Fire Fiend in Victoria. Heartrending Scenes. People Roasted to Death
A MESSAGE from Toora, in Gippsland, states that a fire started there on Tuesday night, to the west of the town.It swept round Hoddle Range…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
299 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 15
Bush Fires in Victoria A Councillor's Experience
Reports continue to come to hand regarding the fearful bush fires in Victoria. Councillor Clemson, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Maniac's Death. Fires at a Constable and Commits Suicide
At Footscray. Melbourne, on Tuesday Francis Litchfield, a carpenter, employed on the railways, fired at a police consrtable, and then committed…
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A sensational accident occurred late on Tuesday night in George-street, Sydney, between King and Market streets. A fire engine, whilst…
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A report from Mirboo North states that a bush fire there on Wednesday caused great destruction. Three men at the sawmill had a very narrow…
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Further particulars of the bush fires around Manildra, near Orange, prove that greater damage has been done than was at first anticipated. The fire…
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In a fire at East Shelbourne, near Eendigo, a settler named Charles Mears had a very narrow escape. He is an old-age pensioner, and his house…
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A fire occurred in the almshouses in Rennes, France. Twelve bodies were recovered and others are missing…
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Further particulars of the busli fires nround Monildra prove that greater damago hns heeu done than was at Grst anticipated…
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Rats are unpopular creatures at best ; but perhaps no one dreads them more than members of fire insurance companies. One might…
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Bush fires raging close to Gundagai on Wednesday reached the homesteads of a number of small settlers at Adelong Crossing. Mr W. Bootes,…
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A goods train got beyond the control of the driver on a siding, and descended a slope of the Rocky Mountain at great speed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Looking Back. Reminiscences of Singleton and District. No. 19. FIRE
On Wednesday, February 2nd, 1870. the little shop and dwelling next the Mechanics' Institute had a vrey narrow escape of being totally destroyed by…
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A fire broke out at Jingellic Creek, in the Germanton district, caused through a phosphorus bait lighting. It burned 100 acres of grass at Mr C. W…
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A FIRE broke out at Jingellic Creek, in the Germanton district, caused through a phosphorus bait lighting. It burnt 100 acres of grass at Mr. C…
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After a big fire in London some interesting notes were made on the safes which were excavated from the ruins. One safe had the brass handles and fittings…
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A wire from Broken Hill states that it is impossible for anyone to descend the Junction Mine owing to smoke and fumes, so that the real position of the fire is not…
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The Junction Mine, Broken Hill, is on fire, the outbreak having occurred at the 550ft level. The brigades were fighting the flames on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragic Sea Stories. Liner on Fire.—fight with Flames Wave-swept Decks
A startling case of one sea was related when the White Star liner Oceanic arrived at Queenstown from New-York on Tuesday evening, January 2…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Mines. Another Fire
Consternation was caused on Saturday night when it became known that there was another fire in one of the mines, and that the Broken Hill…
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