Forest Fires
LONDON, Wednessday.—Destructive fires are raging in the State, of Wisconsin, U.S.A., and the inhabitants of the town of Cornucopia, have [?]ed after being, surrounded…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
254 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 13
Excursion Steamer on Fire
LONDON, Thursday.—Owing to an outbreak of fire, panic occurred among the passengers, on board the excursion steamer Grand Republic, in New York Harbour…
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On Sunday last, a four-room cottage at Mr. James Whittaker's farm, occupied by Mr. Thos Rogan, was burnt to the ground. From particulars we gather that at about…
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Up till now the new board constituted under the recently passed Fire Brigades Act has, been busy, arranging the details for taking over the whole fire service of…
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VANCOUVER, Tuesday.—The town of Cambelltown (Northern New Burnswick) has been practically destroyed. Two houses have been left standing. Five thousand…
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At an early hour on Saturday, the residents of the Heads were aroused by that ever-dreaded cry of "fire." The bright glare soon showed that Stanley's "Ocean…
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The show last night attracted a good house but was marred by a most unfortunate mishap. The performance started promptly to time and after a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Campbelltown Fire the King's Sympathy. London. Thursday Night
The Lieut-Governor at Halifax has received a message to the effect that the King is distressed to hear of the terrible fire which resulted in the…
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There was a large attendance at the Theatre Royal on Thursday night to witness the entertainment provided for the Lyceum Picture-Company. Just after a…
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LONDON, Monday.—From the custom foothills of the Rocky Mountains to Vancouver is a sea of flame, and fires are raging unchecked…
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The Pacific Coast forest fires have developed into the worst known for a decade in Canada. Three small towns have been wiped…
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A fire broke out yesterday on the German steamer Standard in Copenhagen Harbor, and the cargo of petroleum blazed so fiercely that all…
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A big fire occurred in Hocking Coal Mine, Terrebank, U.S., but owing to a second shaft the lives of the 20C miners working below were saved…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The town of Marble, on the banks of the Golumbia River, North America, in in flames. The fire is in the Flat Creek country,…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A big fire broke out in the Hocking (U.S.A.) coal mine to-day. The secondary shaft saved the lives of 200 men who were working below. Sixteen…
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Wadsworth, a town 25 miles east of Reno (Nevada), has been almost wiped out by a fire. Nearly every building was destroyed. The loss is estimated…
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A disastrous fire has swept over the north-western part of Chicago, causing damage to the extent of £400,000 and rendering hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship's Narrow Escape. a Fire at Sea. Sydney
During the voyage of the steamer Kiel from Durban to Melbourne, a fire broke out among a quantity of sulphur in No. 3 hold…
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Recent solar disturbances of rather more than the usual intensity give point to this question. Those who have not thought or read much on the subject instinctively…
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Wickham's big store, the largest in Bega, was gutted by fire at 10.30 on Tuesday night and reduced to ruins. The building was insured but…
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