Melbourne. Fire at a Post Office
A disastrous fire occurred at Casterton Post Office, this morning. All the mails were consumed, with the exception of two bags. A fireman fell from the roof, and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
380 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 19
Fire at Newcastle. Fresh Outbreak at Cohen and Co.'s. Shortland Hotel Threatened. Newcastle
The fire in the ruins of Cohen and Co.'s warehouse broke out afresh last night in so serious a manner that Sub-inspector Goulder deemed it necessary in the interests of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Farmers Battling with Flames on Illawarra Ranges
Bush fires have been very destrnetive in the South Coast district during the week.In consequence of the dry state of the country the flames spread…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Youthful Desperadoes. Fire on a Swagman
Whilst camped on the bank of Vale Creek, near Bathurst, a few nights ago, a swagman was attacked by two boys, one of whom was armed with a pearifle and the other with a revolver. The old man…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Newcastle Fire. a Fresh Outbreak. (By Telegraph). Newcastle
The fire at the rains of Cohen's warehouse broke out afresh last night, in so serious a manner that it was necessary for the firemen to play water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at Newcastle. Cohen and Co's Warehouse Reduced to Ashes. Other Buildings Partially Destroyed. £200,000 Damages. Newcastle
The most disastrous fire in the history of this city occurred shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, when. Messrs. D. Cohen and Co.'s magnificent now warehouse in Scott-street, with the exceedingly valuable and…
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Two residences have been destroyed by fire at Broken Hill…
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Hugh Jacobsen, manufacturer, Kent-street, was fined £10 for failing to provide means of escape from his promises in case of fire…
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A bush fire broke out on Tuesday at Wagragobilly, in the Gundagai district, and burned fiercely on the well-grassed lands of Michael Quirk and Fred. Frost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Fire Brigades
Mr. W. H. Wood, Chief Secretary, had an interview in Sydney yesterday with Mr. Webb, Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Rand Wick
A builder's workshop with its contents were destroyed by fire at Randwick. A man named Digby had a narrow escape of being buried under a quantity of falling debris…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Culcairn
Five shops were destroyed by fire at Culcairn, together with their contents. Great difficulty was experienced in saving the Culcaira Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Pelaw-main Colliery. Pelaw-main
At about midnight on Saturday a fire broke out in the store-room at the Pelaw-Main Colliery which resulted in a portion of the building being gutted and a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at East Gresford
John Jones and Co.'s fine store and Jonn Beatty's Victoria Hall were both [?] destroyed by fire last night or early this morning. It is impossible to tell exactly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Danger of Wax Matches. Pigs Cause a Fire
A fire occurred at the farm of T. Tobin. Winslow (Vic.), under singular circumstances. Harvesting operations were in progress, and while carting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires in New Zealand. Immense Conflagration at Christchurch. Auckland
A fire which broke out in the furnishing department of Strange and Company's big retail premises last night, in a few hours destroyed many of the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Timaru. Damage, £70,000
A big fire occurred in Timaru, N.Z., Can-terbury, completely destroying the Farmers Co-operative retail stores and offices. When discovered half on hour after closing, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at East Gresford
John Jones and Co.'s fine store and Beatty's Victoria Hall wore both a destroyed by fire. It is impossible to at what time the fire started, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire in Timaru
A big fire occurred at Timaru, Canterbury (N.Z.) on Thursday, completely destroying the Farmers' Co-operative retail stores and offices. When…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Christchurch. Great Destruction of Property. (By Telegraph). Sydney
A large fire occurred at Christchurch, New Zealand, last night. The establishment of Messrs Strange and Co.. the biggest in the heart of the…
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