The Cork Fires Commission's Finding London, January 17
"The Times" Parliamentary correspondent states that another commission on the Cork fires will probably he appointed. In the case of General…
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Engineer's Fatal Mistake Benzine on a Fire Temora
A burning accident, resulting in the death of George Miller and severe burns to J. Slade, occurred at Ardlethan…
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Fire broke out at the rear of J. F. [?]lannix's boot shop at the Pitt-street entrance of the Imperial Arcade last night, and boxes containing bouts and shoes…
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A fire was discovered last night at the rear of the first floor of J. E. Man[?]ix's boot shop at the Pitt-street entrance to the Imperial Arcade. It originated in a stack of boxes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£500,000 DAMAGE Massachusetts Fire VANCOUVER
A message from Worcester (Massachusetts) reports the outbreak of a serious fire, threatening the entire business section of the city. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Engineroom on Fire. Sons of Gwalia Mine. Kalgoorlie
A telegram received from Leonora to-day stated that a fire broke out in the engineroom on the Sons of Gwalia mine at 5 o'clock this morning. At the time the message was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two Killed Fire Engine Capsizes AT 40 Miles an Hour New Zealand Tragedy AUCKLAND
While dashing to a fire at a speed of 40 miles an hour the Hamilton fire on gine capsized, and two firemen--Herbert Graham and George Price--were…
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The Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society, Limited 195 Pitt-street, Sydney announces that it has now opened up a marine department and is prepared to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires on Farms. Crops and Grain Lost. Urana
Fires occurred recently on the properties of two share farmers, Messrs. Grintel and Thornton, at South Wangamong, near Oaklands, destroying 500 acres of standing wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Auburn Fire £50 in Notes Destroyed
Mr. H. Richardson Clark, District Coroner, held an inquiry at Parramatta Courthouse into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Engine Capsized. Two Men Killed, Other Injured
While a fire engine was dashing at a speed of forty miles per hour to attend a fire at Hamilton (N.Z.) yesterday (Thursday) it was approached in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Crop Sixty Acres Destroyed ORANGE
At noon yesterday, while the men engaged in stripping, 120 acres of crop at Nandillyan Ponds, on the Molong road, were away at dinner a fire…
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A disastrous fire occurred on Mr. W. Hood's standing wheat crop at Tantallon yesterday afternoon. The man had knocked off stripping, and ware inching…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Engineroom on Fire. Sons of Gwalia Mine. Kalgoorlie
The fire on the Sons of Gwalla mine "broke out in the gus eng[?]-room at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A considerable portion of the plant, including a 50-head battery, was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Engine Overturns Two Men Killed; Seven Injured. Whllington (N.z.)
Two firemen were fatally injured and seven seriously injured as the result of a fire engine overturning while trying to avoid a motor lorry, on route to a fire at Hamilton,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Conflagrations. Bushfires in the Far West
Many bushfires have occurred lately in various portions of the western districts of New South Wales, but in most instances, the flames have been extinguished before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires and Murders. Doings in Ireland. London, January 20
As a reprisal for the recent Headford ambush, military lorries entered the village last night, and burned eight houses, including a priest's house…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Auburn. A Mysterious Affair
The District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an inquest at the Parramatta Courthouse, on Thursday, touching a fire on the premises, 37 North Parade, Auburn,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Revolver Shots in Bank Attempted Robbery at Midnight Bank Officer Fires on Intruder
Frederick Sherwin, ledgerkeeper at the commercial Bank in Redfern-street, Redfern, [?]ated a daring attempt to rob that institution at an early hour this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Bathurst
Bathurst, Saturday.--A fire to-day destroyed the whole of the case-making factory and plant in Rankin-street, owned by Charles Loquet, of Sydney…
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