Fire at Moonee Ponds. Melbourne
A fire ocourred at Moonee Ponds to-day, an elderly woman named Lovick, being burnt on the head and hands in rescuing a horse…
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Fires & bushfires, 1909
414 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 20 of 21
Chilian Town Visited by Fire. London
A great portion of Valdina, Chill, was burnt yesterday. The damage is estimated at £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Bush Fires. Sydney
Disastrous bush fires are reported from several country districts. Several thousands tons of firewood have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Arcent-street Fire. Damage Estimated at £1000. Fuhther Particulars
The damage sustained by Messrs. Smart and Co. yesterday through the fire in their storeroom, particulars of which were published in last night's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Argent-street. a Furniture Storeroom Destroyed. Good Work by the Brigade
At 3.30 o'clock this afternoon the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire which was reported to be burning in the furniture storeroom of Smart and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Kaolin-street. a Four-roomed House Gutted
Shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon the Fire Brigade received a call by telephone to a fire which was burning in a four-roomed house in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires. Great Damage Done. Stock Roasted Alive. Fire Fighters Badly Burnt. Sydney
Bush fires continue to rage in various parts of the State. From Cowra come the reports of stock roasted alive and de[?]astated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →TELEGRAMS Disastrous Bush Fire. Great Destruction of Property. Sydney
A disastrous conflagration has occurred in the Cambramatta district, being the largest for a number of years. The railway station was only saved with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fire at Lithgow. Man's Charred Remains Found. Sydney
A fire broke out at 2.30 yesterday morning in an empty weatherboard cottage, Tank-street, Lithgow. It was first noticed by a baker at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?]Urned to Death. Woman Sets Fire to Herself. Melbourne
A married woman set fire to herself at North Brighton yesterday after barricading her door with furniture, and was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Small Fire. Accident to the Reel. Good Work by Globe Mills Service
A fire broke out this afternoon in a three-roomed wood and iron house with shop attached at the corner of Blende and lodide streets. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires in the Blue Mountains. Sydney
The bush fires in the Blue Mountains have' practically been extinguished. Both the Leura and Katoomba Falls escaped damage, only a flat two miles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in Victoria. at Williamstown and Hampton. Melbourne
A big fire occurred at Williamstown to-day, 30 houses being destroyed. A big fire also occurred at Hampton, the Children's Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Large Fire at Balaklava. Estimated Damage, £2000
A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at the rear of Mr. L. H. August's boot shop at Balaklava (S.A.), and spread rapidly, as there was a high…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Immense Damage Done. Twenty Thousand Bags of Wheat Destroyed. Melbourne
Immense damage has been done by bush fires in the Wooroonooke district (Victoria). Over 20,000 bags[?]of wheat have been destroyed. The losses are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Locomotive Workshops. an Inquiry Held. Perth
At the inquiry yesterday into the locomotive workshops. Midland Junction, which caused damage and loss to the railway department to the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Williamstown Fire. Relief of the Sufferers. a Meeting Convened. Melbourne
A meeting has been convened for Thursday night to consider relief measures for the sufferers by the Williamstown fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Fires in Victoria. in Suburbs and Bush. Alleged Inadequate Water Supply. Old Man Burnt to Death. Melbourne
Intense indignation has been expressed throughout Melbourne at the madequate water supply for fire ext[?]ction. It is ass[?]rted that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Disastrous Fire. Forty Shops and Houses Destroyed. Four People Killed. More Deaths Possible. [Reuter's Message.] London
A fire broke out last night at Arding and Hobbs' handsome block of buildings, covering 100 yards, and including 50 departments, employing 600…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fires in the Country. Sydney
Devastating grass fires are again reported from the country district. In the vicinity of Germanton, crops nnd wheat valued at thousands of pounds…
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