[?]NFLACRATIONS, Fires In city and Country
A fire broke out in a shed, which was used as a storeroom; and attached to a factory owned by Henry Wood, hat manufactory, at Glebe (Sydney), on Tuesday…
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Suspicious Fires. Phosphorus Baits in Crops. Gundagai
There has been a number of bush fires in this district during the past week. At Wambidgee on Tuesday a fire burnt 100 acres of Mr. O'Dowling's wheat crop, the grass on…
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An outbreak of fire occurred amongst the coal in the bunkers of one of the steamers alongside Garden Island yesterday. The vessel was taken out to moorings below the island…
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At 11.30 last night a fire was discovered in the seven-roomed brick house of Mr. John W. Hemming, in Bridge-street, Drummoyne. The house, which was occupied by Mr. Hemming…
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A seven roomed brick cottage, the residence of Mr John [?] Hemming, in Hridge-street, [?], who, with his family, is at present enjoying a holiday on the [?] was destroyed by fire last night…
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Many are the fire escapes which have bee[?] Invented, but the latest is, perhaps, one o[?] the strangest, as it is certainly one of the [?]ost ingenious, yet devised. It demands a…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.--A fire at the Bluff destroyed the stores and warehouses occupied by Messrs. M'Kerra and Hazlett, Nichol Bros., Thomson and Co., and Watson, also the…
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An inquest concerning the fire that occurred at the Terminus Hotel, Shepparton, early on the morning of December 29, when a lodger named Patrick Mackie was burnt to death,…
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There have been many bush fires in the Gundagai district lately. Incidentally, a lot of grass and standing wheat have bern destroyed. And amid all this loss and anxiety the police…
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A bush fire which was started by lightning and has been burning [?] saturday afternoon was bout seven mills wide, last night one wing being six miles from Mount…
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A large bush fire was started by lightning early on Saturday afternoon, but has now been put out by the fire fighters and heavy rain. At midnight the fire was about seven…
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Early yesterday morning a fire' broke out In two of the attic rooms of Mr. R. B. Wells's home, Greenstead Park Road, Burwood. The brigade was called out, and succeeded in…
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At about 8 on Saturday night some residents of Windsor noticed smoke issuing from under the decking of the bridge spanning the Hawkesbury River at Windsor. Upon closer…
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Shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday morning Frank Clive, a milkman, discovered an outbreak of fire in a residence owned and occupied by Mrs. Ellen Wells, at Greenstead,…
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A fire which occurred in munitions works in the East End of London on Friday caused the destruction of buildings over an area of a mile square, and the spread of the flames…
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Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that a Berlin official message says that a Note, with a time limit, was recently sent to the French complaining that German…
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A fire occurred at the Bluff in Messrs. M'Korras and Hazlett's store and spread to the premises of Nichols Dros., Thomson and Co., and Mr. J. B. Watson, and the Council…
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Victoria Jane Allson, aged 29 years, and her 15-days-old infant daughter, were burnt to death at South Kensington early this morning. At half-past 2 o'clock her husband,…
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'A great fire broke out in a munitions factory in the neighbourhood of London on Friday night, and spread to…
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A bush fire broke out in the Gregadoo hills, a few miles south of Wagga, on Saturday afternoon, and at 9 o'clock last night the fire was reported to be about seven miles wide,…
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