New Fire Alarm
A new fire alarm, which it is intended to introduce in country districts, has been patented by Mr. Edward Smith, chief electrician at fire headquarters,…
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Fire at Picture Show
DUBBO, Thursday.--An outbreak of fire occurred in the operating box at the Empire Picture Show, Victoria Park, last night. A rush was made for the gates, but fortunately no one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Fires. Furniture Warehouse Alight. Trouble with Electric Wire
Fire destroyed the contents of the front portion of the top floor of Morley Johnson's big furniture warehouse in George-street, city, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Suffragettes. a Policeman Thrashed. Further Fires. Various Buildings Closed
LONDON, Wednesday.---Miss Gibbs, a Quakeress, has been fined £10, or two months' imprisonment, for thrashing a policeman with a dogwhip, after Mrs. Pankhurst's incarceration…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Blaze. George Street Warehouse Burnt. Firemen Get Electric Shocks. an Awkward Fight
I have just seen a bit of a reduction in the window of Morley Johnston's furniture warehouse in George-street, city. Perhaps you had better send a man round and see if…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Again the Pea-rifle. Fatal Fire
BRISBANE, Thursday.--The boy, Bryan Wrench, who was accidentally shot with a pea-rifle at Killarney, died to-day. NIMITYBELLE, Thursday.--The residence of Thomas Murdock was destroyed by fire this morning. Mrs. Murdock was outside, having left the children in the house, when she saw…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Signal-box on Fire. Railway Traffic Blocked
Wells-street, Redfern, signal-box was considerably damaged by fire last night, and as a result traffic was held up for more than an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters Burnt. Fire in a Pillar-box
Leslie Lester, a mailman, was surprised on approaching a pillar-box in. Avoca-street, Randwick, on Tuesday, to find smoke issuing from the slots. Upon opening the box, he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Training Ship Fire. Boys' Splendid Behaviour. London
The training skip Wellesley, which caught fire at North [?] was burnt to the water's edge, and sank, but all the cadets were [?] The vessel, one of England's "wooden walla,"…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country News. Fire at Picture Show. Dubbo
At an open-air picture show last night, a fire occurred in the oporating box, and panicstricken women rushed to the gates. No one was injured. Three films were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Redfern. Factory Destroyed, Two Horses Roasted
A box factory is Woodburn-street, Redfern, was burst out early this morning, and several other buildings close by narrowly escaped dest[?]ties. The factory, which was constructed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →St. Elmo's Fire. Weird Phenomena. Cause of the Aurora
In that great southern continent that lies cold and terrible and [?]fless, save for the Penguin and seal upon its icy fringe, whipped by blizzards and decorated by the streamers of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire on Farm. £700 Worth of Damage. Wagga
A firs at Big Springs, near Wagga, on the farm of M. A. Monks, resulted in the destruction of a large machinery shed and the contents…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Britons. Fire on Training Ship. Exemplary Behaviour. London, March 12
A fire broke out on the training ship Wellesley at North, Shields, yesterday, but all the boys on board were safely landed. The vessel, one of England's "wooden walls,"…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →St. Elmo's Fire. Theory of the Aurora Australis. Tremendous Puff Velocities
In a cool, sequestered guest room at the University Club yesterday, Dr. Mawson surrendered himself to the interviewer. So much has the leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →British Pluck. Training Ship on Fire. Boys Leave Quietly. Forced to Abandon Pumps
LONDON, Thursday.--The Wellesley, the training ship at North Shields, caught fire, but the trainees were all rescued. The ship was one of England's wooden walls, formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Help to Bush Fire Sufferers
HOBART, Friday.--The Government has decided to make a loan to sufferers from the recent bush fires to enable them to purchase grass seed and fencing wire…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →City Fire. Blaze in Pitt-street. Next Door to Picture Show
Dense clouds of smoke rolling up Pitt-street near Park-street City, shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, caused something in the nature of a panic among pedestrians…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires. Post-office Store Alight
RIVERSTONE, Friday.--A fire occurred at the store and post-office, Rouse-hill, on Wednesday. D. V. Higgs, storekeeper, was melting sealing wax near some methylated spirits, the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Country Fire Alarms
An addition to the fire brigade syatems in the prinelpal towns of New South Wales is [?]ow being [?]nade, automatie open-circult alarms being installed in the leading country…
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