Current Comments. Fatal Shell Fire
A crowd of curious Russians, to the number of 25, while gazing open-mouthed at the Jap. display of artillery, were blown to bits by a single shell. This illustrates…
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Fires & bushfires, 1904
121 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 7
Grafton Volunteer Fire Brigade
A meeting of the Board was held on Thursday. Present—G. H. Varley (chairman), P. Kritsch (Mayor), and T. Page secretary). It was reported that £149…
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A fire broke out at Aalcsund, Norway, last January and owing to the high wind prevailing at the time the flames spread with alarming rapidity. In less than two…
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It is no mere figure of speech, to say that the terrible tragedy at the fire in Prince-street early yesterday morning cast a gloom over the whole…
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The Berlin Fire Brigade, having fired three staircases, made of iron, concrete and hardwood respectively, have decided that the latter is of all the best fire-resisting…
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The annual social of the Grafton Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the Rink last evening, and was attended by about [?]00. Owing to the dire calamity of…
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The most disastrous conflagration that has yet taken place in this city occurred on Sunday morning last, when Long's store in Prince-street, with its contents,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fatal Fire. All Asphyxed Before Being Burned. Full Narrative of the Catastrophe the Inquest
THE inquest on the origin of the fatal fire, by which five members of the Long family met their death early on Sunday morning, was held…
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The inquest regarding the origin of the late fire at Long's store, Grafton, by which five children were burned to death, was hold at the Court House on Wednesday, before Mr. Fitzhardinge,…
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The usual monthly meeting was held on Thursday, evening. Capt. T. Dellow presided, and there were a good muster of firemen. Fireman Kelly's resignation was…
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An inquest touching the origin of the late fire at Long's store. Prince-street, by which five children were burned to death, was held at the Court House on Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The C. and R. Examiner. Established 1859. Published TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS. Head Office: Prince-street, Grafton. Tel. No. 6. sydney Branch: The Stock Exchange, Pittstreet. Sydney Telephone: No. 1617 Grafton: April 9Th, 1904. the Late Fire
"The Fire Brigade was on the scene, but was powerless to effect any benefit." That is one sentence taken from a report, telegraphed to the Sydney press of that…
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A cottage near Warburton, Victoria, occupied by one John Redgall, an old-age pensioner, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Grafton Letter The Late Fatal Fire
THE last act in this ghastly drama took place on Friday, when an inquiry touching the deaths of the five victims was held at the Court House by Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M. Evidence similar to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Fire in Prince-street. in Memoriam Service at St. Andrews
On Simduy ovoning Rev. A. Fraser conducted an in memoriam service ut St. Androw. s.Presbyterian Church in connection with the inte burning fatalities. The…
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On Sunday evening Rev. A. Fraser conducted an in memoriam service at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in connection with the recent burning…
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A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held on Monday night to consider what steps should be taken towards raising funds for the relief…
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Fire ! Fire ! Fire! ! A whole street ablaze with it the heavens it with it, the air scorching with it, bodies of men and women and children manned, scorred, destroyed with…
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To write the history of the fire engine would be to fill a library. Ever since water has flowed men have built boats to go over its surface; ever since fire has burned men…
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A disastrous fire broke out in the goods depot of the London and North Western Railway, at Hayoon Square, Aldgate, and…
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