Mine Disaster. North Mount Lyell on Fire. Eighty Nine Workmen Entombed
ONE of the most terrible disasters that has happened in the history of Australian mining occurred at the North Lyell mine near Queentown, Tasmania…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
154 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 8
Steamer on Fire. Norfolk (Va.), Oct. 20
A fire broke out in the Merchant and Miners' Transportation Company's steamer Berkshire (2014 tons), bound to Philadelphia from Savannah with a cargo of cotton. Wireless signals…
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Mr. W. Cambridge. fireman in charge at the local fire station has resigned his position: His place is to be taken by Mr. Griffiths, of Wagga…
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There were heartrending scenes at the fire on the premises of Messrs. John Barker and Sons, drapers, South Kensington. The heat was so intense that further rescues were impossible…
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On Friday night last a file at Memagong homestead destroyed an outbuilding containing stores, &c The building, which was uninsured, was built of stone,…
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London, Nov. 3.—One girl was incinerated and three were killed through jumping frown the parapet to the pavement, 70 feet below, during the fire at Messrs. John Earker and Sons, South…
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A fire broke out early this morning in a triangular block of buildings bordered by Spring, O'Connell, and Pitt street. The wholf of the top floor of Young and Co.'s premises…
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A fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. Robert Dey, Son, and Co., 275 Clarence-street. at about a quarter to 10 on Thursday night, and an employee, William Huntley, was for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[Reuter's.] the War. Servia and a Port. Heavy Turkish Losses. the Bulgarians' Deadly Fire. Belgrade
General Yankovitch is marching 128 miles through inhospitable country to occupy Durazzo, a port on the Adriatic, Servia believing that the Powers would more readily sanction its…
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Moulamein, Friday.—Bush fires started at noon-yesterday at the camp of Mr. Bligh, surveyor, near Tooranie Station, 22 miles from Moulamein. A whirl wind carried off the ashes…
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A fire broke out on Friday afternoon in a stack of wood near one of Mr. J. Gray's kilns in which lime was being burnt. It appears that a spark from the ]in got in amongst the…
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The Australian Lithyte Explosive Company's factory, 21 Johnston-street, Leichhardt, was totally destroyed on Thursday afternoon by a fire, which occurred through a quantity of…
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The alarm bell sounded vigorously at about 1.45 p.m. on Friday and clouds of smoke were seen rising from the centre of the town. The outbreak was a grass fire in St. Saviour's…
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Mr. A. Marsden's fruit and sweet shop in Auburn-street was the scene of an outbreak of fire at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning. Constable Cummins, who was on duty at the time, noticed…
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A great fire is raging in Glasgow. Messrs. Campbell and Co.'s warehouses have been destroyed. The City Hall in threatened…
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The premises of Campbell and Co., the largest warhousemen in glasgow, have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £60,000. Hundreds have been rendered workless…
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Bundanoon, Friday.—The residence of Mr. George Waite was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The estimated loss is about £500. The building was insured for £200, but the…
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A fire broke out at live o'clock this morning in Harrington's photographic goods establishment near the General Post-office, George-street. It spread with alarming rapidity through the…
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A fire which begin at 5 o’clock on last Saturday morning was still smouldering at 10 o’clock gutted the commodious and heavily stocked…
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At 1 p.m. on Monday the fire bell sounded, the cause being an outbreak in one of the domestics' rooms at the rear of the Imperial Hotel. The flames spread quickly, but were…
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