Sydney's Big Blaze
A FEW small pieces of charred bone and flesh have been found in the ruins of Hordern's, at the basement, alongside a sledge hammer with which an iron bar in the window was broken and others…
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Fires & bushfires, 1901
76 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 4
Fire at Taloumbi
ON Friday last a fire broke out in Mr. R. Waugh's residence, Taloumbi, through a sparkigniting the canvass ceiling of a room. Fortunately, Mr. Essex was passing at the time,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Nyngan
SYDNEY, SATURDAY.—Half the town of Nyngan' is reported to be burnt down by a disastrous fire, which broke out lust night. Nine of the principal business places have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire at Clunes
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Clunes about 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning last, resulting in the total destruction of the Perseverance Dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Useful Fire Engine
About 18 months ago Merryweather and Sons, Limited, the well-known London engineering firm, supplied a self-propelled steam fire engine to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Remarkable Fire Escape
An English manufacturer has made and patented an easy chair, that combines a fire escape. The idea is simplicity itself, as a glance at the accompanying illustration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Resisting Timbers
MR. SEE stated in the Assembly, in reply to Mr. Clark, that from a fireman's point of view, hardwood was preferable to iron for building purposes generally, as in order to adapt iron for any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Fire In Queensland. Sydney
NEWS of a disastrous and fatal fire in Queensland are to hand. The scene of the outbreak, which occurred on Thursday night, was at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prize Winners at the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition
"During our preparation for the bendigo Fire Brigade Demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal use of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grafton Fire Brigade
On the invitation of the Firemen, members of the Board attended a convivial gathering on Thursday evening at the Fire Station. In the absence of the Captain and First Lientenant, Mr. Secretary F…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Fire Fatality. a Brave Lad
A shocking burning fatality, involving the loss of two lives, occurred at Granya, Victoria, early on Thursday morning. The victims were Mrs. Ellen Rollings, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Fire at Philadelphia. Twenty People Kilded. London
A TERRIBLE fire occurred in a large upholstery manufactory in Philadelphia (America). By some means a large quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in a Shed
ON Friday a fire broke out at the shed on the premises of Mr. A. M'Donald, South Arm. About 200 bags of maize in cob were in the barn, and in the upper storey of it half a dozen Indians…
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One of the most important forward movements for which the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board have been responsible was made at their last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Heat Wave. Destructive Bush Fires. Sydney
GREAT heat prevailed yesterday throughout the State. In Sydney the shade temperature reached 104. Other parts of the colony recorded from 110 to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Fatal Fire. Six Lives Lost
A TERRIBLE tragedy has occurred at the Day Dawn, West Australia, resulting in the death of a man and his five children, and the dementia of the…
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