Throwing Fire at Soldiers
Greek fire, which had several other names—wild fire, liquid fire, wet fire, and fire rain—was the most destructive war material used before the introduction of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
59 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 3
Devastating Fire the Long Expected Comes to Pass. Thoms' Hotel and Store and Souden's and Morris' Gutted
About 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve as the residents of West Wyalong wete about to celebrate the incoming of a new-born year, their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade
We have been sounding the timbrel for the past three years in connection with the formation of a fire brigade to safeguard, life, property,…
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A fire broke out on Friday evening in a house occupied by Mrs Doonor, of Central Wyalong. It occurred at about 8 o'clock, and in a short time…
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Mr. E. J.Campbell, of Donnelly and Co, was a heavy loear by the late fire at Thom's buildings. Mr. Campbell was staying at the Globe Hotel, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire. a Boarding House Burnt
On Saturday night Mrs Beatty's boarding-house, standing on a suburban tenement at the west end of West Wyalong, was burnt to the ground. Although considerably smaller than the…
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On Saturday morning last a fire broke out in an old building in Jansen Lane, at the roar of Mr C T Woodward's now brick dwelling. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Curious Cause of Fire
Perhaps as strange a cause of fire as ever originated in the fertile imagination of a fictionist was one which was reported in February, 1903, from Vienna. A military…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in a Shop. Ladies Killed. Leaps From Lofty Windows
From New York on Monday, 25th November, the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— A disastrous fire to-day destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coals of Fire. What They Mean. the Men Who Discussed
Mr W. V. Roberts writes, in the "Daily News" of 29th November:— The tramway being up for electrification, our car whs brought to on a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Bognn Street
At an early hour on Saturday morning last a fire broke out in a small wooden cottage in Bogan Street, ad joining the residence of Mr E S…
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The home of Mr Michael O'Halloran, situated in Neeld-street, Central Wyalong was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night at about 12…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Novel Fire Escape
Our illustration gives an idea of a novel fire escape which has been erected at a school in Louisville. It consists of a steel cylinder and a spiral slide, which is so…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boyertowm Horror. Fire, Frenzy and PANIC
The following detailed particulars of the Royertown horror are furnished by the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" as follows:—…
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A meeting of the executive of the West Wyalong Fire Brigade was held last night in Hanson's hall There was a satisfactory attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sleeping Car Fire. English Passengers. Jump Through Window
According to the "Daily Mail" correspondent at St. Petersburg on the 4th of January English passengers had a narrow escape in a fire which destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sleeping Car Fire. English Passengers. Jump Through Window
According to the "Daily Mail" correspondent at St. Petersburg on the 4th of January English passengera had a narrow escape in a fire which destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Hit the Enemy. New Fire-control System. Tried by Navy
Whatever faults the present British Admiralty may possess, it is always ready to give any competent inventor an opportunity of testing his…
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