Erriba Fire Another Outbreak
The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association has received a cable stating that another fire had broken out on the steamer Erriba, of the…
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The Erriba. Another Fire Outbreak. Discharging the Cargo
Another outbreak o[?]fire is reported an the Commonwealth Government steamer Erriba at Colombo. According to a message received by the Sydney Marine Uuderwriters…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Campaign London Precautions Irish Extremists LONDON, March 21
Precautions are being taken to guard against the campaign of incendiarism in London, which has been threatened by Irish extremists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel on Fire What the Licensee Found MUDGEE
A daring attempt was made to burn the Cullenbone Hotel. The wife of the licensee was awakened at midnight by the smell of kerosene. She awoke…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Fires. Two Outbreaks. Extensive Damage
Two outbreaks of fire occurred in the premises of Edward Fay, Ltd., at the corner of Liverpool and Pitt streets, and Manning-chambers, at the corner of Hay and Pitt…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Engine Damaged
A fire engine attached to the North Sydney Fire Station swerved in Lavender-street yesterday, and ran into a telegraph post. The engine was badly…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fay's Fire Directors' Denial of Fire Chief's Statement
The statements attributed to Chief-Officer Jackson, of the Fire Brigade, as to the origin of the fire at Fay's store, which appear…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scene of One of the Big Fires
Manning Chambers in Pitt and Camp bell streets Sydney, to which the fire- men were called last night, while extinguishing the outbreak at Fay's, at the corner of Pitt and Liverpool streets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stray Spark Starts Big Fire Shaving Packed Roof Fire Chief's Comment
"The [?] between the [?] in the ceiling of Fay's were packed with shaving and paper. "whoever is responsible for it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Fires Damage About £50,000 Circus Patrons Startled
The damage done by last night's fires in the city is estimated at £50,000. The first fire broke out at Fay's, Ltd., shoe store, Pitt-street, at 9.30…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Two Fires City Outbreaks Hippodrome's Narrow Escape Damage About £60,000
Two city blazes, which occurred within a short time of each other last night, gave the brigades a busy time, and caused many thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crash! Fire Engine Awry At Lavender Bay
The North Sydney fire engine was seriously damaged as the result of a mishan in Lavender-street, Lavender Bay to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Navigation Act. Collision, Boat and Fire Drills
We have been advised by the Deputy Director of Navigation that section 235 of the Navigation Act, 1912-20, relating to collision, boat, and fire drills,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire "Dope" Attempt to Burn Hotel Mudgee
Using cotton waste steeped in kerosene as a kindling, an incendiary made an attempt to burn down the Culle[?]bone Hotel, near Mudgeee, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brisbane Blaze Total Loss Feared Brisbane
A destructive fire broke out at Christison's boot factory in East Brisbane just before midnight. The fire was still burning at a later hour, and it is feared that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Fire Station
A communication, received at Wednesday night's meeting of Ryde Council, from the Board of Fire. Commissioners, intimated that the site suggested for a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Prevention Week
The Insurance companies operating in Now South Wales paid £1,192,576 for fire losses in this State last, year, and yet there does not appear to be any desire on the part off insurance companies or those persons who were burnt out last year to agitate for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Without Smoke. New Blow at the Fog Fiend
Patents have been taken out for a new smokeless fuel, the use of which. it is claimed, will so far to abolish London fogs, avoid waste of domestic and commercial coal,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women Smokers. Blamed for Increase in U.s. Fires
Cigarette smoking by women is held by the National Board of Fire Underwriters to be responsible for the increase in losses during the last two years from fires in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →£20,000 Damage Brisbane Fire Factory Destroyed BRISBANE
[?] Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the Chtistensen company's hoot factory in…
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