Great Sufferers Through Fire. to the Editor
SIR,—I very much regret the necessity for asking the favor of appealing to the public through your paper. The facts as stated I have…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
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A Convent on Fire. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon
The Convent of Mercy, Kyneton, caught fire last night, but the flames were subdued after serious damage had been done to the upper portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fires in the States. a Town Partly Destroyed. Ten Million Dollars Damage. [Reuter's Message.] London
Three serious fires have occurred in the United States. One broke out at Paterson, New Jersey, 17 miles from New York,…
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A tremenduous fire has occurred at Paterson New Jersey. Twenty-six blocks of the business section and portion of the residental area of the…
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SHORTLY after ll o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a three-roomed wood and iron house situated in Hebbard-street, near the All Nations…
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S[?]ORTLY after ll o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a three-roomed wood and iron house si[?]uated in Hebbard-street, near the All Nations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Five Hours' Battle. a "Ring of Fire and Steel." London
Mr. Bennett Burleigh, in a despatch to the Daily Telegraph, reporta that there was a five hours' battle on Friday night last in the…
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A FIRE occurred about 8.30 o'clock last night in a four-roomed woodand-iron house in Cobalt-street, near the gaol. The alarm was given by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lighting Fires with Kerosene. PERTH, Sunday Evening
Josephine M'Girkin, 14, was lighting a fire with kerosene this morning when her dress ignited and she was terribly burned. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Silverton. O'Connell's Store Demolished
A LARGE fire occurred at Silverton about 3 o'clock yesterday morning, resulting in the total destruction of the general store owned and occupied…
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FURTHER particulars to hand regarding the fire at O'Connell's store, Silverton, show that Mr. O'Connell left home on the previous night for…
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ON Friday morning a fire occurred on a selection held by James Ryan, about 25 miles from Broken Hill. A four-ro[?]med house was totally…
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A FIRE occurred near the North Central mine, adjacent to the All Nations' Hotel, South Broken Hill, on Sunday, and totully destroyed a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at West Broken Hill. Narrow Escape of Two Children
AN outbreak of fire occurred about 11 o'clock this morning in a five-roomed wood, iron, and stone house in Williams-street, West Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protection Against Bush Fires. Appeal of Farmers and Settlers. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A telegram from Savernake states that the Farmers' and Settlers' Association at Berrigan has carried a resolution asking the assistance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at West Broken Hill. Narrow Escape of Two Children
AN outbreak of fire occurred about ll o'clock this morning in a five-roomed wood, iron, and stone house in Williams-street, West Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fire in Bourke. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon
A telegram received from Bourke this afternoon states that a great fire broke out at noon to-day in Donald Mathison's Jolly Waggoner Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Bourke Fire. Details of the Damage. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The Are at Bourke yesterday afternoon broke out in the western end of Mathison's Jolly Waggoner Hotel. The building, which was an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in New York. Armory and Hotel Destroyed. Eighteen Persons Killed. [Reuter's Messages.] London
A fire occurred in the armory of the 71st Regiment, New York, last night and spread to the Park Avenue Hotel. Eighteen people were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Convent on Fire. Building Completely Destroyed. Tue Sisters in banger. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Early yesterday the Wyalong Roman Catholic Convent, situated near the hospital, was discovered to be on fire. An alarm was received…
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