Glebe Fire Insurances
In connection with the Glebe fire, it was stated this afternoon that as Messrs. Sharp Brothers' brad office is in Brisbane, and the building was owned by them, the full insurances…
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Fire at Adelong
ADELONG, Thursday.-- A boot--shop, fronting the main road on the outskirts of shephardstown, has been totally destroyed by fire. The dwelling was noticed in flames at midday by…
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The urgent need for facilities for fire-fighting in Kensington where the population is said to be growing rapidly, were brought before the Randwick Council last evening by…
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At 8.21 p.m. on Wednesday the Redfern Fire Station received a call to Peters' coach factory in Meagher-street, Redfern. The outbreak, which was in the first floor, was checked…
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A fire occurred in M'Fadden and O'Conncil's motor garage. Ocean--street, Woollahra, at about 10.30 o'clock last night. Three laxl-- cabs, owned by Mr. Edmundson,…
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The premises of Messrs. MacGregor and Grant, cabinet-makers, Cottingham-street, Glebe, were destroyed by fire at about 9 o'clock last evening. The cellars of Messrs…
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The rear axle of a fire-engine attached to the Redfern Brigade broke this afternoon while the engine was being driven along Burren-street, Erskineville. A fence Are had been subdued at Prospect-street. and…
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The crew of the steamer Kanawha had a thrilling experience on their last voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The vessel caught fire when ten days out…
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The rapidly increasing height of Sydney's buildings is the subject of special comment is the annual report of the Fire Commissioners which was tabled is the Legi[?]tive…
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In connection with the disbandment of the Bourke Fire Brigade, the Mayor has just received a telegram stating that the responsibility for carrying on the fire bridgade now…
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The Fire Commissioners in their annual report, which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly last night, make special reference to the increasing height of Sydney buildings…
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Six deaths through fire, the victims in four cases being children, occurred during the weekend (says the London "Mail" of March 15.)…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—When between Drouin and Langwarry on Saturday, a bush fire overtook Reynolds, a mail contractor He tried to turn his pair of horses, but the…
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JUNEE, Saturday.--A fire broke oue in an outhouse at Mr. Frank Smith's residence. Neighbors were quickly on the scene, and succeeded in preventing the fire from spreading…
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KATOOMBA, Saturday.--The insurances on the promises damaged by the recent fire were as follow: C. Cohen's watchmaking establishment, stock and fittings insured with the…
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A fire broke out at an early hour on Sunday morning and burnt out two floors of the "Builder" Printing Works, 527 Kent-street, before being checkod…
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Two floors of the "Builder" Printing works in Kent-street, were burnt out early yesterday morning…
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A fire started through some unknown [?] shortly after 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, in a three-storey warehouse at 527 Kent-street, City, occupied by the Builder Printing…
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The police barracks, including the lands office, gaol, and courthouse, at Banana, in the Upper Burnet district, were completely burnt down on Friday night. No lives were…
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The Acting-Deputy postmaster-General at Brisbane was on Saturday advised by the postmaster at Banana that the police-station at that place had been destroyed by fire early…
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