The local brigade were…
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Two fires did great destruction at Rochester, New York State, Scores of costly buildings, including churches, were consumed. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000, dollars (£200,000)…
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At a picture show at Newtown Bridge the film caught fire in the gallery, and a number of children made a rush for the exit. One of these, Victor Hudson (11),…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in Surry Hills. Mother and Child Burned
The City Fire Brigade received a call at 11.49 last evening to 49 Foveauxstreet. Surry Hills, to a house occupied by Mr. William M'Kee. A light came in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Surry Hills a Bed Ablaze Occupants Badly Burned Narrow Escapes
A lighted candle in contact with the curtains around a bed at the residence of Mr. William M'Nee, in Foveaux- street, Surry Kills, was responsible for a sensational fire…
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At 2.55 o'clock on Saturday morning the Hurstville Fire Brigade received a call to Gloucester-road, Hurstville, where an unoccupied four-roomed weatherboard cottage was ablaze. The fire had too strong a hold for…
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A building at the corner of King and Perkin streets, occupied as a carpenter's workshop by Mr. Gustave Peterson, was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on a Farm. Goulburn
Mr. Hugh White, a well-known farmer, of Redbank, near Taralga, has had his shed and practically all its contents destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £100 at…
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Telegrams received in New York from Forrest City, Arkansas, give details of the disastrous tornado which swept from the border of the Mississippi eastward through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Panic at Biograph. Film Catches Fire. Children Trampled Under Foot. None Seriously Injured
Something in the way of a panio occurred on Saturday afternoon at a biograph entertainment held at the Hippodrome, next to the Newtown Town Hall. A series of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dropped in the Harbor. a Fire of £20
On the summons side of the Water Police Court, John William Alexander was proceeded against by Inspector M'Vane on an information alleging that broken tiles and sweepings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A San Francisco Horror. Fire at a Boarding House. Fifty Men Burnt to Death. Maxy Injured
LONDON, Monday Evening.—A terrible disaster occurred at San Francisco on Saturday night. A fire broke out in a wooden earthquake…
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