Fire at Footscray. Rope Works Destroyed. Melbourne
A disastrous fire occurred at Kianear's rope works, Footseray, to-day, the damange being estimated at £12,000, and the insurances [?]…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
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Rope Works Fire. Damage Estimated at £12,000. INSURANCES, £10,000. MELBOURNE, Monday Night
Messrs. Kinnear and Sons' rope works at Footseray were burned this morning, and the damage done is estimated at £12,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires. an Opportune Rainfall. Twenty Miles of Country Burnt. Sydney
The rain that fell opportunely on Monday night arrested the progress of the bush fires that were raging around Gundagai…
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At about half-past 10 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade receive a call by telephone to a fire in a four-roomed wood and iron house in Cobalt Street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Township Menaced. Fire Stars in Church Grounds
The township of Cheltenham, some 15 miles from Melbourne was threatened by fire yesterday. The fire which started in the grounds of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Cobalt Street. Good Work by the Brigade
At 10.50 last night, the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in a four-roomed wood and iran house in Cobult-street, occupied by Mr. A. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riverina Bush Fires. Great Damage Done in the Tumut District Sydney, Wednesday Night
Big busk fires are raging at Bongongo, in the Tumut district and very considerable damage has been done. Heavy rain, however, fell this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Gawler-place
A fire broke out about a quarter to 7 o'clock last evening in the premises of the Barrier Import and Agency Company, Gawler-place. The brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Oawler Place
At about 6.50 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Brigade received a call by telephone to Gawler Place, where it was found that the stock and pictures of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Guildford. Sydney
A fire broke out on Monday in a two-roomed weatherboard cottage at Guildford, owned and occupied by Mr. M'Guire. No one was in the house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mysterious Fire. Melbourne
A mysterious fire occurred at Traralon stable, near the homestead of H. Curran contractor. The stable was burnt to the ground. A draught…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big City Fire. Sydney
Yesterday morning a fire broke out in a large building in Castlereaghstreet city. The flames were quickly noticed and a good save was effected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christmas Tree on Fire. Sydney
As the result of a Christmas tree catching fire in the Rawson Hall last night a number of children will lose their Christmas presents. The Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Warehouse. Melbourne, Wednesday Night
The top floor of Thompson, Davis and Company, clothing manufacturers, of Flinders Lane, was seriously damaged by afire this evening…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Traralgon. Several Valuable Horses Burnt to Cinders. Melbourne, Wednesday Night
[?] for [?] no cause can yet be assigned, is reported from Traralgon. The homestead of H. Curran, contractor, blazed up, and in a short time the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in a Ketch. Flames Burst Out in a Cargo of Lime. Adelaide, Wednesday Night
During the trip of the ketch Oscar Robinson, from Yorkes Peninsula to Port Adelaide, with a cargo of lime and wheat, a fire broke out on board…
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At half-past eight o'clock on Thursday night the Central Fire Brigade received a call by telephone to a fire in Blende Street North, where it was found that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Outbreak Subdued Without Human Aid. Melbourne, Friday Night
On Thursday night, a fire broke out in the Stallbridge, Chambers, Little Collins Street, igniting one of the washers connected with the coupling of the lift…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Blende-street North. a Four-roomed House Destroyed
On Thursday night, about 8.30, a fire occurred in a house in Blende-street North, whereby a four-roomed wood-and-iron dwelling was destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Fire. Followed by an Explosion. Two Girls Badly Burnt. Sydney
Ruby M. Lanceman, [?], residing on Beach Road, Cro[?]d Ada Colgan, aged 23, of Kur[?]a-street, Cronulla, were admitted to the St…
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