Fatal Fire Alarm
A false alarm of fire-caused a panic among the women at a sugar factory in Philadelphia. In the rush to escape, 7 were killed and 30 injured…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
270 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 14
Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Gires Temptation. Chapter 1. Sweethearts
" Don't you think we[?]ve. been courting fong enough to get married?" said Jim Crauston to his sweetheart, pretty Madge Worsley, as they wended their way In…
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By a disastrous fire at Mount Gamr in Egypt, a thousand bouses and two hundred shops were destroyed. Fifty persons were killed. The damage in estimated at £200,000…
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A great fire took place ab Grand Mit, Egypt A thousand houses, and two hundred shops were destroyed, while fifty people were…
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A fire occurred at 116 Osborne-road, Manly, about 1 o'clock this morning, when a five-roomed cottage, occupied by Mr. Sydney Price and family, was detroyed. Mrs. Fullerton, an elderly lady, perished in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Fire in Hamburg, 5th to 8th May, 1842
On the 5th May, 1842, shortly after midnight, a fire broke out in the important commercial city of Hamburg which proved to be one of the most disastrous conflagrations in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Prosperity to Poverty. a Sad Result of a Bush Fire
Perhaps the saddest circumstance resulting from a bush fire is one which occurred in Winnipeg, Canada, in June last year. Benjamin Spencer ploughed in the fields when he was a lad of ten. He began at a…
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[?] fire occurred early this morning in some old[?]dinge at Parratmatta, several of which were [?]streyed. Great difficulty was experienced in [?]ing a number of horses to a place of safety…
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A fire occurred lit 116 Osborne-road, Manly, alent 1 a.m. on Luesdny, when a five-roomed cottage, occupied by Mr. Sydney Price aud family, was in troyed. Mrs. Fullerton, an elderly lady, perished in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptation. Synopsis of Previous Chapters
The opening chapter Introduces the reader to pretty Madge Worsley, a factory girl employed at Messrs. Weft and Warpley's, in Park-lane, Leeds, and Jim [?]ranston, her sweetheart, also engaged at a Leeds…
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A St. Thomas cablegram states that thousands of people were killed at St. Pierre, Martinique, by the eruption Of Mount Pelee. A stream of boiling mud, which has been flowing from the crater since the…
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The latest intelligence regarding; the result of the voleanie eruption at Mount Pelee, in St. Pierre, in the Island of Martinique, Lilly confirms…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fearful Volcanic Eruption. Devastation of Martinique. Whirlwind of Fire. a Maelstrom of Red Hot Mud. Town of St. Pierre Engulfed. 500 Lives Lost on St. Vincent. Horrible Scenes. London, May 11
The following additional particulars have been received of the calamitous volcanic eruptions at the island of Martinique West Indies. The survivors of the British steamer Roraima,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Indian Eruptions. Appalling Scenes. Volcanoes Vomiting Fire. Rivers of Boiling Mud. Fearful Loss of Life
LATER details are to hand concerning the terrible eruptions on the island of Martinique and the surrounding groups…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Volcanic Eruption. Terrible Details of the Catastrophe. a Whirlwind of Fire, Mud and Gas. Story of a Survivor. Horrible Scenes in the Harbour. a Fatal Mistake. London, May 14
In searching St. Pierre after the disaster a woman, a servant employed in the town, was found among some ruins in a horribly burned condition. She stated that on the 8th instant (the date of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Disaster. Naptha Train on Fire. LONDON, May 13
WHILE a train laden with naphtha was shunting at Sheridan, near Pit[?]sburg (U.S), the rear cars telescoped…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptation, Synopsis of Previous Chapters
The opening chapter introduces the reader to pretty Madgo Worsley, a factory girl employed at Messrs. Weft and Warpley's, in Park-lane, Leods, and Jim Crauston, her sweetheart, also engaged at a Leeds…
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The commander of the cruiser Suchet has cabled to the French Government that a mass of fire fell at St. Pierre at eight o'clock in the morning, completely destroying the town, and burning the snipping…
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Armour's lard refinery in Chicago has been destroyed by fire. The loss is a million dollars…
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