Fire at Corowa. COROWA
A disastrous fire occurred at Corowa last night, when the premises of J. Oswald, senr., were totally destroyed. The damage done is estimated at £1000…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
216 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 11
The Great London Fire. LONDON, Thursday night
The inquest on the recent great fire at Cripplegate, London, has ended. An open verdict was returned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in Tasmania
Bush fires continue to rage throughout Tasmania with almost unabated fury. At Longley, towards Huon, 22 settlers were entirely burnt out. The country for many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Social
The half-yearly social promoted by members of the Brigade was held at the Fire Station buildings last night. During the entertainment songs, &c., were rendered at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Tasmania. Loss of Several Lives
In reply to a deputation, headed by the Chief Justice, says a Hobart wire to the Sydney "D.T.," Sir Phillip Fysh said the Government would provide food…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lithgow Fire Brigade
On Wednesday evening a meeting of the above-- the first for some time--was held at the fire station, Bank-street. The primary object of the meeting was to take steps towards reconstructing the brigade,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Black Springs Fire. a Verdict of Incendiarism
OBERON, Wednesday.--On the 23rd of last month a six-roomed cottage on Taralga-road, near Black Springs, 16 miles from here, was destroyed by fire. A coroner's inquest was held to-day, and a verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Forbes. FORBES
Last night, shortly after 8 o'clock, a cot[?] just off the Parkes road, owned by Mr. [?]enby, was burned down. There was no water' available, and it was burned to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Board Ferry Steamers. Sydney
A destructive fire broke out at the Bald Rock Perry Wharf, early this morning, when the New Balmai[?] Ferry Co.'s fleet of steamers were moored. The steamer Lady Hampden…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2nd Edition The World Fatal Fire. LONDON, Thursday night
brough a fire in a dwelling house at [?]ford four children were suffocated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Chemical Factory. Four Men Killed. London, Friday night
A fire in Messrs. Hatrick's chemical works, Glasgow, this morning did great damage. A fearful explosion caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Statistics. SYDNEY
The Fire Brigade returns show that 557 outbreaks of fire were reported in the Metropolitan area for the year 1897. Of these 86 were false alarms and 22…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Extinction of Fires. a Chemical Engine
Chemical fire extinguishers are now largely in use in America, The chief advantages claimed for the "chemical" engine are that no time is wasted in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cripplegate Fire, Verdict of Incendiarism. London
The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the Cripplegate (London) fire concluded to-day. After a sitting extending over 13 days the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escape From Fire
On Thursday night about 8 o'clock, Mr. Hurrell's hotel, at the coiner of Piper and Bankin streets, had a narrow escape from being destroyed by fire. Mr. Hurrell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Flying From the Flames
Disastrous bush fires (telegrams to Sydney "D T" report) have been raging throughout Gippsland during the past day or two, and scores of settlers have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Cobar. COBAR
A wooden house and its contents, the property of Mrs. Chaplin, were burnt to the ground at two o'clock this morning. Nothing was saved. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Origin of Fires
As an instance of how easy it is to mistake the origin of a fire, a case has just been brought under our notice, in which incendiarism would have been suspected had the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire
A disastrous fire occurred at Mr. Abel Bruton's farm, near Cumnock, shortly before midday on Wednesday last. From what we can gather it appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in an Hotel. 50 People Killed. London, Wednesday night
A fire destroyed a six storey hotel at Spokane, Washington, U.S.A., last night. There were 100 residents in the hotel and it is believed that 50 of these…
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