New South Wales. Fire at Parbury's Wharf. Sydney
A fire occurred at Parbury's Wharf yesterday afternoon, when about £200 worth of flax and goat skins and a case of socks, which had been unloaded from…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
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South Australia. City Shop Destroyed by Fire. Adelaide
A shop in Hindley-street. Adelaide, occupied by Leng, Lee, a Chinese fancy goods merchant, was burnt to the ground at an early hour this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deaths of Eminent Men. Scientist and Fire-fighter. [Reuter's Message.] London
The death is announced of M. Henri Baequerel, the discoverer of Baequerel's rays. The death has occurred of Sir Eyro…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Port Pirie. Adelaide
A fire occurred on the premises of Symonds Bros., Port Pirie West, at midday to-day, a considerable quantity of furniture being destroyed. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Humpy. Old Man Injured
A. fire broke out shortly after 4 o'clock this morning in a humpy on the Brisbane Blocks lease, the structure, which was of canvas, being completely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Adelaide. Wickerwork-maker's Premises Destroyed. Employees Sustain Injuries. Adelaide
A fire occurred on the promises of Weis[?] and Varcoe, wickerwork-makers, Eliza-street, Adelaide, this morning, through the flames from a gas jet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at a Colliery. Fifteen Men Entombed. Ultimately Effect Their Escape. [Reuter's Message.] London
A fire which occurred at Hapton Vall[?]y colliery. [?] (Lancashire) yesterday destroyed the pithead, entombing 15 men. who, however, ultimately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Constantin[?]ple Fire. Believed to Be the Work of Incendiaries. [Reuter's Message.] London
The impression is gaining ground that the fire in the Stamboul (Turkish) quarter of Constantinople was the work of reactionary incendiaries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Near Bundaberg. Brisbane
Yesterday morning a fire occurred at (Windermere, near Bundaberg, resulting in the total destruction of a considerable amount of unfrosted case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Ashburton. Four Shops Destroyed. Fatalities to Mother and Son. Wellington
A fire which occurred last night at Ashburton, New Zealand. destroyed four shops. A woman named Mrs. Zouch jumped from a window of a burning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Steamer. Cargo Damaged by Water. [Reuter's Message.] London
A fire occurred on board the mail steamer Roous at Colombo yesterday. Although the fire was quickly extinguished, the water damaged a cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Fires in California. London
The forest fires in California have reached the mammonth grove of sequoia trees in Calaveras county. There is little hope of saving them. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Constantinople Fire Relief Fund. London
King Edward has subseribed £500 towards the Constantinople fire reliof fund…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Beryl-lane
A fire took place at about 7 o'clock last night in a house in Beryl-lane, North Broken Hill, the structure being completely destroyed. The building,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alarm of Fire
At about 9 o'clock last night an alarm of fire was raised, by whistle, at South Broken Hill, and the local reel was turned out by Fireman Re[?]dy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Town Destroyed by Fire. London
A five broke out yesterday in the pine forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin (U.S.A.) The town of Chisholm was destroyed, and Duluth threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in America. Twelve Thousand People Homeless. [Reuter's Message.] London
The fire which occurred in the State of Minnesota, U.S.A., on Sunday, leading in the destruction of a town and damaging property valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Forest Fires. Canadian Town Destroyed
The Canadian files by R.M.S. Aorangi, which arrived at Brisbane on Sunday, give the following particulars of the terrible forest fires in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Mica-street
Just on the stroke of midnight last night an alarm of fire was given at the Fire Station. The brigade promptly turned out, and proceeded to a house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires
Shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday evening the Cantral Brigade was called to a fire in Crystal-street. The outbreak occurred in a boarding-house,…
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