Great Fires in London
If we leave out of account the great fire of London in 1666, and deal only with the present century there are few conflagrations which, in point of magnitude, can be compared with the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
250 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 13
Blocked by a Gush Fire
A man named Kerrigan had a very unpleasant experience on Christmas Day in the Burrowa district. On his way to Club Terrace be passed a bush fire that was burning on one…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Suspicious Fires. an Inquiry to Be Held. [Press Telegraph Association.]. Sydney
A series of fires, believed to be the work of an incendiary, occurred last night at a grocer's shop occupied by John Miller, North Botany. The firemen, on entering the premises found three distinct…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Bush Fires. In New Zealand and Victoria
TELEGRAMS from Gippsland, Victoria, show that the bush fires there did enormous damage. Hundreds of settlers are burnt out and reduced to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extensive Bush Fires. in Victoria and New Zealand. Great Destruction of Property. Melbourne
TELEGRAMS are being constantly received from the Gippsland district stating that the bush fires are raging with unabated fury. Many hundreds…
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The city coroner hold an inquest to-day into the recent suspicious fire at North Botany. So far no evidence has been forthcoming to show how the outbreak originated. The jury after a brief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Calamitous Bush Fires. Awful Experiences in Victoria. Alone in a Burning House How the Babies Were Saved
The fearful bush fires which raged in Victoria last week have provided some thrilling incidents as the outcome of the calamitous occurrence. The…
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In connection with the terrible bush fires which have devastated the Gippsland country in Victoria during the past week, the Melbourne "Argus"…
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A meeting of the members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade Board was held at the Town Hall, this morning. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Henry Crothers), Messrs. J. D. Prentice, J…
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The annual demonstration of the above Brigade, postponed from New Year's Eve in consequence of the absence of some of the members at Albury taking part in the fire brigades competitions there…
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A fire destroyed a six-storey house at Spokam, Washington. There were a hundred residents and it is believed fifty perished. Desperate leaps were made from the windows, but these were mostly…
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A message from St. Louis, Missouri, reports that an elevator with three million bushels of grain and eighty-five corn laden cards have been burned. The loss is estimated at a million dollars…
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From New York it is reported that a fearful fire has occurred in Spokane in the State of Washington (U.S.). A six-story building, in which about 100…
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A meeting of the members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade B and was held at the Town Hall, on Tuesday. There wore present: The Mayor (Mr. Henry Crothers), Messrs. J. D. Prentice, J…
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The annual demonstration of the above Brigade, postponed from New Year's Eve in consequence of the absence of some of the members at Albury taking pure in the fire brigades' competitions there,…
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Word was received thin morning that Yarrowitch Public School had been burnt down. A building on Waterloo run was also destroyed under suspicious circumstances a few days ago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire at Dubbo. a Newspaper Office and Other Property Burned. the Town Without a Fire Brigade. Dubbo
A aorioua outbroalc of flro ocourrod thin morning about ono o'olook in Churoh-utroot when tho Dubbo Diopatch notvflpnpor ofllco was completely gutted. Tho flro origiuntud In a building on tho onnb nldo which wiia ocoupiod nn a fruit ohop and rupldly uprnivd-to (.ho Visvnlch olTioc, thonoo to two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Bush Fire. Sensational Experience of a Constable
AT Leongatha, Melbourne, on Saturday, the whole of the residents of the town turned out to fight the bush fires which surrounded the town…
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A big fire occurred at Dubbo this morning, when several of the leading business establishments were reduced to ashes, including the Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Dubbo. [By Telegraph] Sydney, Monday
A LARGE fire occurred at Dubbo early this morning. Seven business places, including the Dubbo Dispatch office, were destroyed. The fire…
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