Fire at Pyrmont. Sweets Factory Ablaze
A fire broke out late last night in the promises occupied by James Stedman and Henderson's Sweets. Limited, manufacturing confectioners. In Harris Street, Pyrmont…
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Stedman's Bad Luck Four Fires in Twelve Years Efficient Brigade Work
It was at first thought that the loss resulting from the fire at the confectionery factory of Stedman and Henderson in Harris-street, Pyrmont, last night, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigades. Mr. Lambourne's Appointment. Mr. Coghlan's Report
Some months ago the appointment of Mr Lambourne as divisional officer for the metropolitan fire district, aroused a storm of criticism, and Mr. F. A. Coghalan, Auditor-General…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Reports by Auditor-general Official Summary Challenged Parliament Should Inquire
"I don't accept the summary as representing the views expressed in my report"--the Auditor-General's comment, when he road the fourth…
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Cabramatta wants a fire brigade. At the council meeting this week an alderman said it was time some provision was made for fire protection in Cabra-Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Board. Case of Mr. Lambourne
At the request of the Chief Secretary, Mr. Fuller, the Auditor-General, Mr. F. A Coghlan, who is an ex-president of the Fire Board, recently, conducted an inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Brigades Board. Report on Administration
Some months ago adverse criticism fas made upon a scheme of reorganisation put into effect by the Board of Fire Commissioners. The criticism was mainly directed against the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Damage Through Fire
West Maitland, Wednesday,--Through an outbreak of fire at Wolfe and Co.'s grocery and ironmongery store, High-street, at 2 o'clock this morning, damage was done to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Patriotic Demonstrations and a Sydney Fire
IN the course of a despatch telling of the cutting down of the Australian force in France, because of insufficient reinforcements, the official…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canadian Forest Fire. The Disaster of 1825
An authentic description of Canada's most extensive forest fire, that known as the "Miramichi Disaster" in New Brunswick, of October 7. 1825, is given in the Canadian "Forestry…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Disastrous Fire. 8000 Houses Burnt in Constantinople. LONDON, Tuesday Evening
A report from Amster[?]lam tells of a [?]astrous fire in constan[?]mple. It is stated that 8000 houses [?] destroyed…
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Reports have reached Amsterdam that a fire in Constantinople destroyed 8000 houses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destroyed by Fire American Barquentine Abandoned Well-known Trader
With a fire raging below the decks, the American four-masted barquentine Koko Head was abandoned at sea. The first news of the loss of the vessel,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sea. Sailing Vessel Burnt. Crew Escape in Open Boat
Another well known Australian trader the American [?] Head past tons [?] lost at sea The [?] was on a voyage from [?] to Manila and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mona Vale School Burnt Out
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leichhardt Fire. Cork Factory Damaged
The Standard Cost Board insulation from [?] Norton street. Leichharft was the mean of a are carly this meaning. During it is held that in a spark from one of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Disastrous Fire at Well-known Australian Factory
Photograph of the wreckage resulting from the fire at Stedman's sweet factor in Harris-street, Ultimately most of the valuabin machinery was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Short Story. a Prairie Fire
From sixty or seventy miles of [?]ed wire now encircles the [?]stocked ranch of Buffalo Bill, the North Platte, Nebraska, but all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Brisbane Fire. Man Burned to Death
BRISBANE, Friday. -- A serious fire broke out at Latrobe Terrace, Paddington, at 2.45 a.m. to-day, and resulted in the death of John Maxwell, an ex-police officer, 75 years of ago. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hun Camp Fire Horror Prisoners Allowed to Burn to Death Sentry's Foul Crime British Seaman Bayoneted Back Into the Flames
The evidence of eye-witnesses who saw the Germans at Brandenburg Camp stand callously by while seven prisoners were burned alive, and while a German sentry…
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