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Sir,—Your correspondent, "Electrical Engineer," in the "Herald" of January 8, rather vainly endeavours to place the blame for the majority of city and suburban fires on the Use…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →BINYA.--Destructive fires occurred outside Binya as a consequence of the heat wave, the temperature rising to 110 degrees. The first outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wagga Fire Brigade, which shifted into its new station on Friday, had its first evil to a fire on the new system of fire alarms on Saturday at 1.30 p.m. When the brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Extensive fires, believed to be the work of a criminal incendiary, occurred in Melbourne during the weekend, causing the total destruction of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire at Greymouth destroyed the premises of McGruere, Limited, it is estrimated they were worth from £10,000 to £12,000…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fire at midnight destroyed a weatherboard house owned by Mr. James Crawford, jun., of Dunoon, and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Knight and family The house was situated in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A fire, which proved extremely awkward for the firemen to deal with, broke out under the roofs of two shops in Blue's Point-road, North Sydney, on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →After repeated unsuccessful attempts to burn down some of the largest business houses and theatres in the city a "firebug"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Racing across grass and stubble and into uncleared land at 20 miles an hour, the bushfire which swept several holdings between Junee and Temora…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A auspicious fire which broke out in the heart of the city this afternoon, destroyed a six-storey building recently acquired by Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commenting upon a resolution by the last Farmers and Settlers' conference that the Railway Commissioners be responsible for fires caused by sparks from railway engines, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire broke out in a two-storey building, 100 Church-street, Parramatta, on Sunday at 2.30 a.m. The house is occupied by Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An old man, named Cartwright, 76, years of age, displayed remarkable pluck, during one of the most disastrous bush fires the district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strong suspicions of incendiarism have been noticed by the police and Fire Brigade yesterday and to-day. In one instance there was a big fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At the Coroner's inquiry into the cause of a bush fire on Barbigal station on December 5, evidence was given that a train, known as the "fruit train," passed on December 5…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The inquest on 48 victims of the cinema fire at Drumcollogher, County Limerick, on Sunday, September 5, had a dramatic conclusion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The action of a workman prevented a serious fire at the bond store of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., in Dixon-street, city, yesterday morning. The man, William Lloyd, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At 1.30 this morning, the six-story brick warehouse, of Hugh Thompson, Pty., Ltd., boot manufacturers, at the corner of Glasshouse-road and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →On Saturday last at 8.30 p.m., in Kerr's-road, Lidcombe, a fire broke out in the porch of a shop occupied by William Hem Bruce, who conducted business…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire destroyed the building housing three boot factories at the corner of Leicester and Fitzroy Streets, Fitzroy, to-night…
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