Fatal Fire at Alexandria
On Monday s fire was discovered in a pawnbroker's establishment at the corner of Buckland and Botany streets. Alexandria. No. 2 division of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade were summoned, and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
220 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 11
Extensive Fire at Singleton
A FEW minutes after 12 o'clock on Tuesday last a large hay and fodder shed situated on what in known as Hobson's farm, near the railway…
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For some days past numerous bush fires have been burning in the outside country districts and sending up dense volumes of smoke, which completely enveloped the…
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On Monday evening last the Town Common opposite-Combo got alight, and very soon the fire had a large area within its grasp as it ran along the hillside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire In the Greta Mine
Early on Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in the "straight-in" workings in the Greta mine. Mr Dixon, the manager, with a body of men, ventured a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some Great Fires
In 1212 the central districts of London were totally destroyed by fire. In the year 1700 over one-half of the city of Edinburgh was destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire in Sydney
A GROOM named George Edword Eagleton, 19, was burnt to death by a fire which occurred on Sunday morning at the rear of the Oxford Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Fire in Dungog. The Town in Jeopardy
Victoria has a historical day in its calender known as Black Wednesday, after this date Dungog will have a "black Wednesday" also. The…
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For several days extensive bush fires have been raging all around' the neichbourhood of Mirannie, St. Clair, Wattle Ponds and Greylands, and great damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cat Causes Fatal Fire
A cat, which had been purring quietly on the .hearthstone close to a clothes-horse mid a. baby; is supposed re have been the-innocent came of a…
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An unoccupied cottage in Waterloo was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. Three adjoin-ing cottages also became ignited owing to a strong wind which was blowing, and the flames were not…
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A large grain elevator at Illinois has been destroyed by fire and 900,000 bushels of wheat were burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fire and Narrow Escape
A fire at Annandale early this morning destroyed a cottage occupied by John Nolland, and did serious damage to another adjoining in the occupancy of Mrs. William Raybould. When the firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Fire at the G.p.o
A fire broke out at about 5.30 this morning in the letter sorters' room at the General Post Office, which is situated in the basement of the main building. The outbreak which was occasioned by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in John-street
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the fire bell in John-street rang out a note of alarm, and in a very short time there was a great commotion observable in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collarencabri. a Destructive Fire
A narrow escape from almost total destruction of the town of Collarendabri by fire was experienced yesterday (Thursday) morning, at about half-past one o'clook, when the fodder room attached to…
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A narrow escape from what might have been a very serious fire occurred on Thursday at the rear of Mrs Flyan's residence in John-streer. It appears that some fowls'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fire at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
EARLY this morning a fire was discovered in the workshop of Messrs Campbell and Co., forgemen, at Newcastle, which completely gutted the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Merannie
On Saturday last, just about the dinner hour, a fire broke out in Mr John Brooker's blacksmith's shop at Morannie, and in a very short space of time the place was…
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