Fire Aboard Tugboat
At 2 a.m. yesterday Samuel Olsen, a night watchman, noticed flames issuing from the tugboat Amy near Warburton's wharf, Darling Harbour. He rang up the fire brigade…
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Fires. Wharf Cargo Ablaze. Three Hundred Bales of Straw
A fire broke out about 5.50 p.m. yesterday at the Union Steamship Co.'s wharf, at the foot of Margaret-street, amongst a consignment of 300 bales (15 tons) of straw and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fires. A Historic House Alight. Roaring Flame in a Cemetery
On Thursday afternoon, a fire broke out in the R.C. Cemetery, Parramatta North; and, before it could be extinguished—so inadequate were the means of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Engines Wrecked. Brave Driver's Death
Two motor fire-engines were wrecked in England, one at Willesden and one at Liverpool, two men being killed and four others injured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Fire in Tokio. Damage, £1,500,000
TOKIO, Thursday Evening. -- The fire originated in the Salvation Army hall in the Kanda quarter. Many schools and other institutions have been destroyed, and the damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in Tokio. Immense Damage. Tokio, Feb. 20
The tremendous fire which has been raging in the city originated in the Salvation Army Hall in the Kanda quarter of the city. Many schools and other institutions have…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Fire Brigade and Water Supply. To the Editor
Sir,—The inadequate supply of water it yesterday's fire at the R.C. cemetery is a practical proof of the weak supply. As this is a very important matter to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£100, 000 Blaze. New York
A disastrous fire in Boston destroyed a hardware store, and also burned several wholesale houses, causing damage to the extent of, £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Wharf
A fire broke out on Friday night at the Union S S. Co.'s Wharf, at the foot of Market-street, Sydney, damaging the whole of a consignment of 300 bales of straw (about 13 tons). This cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Tokyo. Wooden City Gone. Tokyo
A fire, which started in the centre of the capital, destroyed over, a thousand buildings, including several churches. The Baptist tabernacle, the Salvation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charred Little Bodies. Pitiful Tragedy of Fire. Seven Children Burned. New York
An awful tragedy occurred at Harrisburg, [?]nnsylvania, yesterday, when a house was [?]rned down and seven little children roast[?] to death…
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The fire brigades received a number of calls to bush-fires during Saturday and Sunday, but the fires in every instance were checked before any serious damage was done to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Long Series of Outbreaks
Saturday and Sunday were each conspicuous for a number of promptly-checked bush fires. The chief outbreak was at the back of Cliff House, Bondi Beach. There, yesterday, in Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Destructive Fire. Damage Exceeds £30,000. Blaze at Summer Hill. Hodgson and Smith's Burnt Out
An early-morning fire to-day at Summer Hill destroyed the four large shops occupied by Messrs. Hodgson and Smith, "universal providers," and partially destroyed the…
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A fire broke out it Kempton Park Racecourse, in the ladies' Waiting-room, adjoining the Royal pavilion. The fire brigade speedily extinguished the…
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Scene this morning at the premises of Hodgson and Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Oh a Steamer. Pacifique's Paint Store. on Fire. Sailor Badly Burned
There was a blaze on board the [?] Maritimes mail steamer pacifique, berthed at Mort's Dock Wharf, Waterview Bay, Balmain, shortly before 7 o'clock this morning. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Temora. Several Shops Destroyed
That Temora has had bad luck was demonstrated again on Saturday morning when the town had, for the fourth time since the new year a destructive fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Sea. Steamer Whakarua Damaged
A cable has been received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association, stating that a fire had broke out on the steamer Whakarua, which left London on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Fernhill a Cottage Damaged
While the Canterbury Fire Brigade was in attendance at the fire at Summer Hill, about half-past 1 o'clock this morning, they were ordered to a fire at Duntroon-street, Huristone…
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