Fire on the Steamer Matatua
The cargo of the steamer Matatua (Shaw, Saville, and Albion Co.) caught fire at Monte Vi[?] owing to a defect in the insulation of the refrigerating chambers. Two thousand three hundred…
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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 10
The cargo of the steamer Matatua (Shaw, Saville, and Albion Co.) caught fire at Monte Vi[?] owing to a defect in the insulation of the refrigerating chambers. Two thousand three hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North German L[?]oyd's Sales,which was damaged in the great fire at the Hoboken Docks, New York, two weeks ago, and which was towed from the [?]urning ducks and b[?], has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The steamer Indraghiri, while leading for Sydney at Woolwich, was badly damaged by a fire. The Indraghiri to a steamer of 4927 tons, and was built in 1896. She was to fail for Australian ports on July 21, under the Pyser line…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Particulars received by the american mail [?]mer Morna of the great fire at Hoboken Dock, New York, show that there were a hundred men on each of the destroyed steamships and a few women…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Particulars received by the American mail steamer Moana of the great fire at Hoboken Dock, New York, show that there were a hundred men on each of the destroyed steamships and a few women…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Further particulars have been received at the plot of bu[?]ghera in Pretoria to capture Field-Marshal Lord Roberts and s[?]ate other [?]. The [?]napuatore intended to set[?] to the western…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the voyage of the Steamer Cymric from [?] to New York [?] of alarming p[?] in the fore hold of the vessel, [?] 36 hom[?] the [?]w battled against its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A sensational incident occurred during tbe passage of the Oceanic S. N. Company's steamer Cymric from Queenstown to New York. An…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sub-Inspector Morrow tekegraphed from Tambar Springs on Wednesday night, that at 5 p.m. he and his party overtook the fugitive blacks at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since the Australian mine diester nearly twenty years ago, when twenty-two men were last through the inburst of water into the workings, no tale of death has so profoundly affected the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Governors were scen at Mr Neville's, it the head of Coonoo Cconco Creek 5 miles from Yarraman, yesterday afternoon. Neville's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire occurred in a dwelling house at Ballerat (Vic), on Sunday morning, by which seven of the inmates were burned to death. Mrs. Algie, one of the victims, lost her life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since the Australasian mine disaster nearly twenty years ago, when twenty-two men were lost through the inburst of water into the workings, no tale of death has so profoundly affected the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →After on has occurred at snout fi[?] establish ment at Tunbridge, The manager, Mr. Talham, and his three daughters were turat to death, it is belleved that they lost their lives through the key…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fatal fire has occurred at an outfitter's establishment at Tunbridge. the manager, Mr. Talham, and his three daughters were burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Assembly, after considerable discussion, the Fire Brigades Bill was ruled out of order. The Colonial Secretary throw the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many recent attempts to pass off valueless provincial and suburban bank notes have been attended with failure (says an exchange). Enterprising magsmen, anxious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smith: 'I say, old man, who is that ugly old cat over there?' Jones: 'Sir, that is my wife' Smith: 'No, no. You mistake me…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Word reached town this morning of the [?] by fire of the Railway station at Doug[?] Park Although no [?]…
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