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Sir,--The ten gentlemen of Turramarra who held meeting for the formation of a fire brigade and principally to abase the shire council must either have been ignorant of the true facts of the case or must have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Under-Secretary for Mines to-day received a telegram from Inspector Young, at Friezland, stating that the fire was still burning in the Hampden South…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At a meeting of the Hornsby Council the president said that the steps previously taken with a view to establishing a volunteer fire brigade had met with [?]o response. He urged that they should establish an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A[?]shocking fatality occurred at Lake Bolac late last night, when Mrs. Archer, her daughter (a widow named Mrs. Peterson), and Mrs. Peters[?]n's daughter, about 12 months old,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another fire broke out about 3 o'clock this morning in the stables at the rear of the "Herald" office, and belonging to Nicholas, the butcher. Four horses in the stables were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--At Lake Bolac, last night, Mrs. Archer, aged 78 years, her daughter, Mrs. Peterson, aged 36, and the latter's infant child aged 15 months, were burned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Monbulk settlement, at Fern Tree Gully, Victoria, was practically burnt out on Tuesday by a bush fire, The Staqte school, mechanics, institute…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria has been suffering from the effects of a heat wave ; and bush fires have done considerable damage. The flames have swept about 20 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--Last night a four-roomed wood and iron house in Crystal-street, the property of Mrs. Kate Burns, was completely destroyed, and slight damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out in a shed containing [?] tons of hay and a chaffcutter, owned by Mr. T. G. Cosh, at "The Wattles," Bannockbur[?] It is believed to have been caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The old fire-bell at Parramatta will never more wake' the residents. Fire-fighters will be called to duty by the telephone. The aldermen seem to think Parramatta should possess the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The most effectual way of checking or extinguishing a fire is to stop the draught of air descending from the fireplace. Throw some salt and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A fire broke out at ha[?]-past 8 o'clocks on Tuesday night in a fo[?]-roomed weatherboard cottage near Hospital Hill, occup[?] by Mrs. McClymont and fa[?]mily. It was some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A taxi- cab belonging to William Alishorn, of Avoca and Orange streets, Randwick, caught fire in Centennial Park, near the Governor's stand, between 9 and 10 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another fire broke out about 3 o'clock this morning in the stables at the rear of the "Herald" office, and belonging to Nicholas, the butcher. Four horses in the stables were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A bush fire, which broke out in Forn Tree Gully district on Tuesday practically burnt out the Monbulk Settlement. The State School, Mechanics' Institute, about 20 houses,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For three days the town of Tatta, 58 miles south-east of Karachi has been ablaze and many of its ten thousand inhabitants—almost entirely Hindoos and Mahommedans—are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Residents of Neerim South had some exciting experiences on Wednesday night, owing to a bush fire raging in close proximity to the town. Water was unavailable, and…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →On Saturday, 25th inst., I left Sydney for a week's work in the Lower Hawkesbury Circuit — train to Windsor and coach to Sackville. The heat was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →INVERELL, Friday. -- A fire occurred on T. G. Cosh's farm, "The Wattles," Robroy, near invorell. The outbreak of fire commenced in a hayshed close by the dwelling, and was with…
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