A Fearful Railway Accident. Bendigo and Ballarat Trains Collide. Wreckage Catches Fire. Agonising Scenes Witnessed. Forty Persons Killed. Large Humber Injured. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 4
A fearful railway accident, the most appalling in the history of Victoria, occurred last night when just as the 10.50 Bendigo and Ballarat passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Service
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 3
The City Council last night adopted a recommendation of the finance committee that the depatment he asked to transfer, by dedication. one rood of the Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at a Factory. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 4
The drying-room at the factory ofBiddell Brothers' manufacturing confectioners. Darling Harbor, with stock and machinery, was considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Adelaide Fire. Considerable Amount of Damage Done. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2
A fire occurred al A. E. Phillips' stationery shop, [?]-street [?]st, about 10 o'clock; last night. A considerable amount of damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. Identifying the Dead List of Injured 128. Driver of Bendigo Express. Known As "Hell-fire Jack." His Statement Oe the Accident. Messages Oe Sympathy. _ FROM [?] Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2
Additional particulars relatives to the Victorian railway disaster are available. Among the dead so far identified…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4
The backhouse of M. Butler, 123 Miller-street, North Sydney, was destroyed by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at South Melbourne. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4
A large fire occurred at the Australian Paper Mills; South Melbourne [?] night, 700 tons of paper[?] wood [?], and cardboard being destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at the South. Dwelling House Destroyed
Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 3
A six-roomed wood-and-iron house in Piper-street, South Broken Hill, owned and occupied by Kisko Tvrdeich, was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at South Melbourne. Accident to Superintendent Stein, Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 4
A are broke out at the Australian Paper Mills, South Melbourne, to-day, but not much damage was done. Superintendent Stein slipped and fell, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday's Fire
Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2
An inspection this morning of the City Furnishing Company's promises, at which a fire occurred yesterday afternoon, reveals the fact that greater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at the Glebe, Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 4
Some damage was cansed to the premises of W. Evans and Co., chairmanufacturers, G[?], this morning by fire. The stock was insured in the Phoenix…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in the City. City Furnishing Company
Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 4
A fire occurred in the heart of the city shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, whereby a rear store and contents of the premises, occupied by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at South Melbourne. Melbourne-
Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 8
A big fire occurred at South Mel bourne early this morning at Robertson and Marshall's factory. The fire, which was smouldering during the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Blende-street
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2
At 6.30 o'clock on Saturday evening the Central Fire Brigade received a call by telephone to a fire in a three-roomed wood-and-iron house in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Warracknabeal. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2
A big fire occurred at Warrackua beal at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Half the main street, was destroyed. Blockley's three shops Cahir's wine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telephone Fire Alarms. First Installation
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2
When the Postmaster-General was in Broken Hill recently a deputation from the Fire Brigad[?] Board waited on him in reference to provision being made for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at South Melbourne. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 4
A big fire accurred at South Mel bourne early this morning at Robertson and Marshall's factory. The fire, which was sinouldering during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Outter Destroyed by Fire. a Stove Overcharged
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2
The oil outter Shalimar was on Friday morning gutted by fire while lying at her moorings at Williamstown. The fire originated from a stove, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Sydney. Furniture Warehouse Ablaze. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4
The greater part of W. W. Campbell's furniture warehouse, Clarence and Kent streets, was destroyed by fire to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sydney Fire. One Man's Loss, £20,000. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2
Mr.F.G. Crouch is the owner of one of the buildings destroyed by the fire which started in W. W. Campbell's furniture warehouse yesterday. He…
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