Fires. Outbreaks in the Country. Cowra
A weatherboard house of five rooms, with furniture, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday. The origin of the outbreak is not known. The owner, Mrs. Madsen, was away at…
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Explosion in Fire Grate
An explosion occurred in a room of the house of Mrs. Yard, in Campbell-Street, North Sydney, on Sunday. The room was occupied by Mr. Flint and his wife and 12-months-old…
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Interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was approved by shareholders in the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., at the half-yearly…
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Sandown Meat Works, the property of John Cooke and Co., Pty., Ltd., were destroyed by fire. For many years, fat stock have been…
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A rescue was effected by a fireman at a fire in Petersham at about 5.40 [?] m. to-day, when a confectionery shop at the corner of Stanmore-road…
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Smashing through two dears, and fighting his way up a flaming staircase, Constable Christian., of the Petersham police, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Copyright by "The Daily Telegraph" Newspaper Company, Limited. SYNOPSIS
ACT I.--Adrian Wotton learns from Etta Fitzgerald of her courtship by Hurry Carruthers, whose suit she is inclined to favor. Hugo comes in, and, when Etta is out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Worse Than Sydney? Telephone Fire Call Brisbane's Six Minutes Brisbane
Giving evidence at an inquiry into the cause of a Queen-street fire, a witness stated that he had put a watch on the exchange when he rang up to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →P.F.A. FIRE Scheme of Compromise Sanctioned by Equity Court
An application was to-day made to the Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Street), on behalf of H. B. Allard, voluntary liquidator of the Pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Air Disaster. Machine on Fire. World Flight Attempt. London, May 27
A Paris message states that Captain Madon and Lieutenant Pickard, French airmen who are attempting a round the world flight, had to land on the island of Pantelleria, midway…
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WEST MAITLAND.--A two-storied wooden building in Port Street, Raymond Terrace, was totally destroyed by fire. Mrs. G. Morris, the occupant, a…
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Early yesterday morning a fire broke out at the home of Mr. Whitely. The house and its contents were demolished. Of late fires have taken place…
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The City Council last night directed the Lord Mayor to take immediate action regarding the delay of the fire assessors in settling the claims of the council arising…
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Last night, about a quarter past 7 o'clock, a fire was discovered in a corner of the landing platform at Davis Bros.' store. It was caused by bagging being placed between two casks…
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With all means of escape cut off by flames, Mrs. M. Cusworth, the preprietress of a confectionery shop on the ground floor of Newington-chambers, at the corner of…
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Falling into an open fireplace, at his parents home in Jasper-road, Baulkham Hills, a child named Robert Ogden, aged eight months, received severe burns…
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AT THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF ARMY AND NAVY VETERANS. The annual dinner was held on Saturday, when 127 old warriors who had fought in various wars from the Crime to the year 1885 attended. The Governor-General (Lord Fur[?]) and the Gover[?] Walter Davidson)—centre of back row— were present, and also brand. ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE SANDOWN FREEZING WORKS, GRANILLE, NEAR PARRAMATIA…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Cease Fire!" Vanquished De Valera LONDON, Tuesday Night
De VAlera's Publicity Department announces on May 24 that a special Army order was issued to [?] fire and dump arms not later [?] May…
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Mrs. Maud Jackson, of Little Dowling-street, Paddington, noticed smoke issuing from a neighbor's room, at about 10.45 p.m. yesterday. She…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"War" Over "Cease Fire" in Ireland Arms Dumped London, Tuesday Night
De Valera's publicity department announces that a special order, to "cease fire" and to dump arms, to be completed on Monday last, was…
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