Big Fire in Sydney. Tobacco Factory Destroyed
A FEW minutes before 8 o'clock on Tuesday one of the most destructive fires that have occurred in Sydney for some time broke out on the premises of the Eagle Tobacco…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
25 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Fire at Hawkesbury College. Sydney
A severe bush fire broke out near the Hawkesbury College yesterday. Two hundred acres of the College grass land were burnt out, and a…
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At about noon on Monday last, the residents of Belgrave-street, Kempsey, were startled by the cry of "Fire." It appears that on going through the…
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On Tuesday evening about 8 p.m. the Kempsey Fire Brigade was turned out to what proved a false alarm of fire. A glare was noticed…
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Mr. F. Hammond, secretary of the Kempsey Fire Brigade, informs us that the Government grant of £50 has been received. He has also received…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Warneton
On Friday evening last at about dusk a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. P. Smith at Warneton. The family were away from home at the…
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ABOUT four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon last, some consternation was felt when the fire bell clanged out in feeble alarm and the firemen hurried…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sketcher. Fire-raisers
The criminal history of the world has no more remarkable chapters than those which lay bare the operations of the gang of firebugs that worked in New York with impunity…
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Alarms of fire in Kempsey are becoming too numerous to be pleasant of late. On Thursday night, between 9 and 10, the residents were alarmed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News by Wire. Terrible Fire in Paris. Appalling Scenes. London
A terrible fire occurred yesterday at a charity bazaar in Paris. Eighteen hundred of the elite of the city were present. Thirty persons were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Austral Eden
On Monday night last the residence of Mr. W. Barnett, sen., of Austral Eden, narrowly escaped total destruction by fire. The family on that night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Fire in Sydney. 'Star' Office Destroyed. Sydney
THE Star office was burnt out early this morning. The building is completely gutted. At about a quarter to five the…
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De Starr: 'It was my first engagement. The roar from the front was horribly new to me. Our assailants, who outnumbered us twenty to one, were yelling like fiends, and…
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THE annual meeting of the Kempsey Fire Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday, August 8, when the following members were present:--Captain Bowman (in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Broken-hill Fire. Sydney
In connection with the Broken-hill fire, it is stated that a victory is gradually being gained over the flames. Several men were overpowered…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Risks. Sydney
At the conference of the Fire Insurance Companies, it was decided to change country risks. It was stated that they were too low and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →News by Wire. Extensive Bush Fires. London
Disastrous bush fires have occurred in Canada. A district thirty miles long has been devastated by the flames. Three villages have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Serious Fire. Sydney
The printing office occupied by Mr. George Murray was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £6000…
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Owing to the extremely dry weather the bush is on fire all over the district, and the conditions prevailing during the past week closely approximate…
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Early on Thursday morning last an unoccupied dwelling house situated near Tessier's sawmill was totally destroyed by fire. The conflagration…
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