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Dreadful bush fires are devastating the entire north-eastern part of Minnesota. Several villages are threatened, and the flames have already entered the largest tract…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Wednesday Evening.-For several days past fires have been burning the northern parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan (U.S.)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The hearing of the action in which William Bourke, of Rosecrea, Moore-street, Bondi, sued the United Insurance Co., Ltd., of George and Hunter streets, for £250 for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The conference convened to consider the test means of improving the water supply in the metropolitan area for fire-fighting purposes was resumed on Tuesday. All of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held to-day. The meeting was a statutory one. No accounts were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The southern half of the town of Moisinee, in Wisconsin, has been destroyed by forest fires. The inhabitants are fleeing for safety…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forest fires have been raging for several days in northern parts of Minnesota, wisconsin, and Michigan…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At its meeting yesterday, the Board of the Commissioners of New South Wales, upon the motion of the president, seconded by Ald. William Taylor, M.L.A., unanimously passed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Friday.-The delegates are arriving here from various States for the interstate fire brigades' conference to be opened in Melbourne on Monday next. The conference…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A four-roomed cottage, owned and occupied by John Bignell, in Pitt-street, Mortdale, was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An explosion of gas started a fire last night in one of the rooms in Dalmuir, a boarding establishment in New South Head-road, Woollahra, occupied by Miss Smithson. On the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire occurred at Mr. Thomas Jones's Merigal station on Sunday night, when a new hayshed containing 300 tons of hay and harvesting machinery was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →This morning an electric shutter on the telephone board at the Central Fire Station fell, and a voice shouted through. "There's a fire in a bank at the corner of King and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Judge Backhouse had before him, in the Sydney District Court, an action arising out of a fire, which occurred on premises situated in Woolcott-street, Rushcutter's Bay, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A very bright hall of fire was noticed in several parts of the district at about 8 o'clock on Tuesday night. It was quite dark, when suddenly a very bright light Illuminated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A false alarm was sent to the Fire Brigude at 11.30 this morning, and as a result a big [?] out was made, involving considerable expe[?] and also much [?] to life and limb…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last evening Chief-officer Webb sent a telegram to District-officer Gorman, at Newcastle Fire Station. It ran:-- Sub-district-officer Phillips re-instated at once, pending…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, Thursday Evening.-An explosion has occurred in the Wellington pit, at White-havea, Cumberland. One hundred and thirty miners are entombed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many miners have been killed, and scores of others entombed as a result of a terrific explosion at the Wellington coalmine at Whitehaven, in Cumberland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The annual report of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society for the 12 months ended March 31 shows an income for the period of £51,010, which, less expenditure, including…
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