A Perth Fire. £8000 Damage
PERTH, Tuesday.--At 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the furniture factory belonging to Alfred Povey, of Newcastle-street. The flames were extinguished by the…
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Perished in Flames. a Tasmanian Fire
LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--About 11 o'clock last night the Royal Hotel, Latrobe, was totally destroyed by fire, and Councillor John E. Roche, of Sassafras, a well-known and popular…
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The Parramatta fire-fighters are the oldest in the State, probably in the Commonwealth. The old Volunteer Brigade was inaugurated in 1859. In those, days the men were not only unpaid for their services, but they paid info a common fund fairly heavy annual subscriptions for the purpose of purchasing and maintaining equipment. The fire-fighters at that time had their home at the rear of the White Horse Hotel. Permission was afterwards obtained, and a station was erected near the Presbyterian Church,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hornsby Fire Liability. Nearly 5000 People Unprotected
In the North Shire line suburbs of Hornsby and Waitara, carrying a population of nearly 5000, there is no fire-lighting appliance, no fire brigade, not even the primitive hose and reel…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Sydney's Fire Fighters. the Late Chief Officer's Work
From the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade some interesting particulars were gleaned concerning the late Chief Officer, Mr. Alfred Webb, who died recently. After…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Serious Fire at the Oaks. Speaker Willis a Loser
THE OAKS, Tuesday.--One of the worst fires ever known here occurred on Saturday. The fire started in the vicinity of Oakdale, and Mr. G. Gregory's residence, store, and wine shop…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Stand, or I'll Fire." Theft of a Till. Two Lads Convicted
At the Balmain Police Court to-day, before Mr. Payten, S.M., James Fallon, alias Thomas James Slater, aged 17, and Jack Renehan, aged 17, were charged with stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man's Arm on Fire. Mishap with Phosphorus. Serious Plight of Farmer's Son. Candelo
A peculiar accident is reported a few miles from here. A young man, Walter Collins, was engaged in mixing rabbit poison on his father's farm, when, in attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires. Along the Hawkesbury. Heavy Damage. Many Properties Burnt Out
A disastrous bush fire broke out on Saturday, on the Hawkesbury River, near Wiseman's Ferry. The flames spread with great rapidity, and did great damage to the fences…
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The outlying suburbs of Sydney are subject to periodical outbreaks of bush fires, and the [?]eights of the North Shore line appear to be peculiarly unfortunate in this…
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City folks returning after work on Wednesday afternoon, and going into town again at night for a theatre or other purposes had two fine sights on the Randwick-Ceogee tram line…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Bush fires are causing considerable damage in a number of district at Pombornett, near Camberdown. A fire which started near the railway line,…
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A fire occurred at 3 o'clock this morning in Drayton-street,[?] Nanango, on the North Coast line. The following buildings were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fires. Big Blaze at Bankstown. Thirty Acres of Scrus Burned. Church and Slaughteryard in Danger
A fire which broke out in Sefton Park situated between Rookwood and Bankstown shortly before half-pass 12 this afternoon, destroyed between 25 and 20 acres of bush, and…
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About half-past 4 this morning a quantity of rubbish at the rear of the eye hospital at Miller's Point caught fire, and the services of the Circular Quay Fire Brigade were required to…
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FORBES, Wednesday.--Two fires occurred about 10, o'clock last night within a few minutes of each other. The first was in Lachlan-street, opposite the "Gazette" office in a very old…
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A new six roomed cottage erected by Mr. George Furner, on his farm, 10 miles from Coolamon, and which was on the eve of being occupied, was totally destroyed by fire on…
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Another fire, resulting in serious injury to persons, occurred late last night at 5 South-street, city, owing to a kerosene lamp exploding…
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During the last throe weeks the Central Fire Station has been put to a lot of trouble on account of a practical joker who is in the habit of ringing of from a telephone bureau and…
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A message received from Adelaide states that late on Tuesday night a fire broke out on the four-masted barque Archibald Russell, lying at Port…
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