The Mosquito Pest. Cause of Several Fires
The pest of mosquitos is this year of unusual severity, and housewives are at their wits' end to rid rooms of the irritating, buzzing, blood-sucking bores. The practice of…
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Fire at Broken-hill
BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--Another outbreak of fire occurred in Argent-street at 12.30 this morning. The blaze started in a shop occupied by Mrs. J. Burns and owned by Mrs. P…
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There was a large attendear a on Tuesday evening at the Rose[?] Station when the [?] of tje [?] of the New South [?] their second annual…
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A disastrous fire occurred here about 12.45 this morning. The Royal Hotel, owned and kept by Mr. Thomas Barclay, was completely gutted. The fire appeared to originate in…
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WHITE CLIFFS, Tuesday.--The Royal Hotel, in Opal-street, was completely destroyed by fire between 1 and 2 o'clock. The housekeeper was awakened by a cracking sound, and found smoke…
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Bush fires are still raging in many parts of the North Island, and a considerable amount of damage is being done. Welcome rains have fallen over most parts…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Wednesday Evening.—A fire broke out on a train near Perm to-day. and several carriages were destroyed. Seven passengers were killed, and 22 severely injured…
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A disastrous fire occurred here about 12.45 this morning. The Royal Hotel, owned and kept by Mr. Thomas Barclay, was completely gutted. The fire appeared to originate in…
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LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--A train travelling near Perm, on the slopes of the Ural .Mountains in Russia, caught fire. Seven persons were killed and 32 received…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Roasted Alive. Horrors of a Railway Smash Lamp Explosion Fires Wrecked Train. St. Petersburg
The horrible fate of being roasted alive overtook several of the victims in a railway smash at Vohtessenka last night. The explosion of a lamp fired the wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Ranks of Labor. Fire Brigade Employees. Trades Hall Extensions
A meeting of the recently-formed Fire Brigade Employees' Union was held in the Trades Hall, Goulburn-street, Sydney. when there was a good afternoon of members. Letters were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Edition a Fatal Journey. Train on Fire. Seven Passengers Killed. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22
A fire broke out on a train while in motion near Perm, and several carriages were destroyed. Seven passengers were killed, and 32…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Doomed City. Sydney's Next Big Fire. From Darling Harbor to Hyde Park. Damage and Loss £50,000,000. No. 2
The only man who could give first-hand information as to the condition of the city in delation to the growth of values in premises, &c., and the improvement in the…
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At a meeting of the newly-formed Fire Brigade Employees' Union, held at the Trades Hall, the report of the committee appointed to draw up a log of wages and conditions for the industry of firemen in New…
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At the last meeting of the Fire Brigades Employees' Union, held in the Trades-hall, the secretary read correspondence from a number of men in country towns, asking for information…
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Late on Thursday afternoon a fire broke out on premises occupied by John Quoyle, grocer, in the Rooky Point-road, Rockdale The building and contents was severely damaged by fire…
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An outbreak of fire at Rockdale last evening caused severe damage to the storeroom at the business of Mr. J. Quoyle, Rocky Point-road. The lire is supposed to have been caused by a…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday Evening.—A fire occurred last night in a workmen's tenement house at Moscow. Five of the inmates were incinerated, and 25 were injured by jumping…
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A serious railway smash took Place at Vohtessenkan, on Tuesday night, resulting in seven persons being killed and thirty-two injured…
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PERTH, Friday.--An extension of the bush fires is reported in the Newcastle district. A number of sheep and a quantity of bagged wheat have been destroyed, and the scarcity of…
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