"Where is it?" The question was asked Foreman Holman, the officer in charge of the North Sydney branch of the M.F.B. on Saturday afternoon, as he was ...
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Advertising : 22 wordsMost observers imagined that this fire was an initial trial of strength for Deputy-superintendent Webb. This was not the case. Mr. Webb had charge of the brigade at the big George-street ...
Article : 1,946 wordsEach of the occupants of the houses which came within the scope of the fire tells the same story of the remarkable rapidity with which it spread from the far side of the timber yard across ...
Article : 303 wordsThere was little opportunity of achieving an Interview with Mr. Webb until last night. No man in the city was more sought for, and the aftermath of a big fire, the interviews with ...
Article : 1,749 wordsOf the individual sufferers by the fire, Messrs. Hudson and Son had undoubtedly the heaviest loss. A quantity of new machinery had just been erected, and also there had been an ...
Article : 452 wordsAnother lodge of miners has rejected the proposal of the Delegate Board to cast aside the general agreement scheme and take up with the agitation for the enforcement of the weighing ...
Article : 147 wordsMr. H. C. Videon, valuator to Mr. Morgoschis, of 53-55 Regent-st., had an appalling experience. Saturday is the busiest day of the week for pawnbrokers, and consequently Mr. Videon was up to ...
Article : 387 wordsReports received from the country districts show that disastrous windstorms were again experienced in a number of places on Saturday and yesterday. Very little rain is reported, but our ...
Article : 1,083 wordsThomas Rodgerson, a young man, belonging to the barque Lucknow, on which he filled the position of sailmaker, was drowned in the harbor early yesterday morning. He was ashore during ...
Article : 129 wordsBRISBANE, Sunday.--The Crown Solicitor's office and Crown Prosecutor's are actively on gaged in the preparation of the Queensland National Bank cases for trial. The documents in BRISBANE, Sunday.--Mr. Thalion, chief traffic manager, left to-day for Melbourne by the mail train to attend the conference of chief traffic managers on the subject of border traffic. Mr. ...
Article : 163 wordsThe Government steamer Thetis, with the members of the Marine Board of New South Wales on board, reached Newcastle from Wollongong yesterday. To-day the board will hold its ...
Article : 120 wordsThere appears to be little or no well-founded complaint against the railway authorities on the score of delay in connection with the traffic. That some inconvenience must have been occasioned by ...
Article : 155 wordsMr. Jacob Solomon, a pawnbroker, who carries on business two doors from Mr, Margoschis, but nearer Cleveland-street, was another who had an extremely narrow escape. He was counting ...
Article : 148 wordsA series of competitions for members of fire brigades, promoted by the Newcastle Fire Brigades' Association, took place on the Lambton Park on Saturday afternoon. There was a large ...
Article : 209 wordsMACKAY, Saturday.--The tug Brinawarr returned from Repulse Island this morning, but saw nothing of the ship which was reported to be ashore. The Ship Red Rock has arrived at ...
Article : 45 wordsThe shop at 45 Regent-street, occupied by Mr. J. Rowan as a tobacconist, was among those burnt out. Mr. Rowan is a well-known pigeon fancier, and he has lost most of his birds through the fire. ...
Article : 156 wordsSignal service was rendered by the Railway Fire Brigade, under the direction of Captain Kingston and Mr. Goodman. A line of hose was connected with a hydrant on the side of the ...
Article : 145 wordsAUCKLAND, Sunday.--The barquentine sliver Cloud, from Newcastle, touched ground in Auckland Harbor, and commenced leaking badly. There were to-day 8ft. of water in the hold. It is ...
Article : 42 wordsWELLINGTON, Sunday.--The Old Ago Pensions Bill has passed through its final stages in the House of Representatives by 25 votes to 15. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe commencement of the fire was witnessed by Messrs. Albert Yeo and C. Rawlings. Before the alarm was given, Mr. Rawlings assisted in an attempt to subdue the rising flames; but few ...
Article : 228 wordsAUCKLAND, Sunday.--Twenty-four skeletons have been found in a cave near Auckland. It is supposed the collection was deposited in the cave by, Maoris, as was their custom in former ...
Article : 35 wordsOn Saturday the ship Bandaneira arrived at Newcastle from Melbourne to load Wickham and Bullock Island coal for the West Coast; J. and A. Brown, agents: the B.I. steamer Onda. from ...
Article : 252 wordsMr. Fosbery, the Inspector-General of Police, upon learning the magnitude of the outbreak, proceeded to the locality, with a view of seeing that all provision was made for the housing of ...
Article : 147 wordsKALGOORLIE, Sunday.--Writs have been served on J. W. Kirwan and S. E. Hocking, part proprietors of the "Kalgoorlie Miner," for criminal libel for publishing an account of an alleged ...
Article : 117 wordsAn hotel at the corner of James and Regent streets was utilised as a station during the afternoon by several ladies connected with the Civil Ambulance Brigade. Here the firemen, blinded ...
Article : 91 wordsPERTH, Sunday.--A shooting fatality occurred at Monger's Lake, a few miles from Perth, this morning. About 11.40 two young men named Webster and George Vince, residing at ...
Article : 88 wordsMr. Henry Hudson was summoned from his residence in Darling Point. After he had made an ineffectual endeavor to edge through the crowd, he determined to find his brother. At this ...
Article : 396 wordsThe Newcastle sailing season was opened on Saturday with, a handicap for all boats, promoted by the Newcastle and Stockton Sailing Club, but, owing to the strength of the prevailing wind, ...
Article : 543 wordsTenders have been called for the construction of the Ulverstone to Burnie railway, which, when completed, will connect Hobart with Zeeban by rail via the north-west. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe following is the official report furnished by Deputy-superintendent Webb referring to the whole of the promises which suffered damage through the fire:-- ...
Article : 1,137 wordsThe residents of Waverley and Woollahra were taking a deep interest in the progress of the fire in the city as marked by the varying volume at smoke visible when their attention was ...
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Advertising : 158 wordsIt was a son of Alderman Landers, Mr. J. W. landers, who had the privilege of being the first to see the fire, and of advising tho persons residing in the vicing of their peril. It was ...
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The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Mon 10 Oct 1898, Page 6
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