Fire in a Shop
An outbreak of fire occurred in a shop occupied by John Wilson, pastrycook, at No. 12 Spit-road, Mosman, shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Four rooms on the top…
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Fire on Madras Maru. Cargo Damaged
A fire broke out yesterday, morning on, the Japanese steamer Madras Maru, which is berthed at Lee wharf, Newcastle, taking in cargo…
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BANGALOW, Wednesday.--As the result of a fire in Byron Street early this morning, the promises of, the Bungalow "Herald," Marden's motor garage, Mavri's fruit shop, and Newell's…
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Stanley Mission, 29, furniture manufacturer, and John Rogers [?] were charged before Mr. Adrian at the Central Police Court to-day [?]…
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In connection with the outbreak of fire on the Japanese cargo steamer Madras Maru, at Newcastle, arrangements have been made for the steamer to return to Sydney to-day. She…
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Mild excitement was caused in Oxford-street near Dowling-street, at about 10 o'clock this morning, when one of the motor buses from the Railway-Bondi…
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As a result of the Metropolitan Hotel fire the second cook. John Osbourne, has died of burns. His parents reside at Penrith, New South Wales…
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A motor 'bus on the way from the Central Railway Station to Bondi caught fire in Oxford-street, near Dowlings-treet, about 10 o'clock this…
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A fire which occurred this morning did considerable damage. Three residences and the Seventh Day Adventist Church adjo[?]ing were destroyed…
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Passengers in a motor 'bus running from the Railway to Bondi were startled when flames burst from the radiator while the 'bus was proceeding along…
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An engine-shop at McKenzic's works, Robert-street, Rozelle, was partly destroyed by fire about 1 o'clock this morning…
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A fire at M'Kensfe's engineering world in Robert-street, Rozelle, seriously damaged portion of a large two-stored brick building this morning…
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An outbreak of fire on the steamer Charlotte Fen wick, on the Hawkesbury River resulted in the vessel being gutted and sunk. The fire was the subject of a preliminary inquiry at the…
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A fire broke out on Saturday night in the French barque Notre Dame d'Avor, which for several weeks has been aground off Wardang Island, in Spencer's Gulf. Previously several…
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PERTH, Tuesday.-- The inquest concerning the Kalamunda motor lorry smash on April 18, in which six persons were killed and a dozen injured, showed that the brakes of the lorry…
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A fire broke out in the premises occupied by Wallace. M'Kenzie and Company, engineers, in Robert Street, Rozelle, shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The building, which…
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A demonstration of the Eastman fire sprinkler—named after its inventor—was given at the Fire Brigade headquarters yesterday. There were present Messrs. Sparks…
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An exhibition of the working of a combined sprinkler and electric fire alarm, patented by Messrs. H. Eastman and W. P. Noller, was given at Fire Brigade Headquarters…
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Three workmen were injured in trying to extinguish a fire in the boiler-room at Taubman's varnish works. Edith street St Peters this afternoon. Their…
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Information has been received at the Sydney office that the fire which broke out in the C.S.A. mine, Cobar, about a month ago has been extinguished. The mine was…
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