Fire at Ryde Three Places Damaged
A fire which broke out in Glebe-street, Ryde, early this morning severely damaged a detached storeroom at the rear of John Delaney's grocery store, practically gutted a…
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Fatality at a Fire, a Pathetic Occurrence Near Delegate
John Jones, of M'Lcod's Crossing, Delegate (N.S.W.), dropped dead on Sun. day night, His house caught fire, and he assisted in extinguishing the. blaze and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Ryde. Three Buhdikgs Damaged. Exciting MtRNING OUTBREAK
Fire was responsible for serious damage to three places in Glebe-road, Ryde, early this morning. The places affected were occupied by…
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A fire broke out presumably in the rear of a grocery shop in Glebe-street, Ryde, early yesterday morning, and spread to a weatherboard cottage next door, tenanted by Malcolm…
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The Hornsby fire brigade have received a couple of false alarms of late. On Thursday night they were summoned to an alleged conflagration in Albert-street, and…
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A fire broke out in Hay-street, city, last Sunday night, one room and its contents being damaged. The outbreak started in a storeroom at the rear of the premises of Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Guildford. the Fire Brigade
The town clerk of Granville (Mr. L. W. Adams) forwarded to this week's Sherwood Council meeting a copy of the minutes of conference held at Granville, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Adelaide. Adelaide
A destructive fire occurred at Port Adelaide early this morning at a large store atlli[?] by Henry Berry and Co., W[?] merchants. The store, which contained…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Fire at a Sunday School
that Sunday, and the worshippers had to make use of the Parramatta Town Hall. The turn-cock lives close by—Just over the river in fact; and he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Numerous Fires. This Morning's Outbreaks. Considerable Damage Caused. Woman Escapes in Night Attire
Between 2 and 4 o'clock this morning, the fire brigade was called upon to attend five outbreaks of fire in the city and suburbs. At one shop in Glebe, to which a dwelling is attached,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Safety in Motion Pictures Fire Underwriters Satisfied Effective Regulations
"The exhibition of motion pictures by compatent operators, if conducted with modern appliances and with proper precautions, presents comparatively slight hazard compared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Curtain of Fire Creeping Barrage
The above diagrams show how the troops advance aided by the curtains or barrages of fire. Further is the fixed curtain, pouring shell into the Germnn trenches. The nearer…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Week-end Fires. Numerous Outbreaks
A number of small fires broke out during the week-end within the metropolitan area, and as a consequence the fire brigades had a particularly busy time…
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The Rev. J. E. Leech writes to "The Argus":—"The fire at the Parramatta Baptist Church on Sunday morning last was a serious blow to the Baptist people of this…
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PORT MACQUARIE, Monday.--A are started in Kerr's refreshment rooms early on Sunday morning, and extended in an easterly direction towards Marchment's general store…
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A fire broke out early on Friday morning at the residence of Mr. Malcolm McFarlane. Glebe-street, Ryde, and destroyed the cottage and contents and a portable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Forest Fire. London, June 19
It is reported from Gothe-burg that a fire, which has destroyed grent areas of woods in wettern Sweden, is raging along a fourteen miles front. Already enormous damage has…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Zealand Mine on Fire. Wellington
Portion of the mine at Black[?] is on [?] and the entrance has been [?] down. The damage will be known later…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mine on Fire Wellington (N.z.)
A fire has broken out in portion of the Blackball coal mine. The mine has been sealed down. The extent of the damage is not ascertainable at present. Blackball is on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Presentation of Medals to Officers of the Sydney Fire Brigade
At the fire brigade headquarters in Sydney on June 14 Mr. Puller, Acting Premier, presented the King's Medals which had been awarded to Third Officer Sydney Watson, and Fourth Officer John F. Ford, of the New South Wales Fire Brigade. Mr. Fuller stated that Mr. Beswick, a member of the board, and 259 members of the brigade, had joined the army…
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