Fire at Bombala. Bombala
At 10 o'clock this morning, the weatherboard cottage of four rooms, owned and occupied by James Winner, was totally destroyed by fire, together with most of the furniture,…
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£4000 Damage Factory Gutted Annandale Fire
Damage estimated at well over £4000 was caused by a fire which practically destroyed the phoenix Fibrous Plaster Company's…
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A block of buildings on Jervols Quay, Wellington, in which is situated the offices of Huddart, Parker, Limited, was gutted by fire on Saturday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →House on Fire Bath-heater the Cause
The over-heating of a bath-heater was responsible for a destructive fire which broke out yesterday afternoon in a two-storied wooden house owned by Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Arrests Affray at Banksia Police Fire Shots
A man complained at the Rockdale Police Station early on Saturday night that he had been fired at by one of three men in Rockdale-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Elizabeth Bay U.S.A. Vicer-Consul's House
Something went wrong with the bath-heater at the residence of Mr. P. H. Moseley, American Vice-consul, at the Esplanade, Elizabeth Bay, on…
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Brigades from Headquarters and Circular Quay turned out to a fire In a shop situated at the corner of King and Elizabeth Streets, City, early this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cottage Gutted Blaze at Marrickville
Three cottages were affected by fire which broke out in a weather-board cottage in Matakeff-street, Marrickville, to-day…
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A curious fire broke out in a four-roomed cottage occupied by Harold Erby, Kingland and Hunter streets, . South Ashfield…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in City Outbreak in King-street
A fire occurred in the city at 1 a.m. to-day in a boot shop occupied by Ernest' Morris, a two-story building at the corner of King and Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fighting a Fire. Youth's Tragic End. Young
A shocking tragedy occurred in the township of Quandialla, 40 miles west of Young, on Saturday morning, when Henry Christian Olsen, aged 17[?] years, lost his life. Deceased went…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Put Fire Out Ice Chest Overflow Unique Extinguisher
An ice chest acted as a extinguisher, last night and was the means of saving from destruction a house at the corner of kings…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early Morning Blaze. Ermington Store Gutted
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, a fire burnt out the grocery-store of Mr. J. Rapmund, at the corner of Ryde-road and its intersection with Wharf-road,…
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The Government Forestry Department has erected a fire observation tower near Collie. It is 80 feet high, and is equipped with a telephonic apparatus and range-finder taken…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday. Fire gutted Queen's Chambers, Wellington, occupied by Huddart, Parker, and Co. as offices. Munt and Cottrell…
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A weatherboard cottage, occupied by John Alexander Edwards, in Malakoff-street, Marrickville, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Brigades from Marrickville and…
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The Phoenix Fibrous Plaster Company, at the corner of Johnston and Rose streets, Annandale, was destroyed by fire on Monday morning. The factory, which was built…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →DAMAGE £200 Marrickville Fire
A laundry and room built of weatherboard at the rear of the residence of William Henry Egginton, Julliett-street Marrickville, were destroyed by…
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Owing to the limited water supply little could be done when a fire broke out in a fruiterer's shop at Tottenham occupied by Harry Trachan. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Moss Grove Ex-constable Committed Bathurst
Recently a fire broke out on the holding of My. E. Young, of Moss Grove, near Burraga, and some damage was done to fencing and grass…
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