Country Fires. Wheat and Hay Burned
CROOOKWELL. Monday.--On Saturday afternoon a bush fire started in the property of Cullen Bros. Three stacks, containing 80 tons of hay and 200 bags of wheat, were burned also a…
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The Rozelle Fire
J. A of Petersham supplies a clue to a recent disastrous of outbreak of fire:— I have never written to a newspaper before, and I am an old woman of nearly 70 years, but…
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Mr. John Southern's drapery establishment. No. 433 King-street, Newtown, suffered, considerably from fire last night. The Newtown, and George-street West brigades attended and…
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Robert George Eskin appeared, on remand at the Paddington Police Court yesterday before Mr. Payten, S M. charged with maliciously setting fire to shops at 126 and 128 Queen-Street. Woollahra, on January 29…
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Sir.--I was glad to see in "The Daily Telegraph" of the 5th inst, that residents of Tenterfield have offered a substantial reward for discovery of the person or persons who started the recent fires…
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Particulars have come to hand of a disastrous fire in the township of Marrar, 36 miles from here, early on Saturday morning, the ruins of which continued to smoulder all through…
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A fire started mysteriously in a bedroom at the homestead of Mr. A.B.Triggs' station at Gundabooka, about 31 miles from Bourke, yesterday evening it completely gutted the store,…
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ALBURY, Monday.--A man was burned to death when the Bulgandra Hotel, 40 miles from Albury, and contents were completely destroyed by fire on Sunday morning…
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A fire occurred on Saturday morning in the main street and business centre of Marrar, resulting in the destruction of six buildings. The outbreak started in a fruit shop and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Fiendish Bandit. Sots Fire to a Railway Tunnel
A diabolical outrage has been perpetrated on a Mexican railway, near to the United Stales border. A southward bound train, with forty-one…
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The coroner held an Inquiry [?] fire on January 26, whereby Appel's tobacconist shop and Swaln's Hotel were destroyed. He committed Walter J. Appel for trial at…
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The adjourned inquiry into the fire at Reuben Markow Simblist's furniture and wood carving factory in Beauchamp-lane, Surry Hills, has Saturday fortnight, was continued…
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There have recently been serious bush fires on the hills on the banks of the Buffalo River, near Bright, Victoria. The fires were quenched by a severe thunderstorm in January, which…
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TUMUT, Tuesday. -- A bush fire at Gilmore destroyed about 400 acres of grass on James Broughton's property. The buildings were threatened, and were saved only through the…
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All yesterday and last night about 20 station hands were engaged lighting a bush fire which broke out on Mr. A. Sullivan's esate at Rock Forest. The fire, which was over a…
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The N.S.W. Government's joinery works and timber yard were burnt out early on the morning of February 7, the damage done amounting to over £60,000. The fire was one of the fiercest…
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A file occurred in a drapery store at the lower end of King-street, Newtown at 9 o'clock on Monday night. It seemed as if the blaze would be a serious one, but brigades…
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WAGGA, Tuesday. -- Mr. Shepherd, of Tumbarumba, had the misfortune to lose his motor car by fire. Running short of petrol, he mixed kerosene with it. He then had difficulty in…
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On Friday last a fire occurred in a factory in Sussex-street. and by an unfortunate error was stated to have broken our in the premisses of Messrs. Tom. S. Madeley and…
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ORANGE, Tuesday. -- A stock of 30 tons of hay, belonging to Robert Cummins, of Ophir-road, was struck by lightning yesterday, and was consumed by fire…
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