Fire and Flood Children Twice Rescued Disastrous Hailstorm Young
It was the grim task of Mr. Charles Masters, of Sawpit Gully, to rescue his family first from fire and then from flood on Saturday…
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Blaze of Light Saving Manly's Reputation The lesson of St. Kilda
The keen desire of Manly's alderman to throw more light on the municipality and the apparent inability of everyone to satisfy the demands for increased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Paper Store. Adelaide
Recently, a large supply of paper for the Adelaide "Advertiser" was burned in a store at Fort Adelaide, and yesterday another outbreak occurred among the remains of the…
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Stratford railway station, on the Gippsland line, Victoria, was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £1000…
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An outbreak of fire at Sawpit Gully (N.S.W.) on Saturday last completely gutted the home of a settler named Mr. C. Masters. While their mother was…
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About 5.30 last night a fire broke out in the third floor of a four-story building at No. 35 York-street, city. The third and fourth floors, which were occupied by Messrs…
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The fire brigades yesterday afternoon received a call to 35 Clarence Street. Headquarters, Pyrment, Circular Quay, George Street West, and Darlinghurst responded, with Chief Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in Flock Mills. Melbourne
Damage estimated at between £10,000 and £20,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at the wool and flock mills of Messrs. Robinson and Marshall, South Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Castlereagh Street Fire. (To the Editor.)
Dear Sir,—Will you kindly permit me space in your valuable paper to make a few remarks re the fire on Mrs. Dowling's premises, Castlereagh-street. I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big City Fire Damage Exceeds £5000 Narrow Escape From Death
Damage [?] to exceed [?] caused by fire at 35 York-street, City last night. The [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire-fighters Dissatisfied. Eight-hour Shift Wanted. Enormous Expenditure Entailed
Higher wages or loss work, which has become a labor slogan, has apparently affected the fire-fighters of the metropolitan districts. They now stand by 24 hours a day on six days…
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Considerable damage was done by fire and water to the boiler-house and engine-room of the Australian Wood Pipe Co.'s premises in Burns' Bay-road, Lane…
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A fire broke out late yesterday afternoon in the premises in York-street, city, occupied by Crompton and Co., Ltd., electrical engineers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Monastery Boy's Timely Discovery West Maitland
Two fires--one in the study room and another in the storeroom of the Marist Brothers' monastery. West Maitland--were discovered this morning by a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Burglars Jump Through Shop Window Police Fire and Capture One—The Other Man Escapes
When two men found themselves cornered by the police in a tobacconist's shop occupied by Mr. Bryant in Bridge-road, Burwood, early yesterday morning,…
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A four-roomed weatherboard cottage occupied by Mrs. Emma Masters, dressmaker, in Scotts-street; Peakhurst, caught fire late last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Defective Fire Engine. Steering Gear Fails
LITHGOW, Monday.--Lithgow's new motorfire engine had a cose call early yesterday morning, while on its way to a fire. When crossing the Roy Street railway bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Motor 'Bus
On Friday evening at about 9 o'clock, a motor bus, engaged plying between Ryde and Parramatta railway station, was observed to be on fire. The Parramatta Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend Meeting Good Racing : Running Fire's Record
Capital sport was provided at the January meeting of the Wallsend J.C. on Saturday, when there was a large attendance. The going was in splendid order one course record being broken and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Wallaroo Adelaide
In the early hours of this morning, the British wheat cleaning plant, and Penno's bag repairing factory at Wallaroo were totally destroyed by fire…
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