The New York Fire
NEW YORK, MOnday Evening.—The City Attorney and the Chief of the Fire Brigade both declare that the City Building Department is responsible for the loss of 142 lives by the…
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A Ferry Steamer on Fire
The latest addition to the Sydney Ferries, Ltd.—the Kaludah:—was totally destroyed by fire on the Parramatta River on the 22nd inst. It…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Kaludah Fire. Inquiry to Be Held
Senior-Sergeant Wallace, of the Water Police, has forwarded a report to the Coroner concerning the fire on the ferry steamer Kaludah, which occurred last Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What the Act Provides. External Fire Escapes
Sub-section 3 of section 34 of the New South Wales Factories and Shops Act provides that "every factory in which persons are employed above the first floor shall, in addition to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Referendum. a P.l.l. Miss-fire
The Leichhardt P.L.L. held a special meeting last night to call upon Mr. Carmichael, M.L.A., Acting Treasurer, to declare his attitude on the referendum. This was done in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New York Fire. Foreign Girls Victims. New York, March 26
In regard to the terrific conflagration which occurred in the heart of the city, the majority of the 150 victims were Italian and other foreign girls who had filled the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Charred to a Cinder. Fatal Fire at Rozelle. Plucky Attempt at Rescue
The City Coroner held an inquest concerning the death of Margaret Kilty, aged If months who was burned to death in a fire which totally destroyed a cottage and its contents at 1816…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cloud of Mosquitoes. Mistaken for Smoke. False Alarm of Fire. Melbourne
A concert was about to begin in the Sacred Heart Church, Sandringham, When what appeared to be smoke was seen issuing from the roof. The fire brigade was called out,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New York Fire. Victims Mostly Foreign Girls. Who Had Filled Strikers' Places
NEW YORK, Sunday.--The majority of the 130 victims of the New York fire were Italians and other foreign girls, who had filled the strikers' places…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One Hundred and Fifty Girls Burnt. Terrible Fire in New York. New York, March 26
A terrific conflagration, resulting in the death of 150 persons, mostly girls, has occurred in the heart of the city. The fire was in the triangle occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Simply a Crime." Strong Comment on New York Fire. Doors Leading to Escapes Locked New York
The United States Attorney-General opened an investigation into the Washington Place fire to-day. He declares that there are 150 similar lofty buildings in New York that…
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BALRANALD, Tuesday.--An outbreak of fire occurred on Sunday afternoon, a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Edward Nolan. and owned by Herbert Hartwell being…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Lesson of Great Fires
The recent catastrophe in New York, in which a blouse factory was burned down and 150 persons perished, was rendered additionally horrifying by the absence of a single…
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Owing to hurning [?] setting alight to the tencing at the [?] in Myds Tark near Park [?] streets shertly after seen to-day [?] was…
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THE ferry steamer Kaludah, the latest addition to the Sydney Ferries fleet of Parramatta River boats, was destroyed by fire early on…
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A spark from a rubbish fire set alight to the fencing surrounding the caretakers' cottage in Hyde Park near the intersection of Park and Elizabeth streets, this morning Before the flames were extinguished by the fire…
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NEW YORK, Monday.--The City Attorney and Fire Chief both declare that the building department was responsible for the loss of 142 lives in Saturday's fire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shots at Woolloomooloo. Man Fires at Step-daughter. Charge of Attempted Murder
Woolloomooloo was the scene of an exciting incident yesterday morning. A man fired a revolver at his step-daughter, who had a narrow escape from being killed, and a plucky girl…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Child Tragedy. Magisterial Enquiry. The Fatal Fire at Granville
On Monday the Parnimatla. Coroner held a magisterial inquiry touching the death of Clarice Mabel Patten. Dr. Herbert Sheldon deposed that he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New York Fire. a Serious Change. "Sweat-shop Conditions." New York, March 27
The City Attorney and the Chief of the Fire Brigade both declare that the building department is responsible for the loss of 142 lives in the fire on Saturday…
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