A Destructive Fire. in a Straw Hat Factory. Damages Assessed at £4000. Sydney
A fire broke out in the-straw that factory of Lewis and Loney, at Redfern, this morning. The fire was confined to the store room,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
298 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 15
Motor Fire Engine v. Cable Car. a Smash in Melbourne. Melbourne
The big motor engine of the Metro politan Fire Brigade was travelling rapidly down Flinders-street, yesterday. when it crashed into a cable…
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A fire broke cut this morning at W. Fawls's machine bakery establishment. The bakehouse was gutted and flour valued at £300 was burnt…
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On Sunday morning early a fire occurred in the stable belonging to Mr. H. Mudge. Several bugs of chaff and some harness were destroyed. Incendiarism is suspected,…
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In reply to a letter written after the last meeting of the Progress Association, respecting the sum granted to the Lithgow fire, brigade by the fire insurance…
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A sham battle was proceeding when the Lusitania entered The Narrows, of New York Harbor. She was compelled to stop for twenty minutes…
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A fire occurred at Penrith a few nights ago at the residence of Mr. Wm. Peachey, formerly of Bathurst. Mrs. Peachey was preparing to retire to bed, when she had…
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Mr. W. J. Field's residence and kitchen—four miles from Coonabarabran—were completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The family…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cable News. Big Fire in Canada. Damages £400,000. London
A great part of the city of the Three Rivers, Canada, has been destroyed by fire. Some three hundred of the finest…
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About three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the fire alarm was heard, and a crowd soon congregated in front of Mr. E. P. Richards' office, in Main-street, from which a…
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A small fire occurred in the oil room at the rear of Messrs. L. Edgley and Co's establishment yesterday afternoon between five and six o'clock. The outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Oxford Square Family Escape Over Balcony Sydney
The crocery store of Austin Kerrins on the ground floor of a two-storied building in Oxford Square. City, was gutted by fire at half-past three this morning. The building…
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The annual social of the Lithgow Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the Skating Rink on Friday night. The rink was kindly placed t the disposal of the brigade…
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Tho Federal Hotel, Howick-street, Bathurst, and adjoining buildings had a narrow escape from destruction by fire during Friday night and the earlier hours of Saturday…
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A fire at Tweed Heads on Saturday last was caused by a magpie picking at matches and causing a piano cover to light. The piano was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cable News. the Hayti Fire. Thousands Homeless and Foodless. London
Three thousand houses, the whole of the southern part of Port-au-Prince. Hayti, were destroyed in the recent fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a City Store Sawdust and Chaff in Tins Sydney
At the inquest to-day into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred in the grocer's shop of Austin Kerin in the city on the morning of June 26, evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Much-kissed Hobson as Fire-eater LONDON
At the Denver Convention, Captain Sydney Hobson, Congressman for Alabama, urged the Committee to include a plank in the party platform…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day's Cables. London, Friday. Big Fire Losses
The losses by the fire at Port an Prince are estimated at two millions sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Shire Councillor’s Pate. [?]Ell Asleep Before Fire. a Miraculous Escape. Melbourne
Councillor Ross, of Bendigo, while reading a newspaper before the fire [?] right, [?]ell asleep. He aw[?] suddenly, and found his clothes on…
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