Country Fire. Brigadesman Injured. Katoomba
A fire destroyed an untenanted cottage, Floradora, in Bathurst-road, late last night. The cottage, which belonged to Mr. Hugh Milligan, was insured for £300 in the…
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Exciting North Coast Fire. Kempsey
The kitchen and two rooms at Mrs. Molloy's residence, at West Kampsey, was destroyed by fire at [?] o'clock this morning. The fireman effected a good save. Mrs. Molloy was asleep…
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Mrs. Kathleen Muir, aged 36, was badly burned at her home, 48 Kepos-street, Red- fern, this morning, and she is now in the Sydney Hospital in a critical condition…
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The new fire station was officially opened on Saturday by Mr. F. Flowers, M.L.C., chairman of the Fire Brigades Board. The Minister was welcomed by the Mayor and leading…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on a Steamer. Mail Bags Damaged. Melbourne
A fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning [?] the steamer Loongana, while the vessel was proceeding from Launceston to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hospital Fire. Premises Completely Gutted. Escape of the Patients. Web Waa
Wee Waa District Hospital was burnt to the ground this morning. The fire was first noticed shortly after 2 o'clock, and almost simultaneously an explosion was heard. In…
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Firemen in the suburbs had a busy afternoon with bush and grass fires, but though many acres of country were laid in waste and chains of fencing were destroyed, no…
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Fifty acres of scrub and grass were burned in a bush fire at Lucinda-avenue, Waitara, yesterday afternoon. The Hornsby Fire Brigade extinguished the blaze with one…
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A fire broke out at Parkes (N.S.W.) about 11.30 o'clock on Tuesday in portion of buildings known as Paddy's Market. It spread rapidly. Paddy's Market and…
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A fire occurred on Saturday at Glebe (Sydney) on the premises of Riley Bros. manufacturing confectioners. Three of the rooms were damaged by fire and…
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A series of fires occurred last week in the Albury town and district. A large homestead owned by Mr. Lamb, at Dora Dora, on the Upper Murray, was destroyed, with…
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Several bush fires were, attended by suburban fire brigades yesterday. The largest outbreak was at Waltara, where 50 acres of bush were destroyed. Two half-acre patches of grass…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires in the Country Big Blaze at Matong. Post Office and Shops Destroyed. Letters and Safe Saved. Ganm[?]
A big fire occurred at Mato[?] early this morning. when W. F. R[?] general [?] shop, and the post office were destroyed…
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A fire was discovered on board the &learner Loonganna early on Saturday morning, when that vessel was about sixty miles of the Tamar Heads, bout from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amazing Shooting Case. Boy Fires Point Blank at a Woman
At extraordinary shooting case occurred in Ultimo, Sydney, on Friday afternoon, As a result of a revolver being used by, it is alleged, a boy sixteen years of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Week's Fires Suspicious Conflagrations a Young Soldier Charged with Arson
At the Melbourne city court George T[?] aged nineteen years, a soldiers with the expeditionary force, was charged with having set fire to a dwelling house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fire on the Downs. Roscue of a Trotting Stallion
Late on Saturday night the residence of Mr. S H. Corby, Glencairn, in the Killarney Valley (Q.) was destroyed by fire. Mr. Corby was not at home at the time…
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A fire broke out last night in a furniture store occupied by George Willock and Co., carriers, at the corner of Church and Dixon Street, Parramatta. A quantity of furniture…
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The great heat yesterday was responsible for a number of fires on suburban grass lands. At Wahroonga, Turramurra, Lidcombe, Mortdale, Bankstown, and Pyrmont outbreaks took…
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Early this morning a fire broke out in a refreshment-room occupied by E. T. Rogers adjoining the Orphe[?] palace in Junction-street, North Sydney, with the aid of…
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