Fire on a Manly S[?]eamer Sydney
A fire occurred on the M[?]aly carge stoamer Brightside, causing damage to the extent of £500, more than half of which is covered by insurance in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
576 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 29
Fire at the National Oil Company's Stores. Melbourne
A fire occurred late last night at the National Oil Company's stores, William-street. A considerable amount of damage was done…
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Copious rains have extinguished the forest fires America except on the Adirondacks Mountains, New York State…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Series of Fires. Four Yesterday
On Thursday morning, just about as the Eight-hours procession had concluded its march, the alarm bell warned the Fire Brigade that a fire had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire in Queensland. Great Damage Done. Losses to Fencing and Stock Considerable. Brisbane
Information has been received at winton (Queensland) of an enormous bush fire which devastated an area of country in the vicinity of Kymuna…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Extraordinary Suicide. Woman Sturates Herself with Oil. Then Sets Fire to Herself. Melbourne
There was a tragic burning occurrence on Saturday at Malvern, a suburb of Melbourne, which resulted in the death or Jane Elizabeth Russell, 68…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Syrian's Shop on Fire. Loss of Life Narrowly Averted Girl Jumps From Second-storey Window. Melbourne
A loss of life and grave damage to property were narrowly averted yestertday at a fire which broke out in the premises of Michael Bacash, a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at White Cliffs. Miner's House Destroyed. Man's Arm Badly Cut. White Cliffs
A large wood-and-iron building, owned and occupied by John Kugan, an opal miner, situated on the tableland was totally destroyed by fire on…
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An aiarm was received at the Centra[?] Fire Station this afternoon at about 4 o'clock. The bose cart and a complement of men were dispatched to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Outbreak of Fire on a Steamer
Wellington, Thursday. An outbreak of fire was yesterday discovered in the after-hatch of the Union Company's steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigade Board. Proposed North Station. Government to Be Asked for Funds
The Broken Hill Fire Brigade Board held a meeting at the Town Hall this morning, when there were present:- The Mayor (Alderman.J. H. Ivey)…
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M'Leod Bros' [?]oap and candle works, Dunedin have been d[?]toyed by fire The insurances amounted to £22,550…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Newcastle. Sydney
A fire occurred yesterday morning in the boad stores of J. Ireland Limited, Newcastle. The damage is estimated at £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Colliery. London
A fire broke out in the Koeniga colliery, Silesin, to-day. It is feared that 100 [?]ners have met their death…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Silesian Colliery Miners Safe. [Reuter's Message.] London
A fire broke out in the Koeniga colliery, Sil[?]sia, on Wednesday. It was at first feared that 100 miners had met their deaths in the fire…
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At about 10.30 last evening an alarm was received at the Central Fire Station. The outbreak occurred in a thtee-roomed wood and iron house in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at West Wyalong. Two Buildings Destroyed. Sydney
A fire occured at West Wyalong last night. when two buildings, occupied by W. Travers, fishmonger, and the Meadowbank Agricultural and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Newcastle. Loss to Chinese Storekeepers. Sydney
The premises occupied by Kwong Lee and Co., storekeepers, Unionstreet, Cook's Hill, Newcastle; were destroyed by fire this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Appalling Railway Catastrophe. a Train Derailed. Wreckage Catches Fire. [?]Teen Charred Skeletons Found. Fireman Boiled to Death. [Reuter's Message.] London
Forest fires destroyed a culvert yesterday, derailing a trainload of fugitives from Metz, Michigan (U.S.A.). The wreckage and piles of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sweating Shops on Fire
On the evening of Tuesday. September 8. the crowded cast side of New York was treated to a spectacular file when small sweating shops, which are…
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