Fire at the South. Narrow Escape of Two Men
Two men, William Cowan and Robert Check, who lived in a two-roomed house in Eyre-street, had a narrow escape from being barned to death last night. About 8.30 o'clock Cowan…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
192 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 10
Rewarding Bravery. An Episode of the Block 12 Fire
ON July 29, 1898, an incident occurred in connection with the fighting of the Block 12 fire Proprietary which will be fresh in the minds of most people. A ventilation shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Well at Ladysmith on Friday. Troops Withdrawn From Colenso. the Boers in Cape Colony. Colesberg Taken. the Relief of Kimberley. Wireless Telegraphy to Be Employed. More Quick-fires to Be Sent
Ladysmith reported all well to Maritzburg on Friday last. The railway was still intact on that date. As armored train from Ladysmith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire in Argent-street. Two Houses Burned
THE holiday calm was disturbed a little after noon to-day by fire alarms, sounded first by a locomotive at Railway Town. Dense black smoke was already curling from the extreme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bombardment of Ladysmith. Joubert Losing Heart. the British Artillery Fire Very Effective. a Move Against the Natives. London. Nov. 9
The investment of Ladysmith by the Boers exhibits enterprise. The British cavalry are constantly being sent out to clear the country in…
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THE business people of the lower end of Argent-street were thrown into a state of dire alarm shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday evening by a fire which broke out in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ocean Liner on Fire. In the North Sea. [Reuter's Message.] London
A frightful disaster has occurred to the Hamburg-American ocean liner Patricia, a magnificent 13,0OO tons steamer, plying between New York,…
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The ocean liner Patricia, which caught afire in the North Sea and was run ashore, has been refloated and taken in tow by the steamer Elbe. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boers Derail a Train. British Under a Withering Fire. London
A warm fight took place between Colenso and Estcourt on Wednesday. An armored train with a half-company of the Dublin Fusiliers, a half-company…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cable News. British and Foreign. a Liner on Fire. London, Nov. 16
The American liner Patria caught fire in the North Sea. One hundred and fifty of her passengers are reported as having been safely landed…
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THE wooden ship Scawitch, 1704 tons, Captain J. H. Howes, now loading flour, bran, and cats at Wallaroo on account of Me[?]srs. John Darling and Sons, for South Africa, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE N. S. W. Lancers. Their " Baptism of Fire." London
The New South Wales Lancers in South Africa have been divided into two detachments. One, under the command of Lieutenant S. F. Osborne (Berry),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pleasures of Railway Travelling. Fire, Wrecking, and Thieves, [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A dastardly attempt to Wreck a train was discovered yesterday morning at Fairfield, near Heidelberg. The points of a blind siding were deliberately opened during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire in Argentsteert. Three Shops Barned. Some Narrow Escapes
AFTER a long immunty from destructive fires. Argent-street has lately been the scene of three of a serious nature, two of them threatening destruction equal to the big fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Blaze at Moree. Sydney
Two business houses were destroyed and several others damaged by a fire a; Moree yesterday. A disastrous fire broke out in Dick-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Townships on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Great Damage at West Wyalong. a Groom Burnt to Death. Sydney
The fire at West Wyalong yesterday was most destructive. Besides great damage to property, James Stewart, a groom, employed at Bannon's Gladstone Hotel, was severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Shaft on Fire
A[?] fire occured [?] [?] shaft about 100ft south [?] off the [?] shaft [?] the South mine southly after [?] to [?]. [?] was seen issuing from the shaft, but some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fires at Wyalong. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon
Another ship was discovered to be on fire at Wyalong this morning. The blaze, however, was extinguished before any damage was done. The fires are supposed to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Epid[?]c of Fires. [By Telegraph.] Outbreak at Narrabri. SYDNEY
Further fires of a serious nature are reported from various parts of the colony. At Narrabri, an outbreak yesterday destroyed Stafford's electric lighting plant, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Shaft on Fire
A SMALL fire occurred in an air shaft about 100ft.southward of the hauling shaft on the South mine shortly after noon to-day. Smoke was seen issuing from the shaft, but some…
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