The Great Fire in Paris. London
Later particulars of the fire at the charity bazaar in Paris show that two hundred persons were killed, und one hundred injured, amongst the killed being the Duchess of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
16 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
Bush Fires
MR. EDITOR.—In going along the Armidale road lately, 1 noticed that there are yet many acres of enclosed and unenclosed land covered with fair dry grass, which may be…
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A New York telegram dated 9th May says: The Mallory line steamer Leona, bound for Galveston, took fire at sea, put back and arrived in port with 16 corpses on board. The…
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SYDNEY, FRIDAY.—The splendid buildings of the Pretectionist paper were destroyed this morning. The fire at the Star office was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dream That Came True. Told by the Camp Fire
It was in a camp on the Wayland Creek, New South Wales, that I heard the following story. The evening meal was over, the men were yarning by the camp fire, and the conversation had turned…
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LISMORE, MONDAY NIGHT.—M'Lean's Great Northern hotel, at Byron Bay (a large two-storey building) was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock…
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Some of our Sydney citizens, who combine it hankering for slaughter with hardware, will possibly soon have the opportunity of seeing all the bloodshed they will eyer want to…
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SYDNEY, MONDAY.—Further particulars of the fire at the Proprietary mine show that the outbreak occurred in Block 10, directly above the 300 feet level. Volunteers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fiji Fire Walkers. A Savage Show Sensation
In a recent issue of the Melbourne Age a report was published as to the visit of a party of Europeans, in the Union steamer Maori, to the island…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Inquiry
An inquiry into the cause of the fire at W. Clare's cordial factory, in Prince-street, on Saturday morning, was conducted at the Court-house by the District Coroner and the following jury…
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The coronial inquiry into the cause of the fire at Clare and Co.'s cordial factory on Saturday morning last reveals unmistakably that it was the act of an incendiary. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegraphic Fire at Coraki
CORAKI, MONDAY.—Quain's hotel, and three shops adjoining, were totally destroyed by fire. The Coraki branch store of the enterprising firm Moorhead, Nesbitt and M'Master…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire in Melbourne. Warehouses in "Flinders Lane." Damage Estimated at £1,500,000
MELBOURNE, MONDAY.—At 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in the huge business premises of Craig, Williamson and Thomas, in Elizabeth-street (between…
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LONDON, SUNDAY.—A disastrous conflagration occurred in London this morning, resulting in an immense destruction of property by fire, which was the most extensive since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Calamitous Fire in Melbonrne. Magnificent But Appalling Spectacle De[?] Carried for Miles. [?] Employes Theown Out of Work. [From the "Melbourne Argus."]
Yesterday, at 2 o'clock in the morning, the long arm of coincidence reached out of the darkness and laid a fiery finger upon Melbourne. It was exactly 12 months to a day…
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According to a statement published in a New York insurance journal, the hose and hydrant have found a formidable rival in their work of…
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