Colonial Mutual Fire
Shareholders of the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., have been notified that as the holders of 240,000 shares have accepted an offer made by the London and Lancashire…
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£1000 Damage Long Bay Fire
Cowper's refreshment rooms and dwelling-house. Bay-parade. Long Bay, wore destroyed by fire at 2.30 a.m. to-day…
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A new type of electric lamp for use in mines, recently exhibited in Vienna, may prove a valuable contribution to industrial safety, comments the Pennayivania…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Extinguishers the Canberra Edict
The stipulation made by the Federal Capital Commission that all cars used by camping parties at Canberra on or about May 9, and cars arriving and leaving on…
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THE Board of Fire Commissioners has informed Aid. Welfare, of Liverpool Council, that the new motor fire engine for Liverpool should be in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Cottage Caused by Cat. Parkes
A four-roomed cottage, on Hospital Hill, outside the reticulation area, owned and occupied by Mr. J. H. Field and his family, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The…
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The War Office is maintaining the strictest silence regarding the origin and effects of the fire at Woolwich Arsenal yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer. the Sir Dudley De Chair. Brisbane
A fire occurred in the engine-room of the steamer Sir Dudley de Chair at a wharf about 10.45 o'clock last night. The present trip of the vessel to Brisbane is the first of a new…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mother's Fight Saves Children From Death Cat Causes Fire Parkes
What might have been an awful tragedy was averted by the stoicism of Mrs. J. H. Field, who, although on the point of collapse from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forty Spaniards Killed Encounter with Riffs Transport on Fire Tangier
FORTY Spaniards were killed in an encounter with Riffs. A bitter engagement is still proceeding in the Larache region, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Caused £1000 Damage at Long Bay Yesterday
Cowper's refreshment rooms and dwelling-house. Bay Parade. Long Bay, were destroyed by fire at 2.30 a.m. yesterday. The flames were first seen by James…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Books and Backers The Autumn Double Big Guns Open Fire
"I'M doing all right. Laying all doubles. Suits me all right. I never saw people so mad on doubles as they are in Sydney this year. "THE reason is that a few big doubles have been picked in…
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This subject continues to cause grave concern to underwriters and all interested in ships at sea. According to the last annual report of the committee of the Liverpool Underwriters…
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All that was left of the Rose after the fire to -day. The Rose was moored to a buoy off Drummoyne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Room Destroyed Fire at Maroubra
Early on Saturday morning fire destroyed a six-roomed weatherboard building in Bay Parade, Maroubrs, owned by Mr. Milton Richards, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Fire Two Ferries Near Gladesville Both Burn Fiercely
Two Sydney ferries; the Una and the Rose, which have been engaged in the Parramatta river service for many years,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Ships in Five Dock Bay Ferries Ablaze Early Morn Thrill
TWO ferry boats, the Rote and the Una, and two punts, the property of Sydney Ferries, Ltd., were badly damaged by fire, at…
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The Bush Fire Commission, now sitting, has heard a good many explanations r.s to the origination of bush fires, but to-day a new cause was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Ferries Burned Five Dock Blaze Spectacular Fire
Hundreds of people witnessed n spectacular blaze early yesterday, in Five Dock Bay, where two ferry boats, the Una and the Rose, were burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Commission Flames Fanned to Keep Wages Going Serious Charge Volunteers Best
ONE volunteer is worth half a dozen paid men in fighting a fire." declared James Steed Parry, an inspector of forest, stationed at Wagga, when asked at the…
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