Engine Causes Fire. West Maitland
A fire, supposed to be caused by sparks from a railway engine on the North Coast line, occurred on Forest Hill estate, Oakhampton, on Tuesday, 200 acres of grass being…
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Another Big City Blaze. "Snow's Corner" Gutted. Drapery Emporium Burned Out. a Thrilling Spectacle
Snow's imposing drapery emporium, at tho corner of Pitt and Liverpool streets, with its contents, estimated to be worth £45,000, was completely destroyed by fire last night…
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A 15-month Old girl Hazal May Clarke, whose parents live at in Park-street, Erskineville, died in the Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday from burns and shock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Fire at a Rescue Home. Inmates Jump From a Balcony
Three women were killed and seven others more or less injured in consequence of u fire that broke out early un Tuesday morning in a Salvation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Unruly Crowd. Police Have Trouble at Fire Water Saves the Situation
A more unruly crowd than that which watched Snow's drapery emporium, at the corner of Liverpool and pitt streets, being gutted by fire late last night and early this morning has not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Snow's Fire. Fresh Outbreak This Morning. Falling Wall Wrecks Grill Room. Thrilling Escapes
Fire gutted the big drapery emporium of Sydney Snow, Limited, at the corner of Liverpool and Pitt streets late last night, did damage to the extent of over £50,000, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Snow's Big Fire. Drapery Shop Destroyed. Loss Estimated at £60,000. Appalling Spectacle
The damage caused by the fire at Sydney Snow, Ltd., drapers, of Liverpool and Pitt streets, city, last night, is estimated to be over £50,000. There are two other sufferers…
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SYDNEY SNOWS EMPORIUM AS IT APPEARED THIS MORNING IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE DESTRUCTION WILL AMOUNT IC OVER £50,000. Details [?] Printed on Page 6…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Splitting Up Fire Risks. How Insurances Are Carried Hedging on Houses. What Mr. Kelso King Says
Mr. Kelso King Manager of the [?] Mutual Insurance Company, Limited, Pitt-street, Sydney, had a word to say about [?]…
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BALLINA, Friday.--A pall of smoke has hung over the Newrybar Swamp area during the past few days. A huge conflagration is evidently in progress. The smoke clouds hung in the air…
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COOLAH, Friday.--A fire on O. J. Jenkins's estate yesterday destroyed haystacks valued at £100. The stacks were insured. PENRITH, Friday.--A shed containing 10 tons…
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A are which occurred at Rookwood and burnt holes in a quarter of a milk of the [?] at Lidcombe. Many [?]of grass in the [?] grounds were burnt right up to…
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A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the Rookwood Asylum for old people. The grass was alight near the fence and holes were burned in the fence for a quarter of a mile…
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ONE of the blessings that come deeply disguised in disasters on land and sea, is that which takes the form of more thorough provision against such occurrences in the future, or their amelioration and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Melbourne Fires. Dress Circle Burnt. Melbourne
Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by fire in the straw hat factory of Martand and Co. City-road, South Melbourne, this afternoon…
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It is over a year since Ryde municipality was included in the metropolitan fire zone, and the council has been compelled to pay the Fire Commissioners £160…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Fire. the Watchman's Story. Big Explosion
Large crowds yesterday visited the scene of the fire of Thursday night at the corner of Pitt and Liverpool streets. For the sake of safety the police barracaded off the footpath…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--The Commissioner of Police to-day received a wire from Childers, stating that the C.S.R. sugar mill at Childers was discovered to be on fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Haystack-fire. Farmer Committed for Trial
WAGGA, Friday.--At North Wagga, on the night of January 13, five stacks of hay, weighing 85 tons, the property of Frederick Cheney, were destroyed by fire. A magisterial inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Sydney Snow Ltd.'s Premises
SCENE OF THE FIRE WHICH DEMOLISHED THE BUILDING OCCUPIED BY SYDNEY SNOW, LTD., DRAPERS, OF LIVERPOOL AND PITT STREETS, ON THURSDAY NIGHT…
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