Martin-place Fire
Hundreds of people watched squads of firemen from headquarters and the Circular Quay station fight a fire at 10[?] Martin-place, in the Mercantile Mutual Building…
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Hundreds of people watched squads of firemen from headquarters and the Circular Quay station fight a fire at 10[?] Martin-place, in the Mercantile Mutual Building…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →GOULBURN.--On Monday, the acting-coroner (Mr. Reed) concluded an inquiry concerning an outbreak of fire in a Greek fruit and confectionery shop…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weatherboard house and contents, including a new piano, belonging to Mr. Felix Bobringer, orchardist, of Borenore, were totally destroyed by fire last night. The owner,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire at Potiri's shop was concluded before the Acting City Coroner, Mr. D. W. Reed, who returned a verdict that the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A the at some stables ad[?]oining the Altona racecourse spread so rapidly that the stable hands were unable to release all the an[?]s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There was excitement in the city shortly after the lunch-hour to-day, when a fire engine dashed along George-street to [?] entrance to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Displaying great courage, Mrs. Robert McGilve, of 237 Evans-street, Rozelle, rescued her baby from the front bedroom of her home, when it caught fire yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The following donations are gratefully acknowledged towards the building fund of St. Finn Barr'a Church, Invernay, Tasmania, which was recently destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →At Kafue, beyond the Zambesi, and the northernmost point of the Prince of Wales tour, an exciting incident occurred. While the Prince was seated at the lunch table, a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Swedish ship Greta (of 304 tons gross), loaded with celluloid, was burnt out at the London docks. The flames leapt mast-high, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At its meeting on Tuesday night, Prospect and Sherwood Council received a report from the overseer, recommending that an approach to the fire station be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney has many quarters which are known to firemen as "danger [?]nos," and outbreaks in these parts are always dreaded. And if one locality…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"It's pretty cold sitting here, Mr. Mayor, with no fire and nothing to drink," said, Alderman Matthews, at Wednesday night's meeting of Eastwood Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The probabilities of a serious outbreak of fire in the Strand Arcade have for long been seriously considered by the city's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cotton-growers have been officially warned in Queensland to avoid the inclusion in bales of seed-cotton of any foreign matter such as matches,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →[?] Mr. [?] and his wife were attending a dance at Borenore, Mr. Behringer heard one of his dogs howling. On going out to see…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WHILE the City Coroner was inquiring on Monday into the origin of a fire which destroyed the launch "Yukoher" at Neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A row of weatherboard cottages was in danger when a fire broke out in a two-storied furniture store in Glebe Street, Edgecliff, late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At about 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in Undercliff Road, Harbord, and completely destroyed a three-roomed weatherboard cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One fireman was killed and two others injured at a fire which broke out after 3 a.m. to-day in a three-storied brick boot factory, conducted by S. B. Harris Pty., Ltd., in Knox-piace, city. The firemen had not been long at work when the parapet of…
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