Fire Engine Crashes One Killed, Three Injured Auckland (N.z.)
Travelling to a fire at Devonport yesterday evening, a motor fire engine skidded on the wet surface of a road, and struck a telegraph pole…
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Steamer on Fire Surrounded by Sharks Seen by Searchlight LONDON, April 4
Sir Derrick Watson, who was a passenger on the steamer Frangestan, which caught fire at son, supplied Reuter's correspondent with a thrilling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bandits at Bay Attacked in House Two Perish in Fire LONDON, April 4
The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that amazing scenes occurred at Monastir (Serbia), following the discovery of five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Paddington
Early this morning a fire was discovered in the two-storied premises at 15 Hopewell-street. Paddington, believed to be occupied [?] Leonard Nield, confectionery…
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A message from our Brisbane office last evening stated that the fire on the steamer Kansas has been extinguished. The cargo has been considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deniliquin Fire Station and Hotel MELBOURNE
Breaking out at an early hour this morning, a fire completely destroyed the railway station at Deniliquin, causing many thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →False Call to Fire Brigade. Lithgow
On Sunday the Lithgow Fire Brigade received a call from the alarm at the corner of Inch and Atkinson streets. Captain Martin and five men turned out immediately in the…
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A conference of the parties interested in the steamer Kansus, held yesterday decided that the vessel should proceed to Sydney after temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Byron Bay Nearly Has a Big Blaze Hotel and Chemist's Shop in Danger--Incendiarism Suspected Town's Lone Policeman
BYRON BAY. Monday.-- On Saturday night last the Great Northern Hotel and T. A. Browne's chemist and stationer's shop had a narrow escape…
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A two-storied galvanised iron stable and loft, situated in Market-street, Willoughby, was destroyed by fire last night. The Crow's Nest fire brigade attended the outbreak, but…
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A fire occurred to-night in a building of four stories occupied by Sargent's, Ltd., in Elizabeth-street. The second and third floors were badly damaged, but after a brief but…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Kansas Fire. Extensive Damage. Brisbane
The chairman and members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade to-day made an inspection of the steamer Kansas, which was damaged by fire on Sunday. An inspection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Deniliquin Fire Railway Station Destroyed Deniliquin
About 9 o'clock this morning Denniquin railway station and premises were destroyed by fire. The buildings destroyed consisted of an hotel, refreshment rooms,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire in Deniliquin. [?]Ailway Station Burned. Deniliquin
A disastrous fire occurred at about 4 o'clock [?]s morning, when Deniliquin railway station [?]d the Railway Hotel adjoining were almost [?]pletely gutted. A couple of badly-burned…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →To-night's Cycling at Sports Ground Visiting Suber Condiath Australians Championship to be Cobteced Fire [?] Scratch [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Not Maliciously Caused." Another Car Destroyed by Fire. Abandoned on the Western Road. Detective Says 'Twas "Thorough Neglect."
A Columbia motor car, the property of a Forbes grazier, was practically destroyed by fire on the night of March 11. The scene of disaster was the Western-road, near Prospect. The owner, while he succeeded in "smothering the engine," was unable…
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Two houses in Ramsgate Avenue, Sandringham, were destroyed by fire at an early hour last Saturday morning. The fire originated in an unoccupied…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners (Mr. E. B. Harkness, Ald. J. Cullen, Ald. G. J. Baker, and Mr. J. F. Boswick), accompanied by the board's chief officer,…
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Two houses in Ramsgate Avenue, Sandringham, were destroyed by fire at an early hour last Saturday morning. The fire originated in an unoccupied…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Engine Crashes
One Man Killed and Two Injured. While being driven to a fire at Devonport (N.Z.) on Saturday night last, a motor fire engine skidded on the…
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