Fire Brigades' Busy Time
The fire brigades had a busy time on Saturday, no less than 17 calls being recorded. The outbreaks in the majority of cases were in the bush and scrub of the outlying suburbs…
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Fifteen Hundred Fires. the Year's Record. Official Report
During the year just passed there were some 1500 fires in the metropolitan area, 16 of the number being classed as serious fires. This is mentioned in Chief Officer Sparks's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Volturno Fire. London, Jan. 16
The Board of Trade inquiry into the cause of the fire on the steamer Volturno, in mid-Atlantic, has resulted in the officers being exonerated. It was found that the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parsonage on Fire. Grafton
A fire occurred at the Methodist [?] at 1 o'clock this morning. The bridge responded quickly to the alarm and extinguished the flames, but not before [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Week-end Fires. Brigades Kept Busy. Twenty-five Outbreaks
Between Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening [?] occurred in the metropolitan area. Of these two were of a serious nature, while the balance consisted chiefly of bush and grass…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sport and Pastime. Billiards. Drummoyne Fire Brigade
The Drummoyne Fire Brigade's billiard tournament resulted:--Serni-finals: D. J. Craig beat D. Gray, R. Jones beat G. Richards. Final: Jones beat Craig. The highest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Hunter's Hill. Cottage Severely Damaged
The rear portion of the house of Mr. J. Stevenson in [?] Hunter's Hill, was severely damaged by [?] at about 9 o'clock this morning, while the front rooms, about [?] yards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Volturno Fire. Praise for Officers and Crew
LONDON, Friday Evening.—The Board of Trade Inquiry concerning the burning of the steamer Volturno, in October last, while on a voyage from Rotterdam to New York, has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney's Fires
The necessity for a Building Act is put quite beyond argument by the fire returns for the last year, which were published in the "Herald." Out of 1500 fires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Country Fires
CULCAIRN. Monday. --A bush fire started on the Culcairn-Henty-road, near the foot of Soldier's-hill, just after the mail train had passed, and was carried across the road into…
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PEAK HILL.—Thunderstorms, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning, took place on Sunday evening. Lightning set fire to a shed belonging to Mr. Jack Hutchings, near the Bogan River. The shed was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Careless of Fire
At the Parrametta Court to elderly man, named Francis [?],was charged with at parramatta having left a fire in the open air before it had been thoroughly extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman's Clothes on Fire
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fifteen Hundred Fires. a Year's Record in Sydney
There were no fewer than 1,500 fires in the Sydney metropolitan area last year, and in, not a single instance had an automatic fire extinguisher been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires in Town and Country. a City Flour Mill Abiaze
Serious outbreaks of fire are almost a daily occurrence, one the most disastrous since last issue being at More when five shops in Bale street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burrent-street Fire. Poor Water Supply
The outbreak of fire in Burren-street, Erskineville, on January 12 was discussed by the local council last night. The aldermen complained of the shortage of water, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Evasive Reply. Hunter's Hill and the Fire Board
In reply to the Hunter's Hill Council's letter of the 6th instant. making that immediate steps to bakers for the establishment of a [?] Hunter's Hill, a letter was read from the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fires. Caused by Lightning. Albury
A fire started on Monday night on the property of W. Palmeri, Stony Ridges. It is supposed to have been caused by lightning. A haystack and a large quantity of grass…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Blaze at Chatswood. Doctor's Residence Destroyed
Dr. Magnus's large two-storied residence in Findlay-avenue, Chatswood, was completely destroyed by fire last night. It was one of the biggest fires that has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Timber Yards Alight. Big Blaze in Perth. Fire Brings Darkness. Newspaper Can't Publish. Perth (W.a.)
A great fire broke out before 2 o'clock this morning In the' extensive timber yards of Messrs. Bunning Bros., near West Perth station. The property has. been almost totally…
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