Greta Colliery Fire Mine Being Sealed Off
The work of sealing off the Greta Colliery, which is on fire, and where five men were entombed, was commenced on Sunday, but not before a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 10
Greta Colliery Fire. The Mine Being Sealed Off
THE work of sealing off the Greta Colliery, which is on fire, and where fire men were entombed, was commenced last Friday, but not before a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mine on Fire. Five Men Entombed. No Hope of Rescue
Greta, Thursday.—About 11 o'clock last night, while Wm. Jackson, night shift deputy at Greta Colliery, was completing his last round previous to…
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Shortly before one o'clock this morning a fire was discovered to have broken out in a shed at the rear of the premises occupied by Mr. Frank Ward, in Elgin-street. So far as can be ascertained it would…
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The bush fire did excessive damage over forty miles in length from Cardmore, near Mungindi, through Collymongle, Burrendoon, and Curragundi stations. It was stopped on the Jordan, Rogers'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Homesteads and Crops Destroyed
BUSH fires are again threatening various parts of Victoria. At Lake Roman, in the North-eastern District, a fire swept several homestends out of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Disastrous Bush Fire. Sydney
THE bush fire did excessive damage over miles in length from Cardmore, near Mungindi, through Collymongle, Burrndoon, and Curragundi stations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Colliery Fire. a Sensation in the Court
AT o'clock on Friday, a Court of Inquiry was opened in the Greta Courthouse by Mr "Wade, for the purpose of investigating the cause of the…
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AT Molong on Monday a bush fire passed compeletely through Mr Lance Smith's Barce station. It was two miles wide, a solid mass of flame,…
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Attention has been called to the danger of bush fires during the prevalence of the hot weather by Mr Waddell, M.L.A., who has asked the Government to impress upon…
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ONE of the the most terrible and disastrous bush fires ever experienced in the Albury district broke out on Wallandool Station, about 40 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Bush Fires. a Number of Farmers Ruined
ONE of the most terrible and disastrous bush fires ever experienced in the Albury district broke out on Wallandool station, about 40 miles north of…
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Disastrous bush fires are reported from all parts of the colony, especially in the early part of the week, and many thousands of acres of gross, and in several instances…
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AT Molony on Monday a bush fire passed completely through Mr. Lance Smith's Baree station. It was two miles wide, a solid mass of flame,…
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NEWS to hand at Crookwell more than confirms the report already given of the disasters caused by the bush fires in the Bigga district. The…
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TRYING as the heat of Monday was, we are usually spared in this part of New South Wales the terror ami the pain and the loss occasioned by bush fires. in parts of New…
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A fire broke out on the steamer Willyama in Newcastle Harbor on the evening of Friday week, whilst a cargo of bullocks and elder were being loaded for Fremantle…
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"Linesman," writing in the November Blackwood, describes the demeanour of the rank and file under fire in South Africa. He says:—"I have seen soldiers make more fuss over the upsetting of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News by Cable. London, Dec. 23. Fire on the Torridon
A fire has occurred on the ship Torridon, which is loading at the West India Docks for Sydney, and tile vessel has been severely damaged…
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"Linesman," writing in the November Blackwood, describes the demeanour of the rank and file under fire in South Africa. He says:—"I have seen soldiers make more fuss over the upsetting of a…
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