Fire in Norfolk
A great fire has occurred at King's Lynn, in Norfolk. The damage is estimated at £150,000…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
79 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 4
Fire at Hayii
A fire at Port Au Prince, Hayti, rendered 3000 inhabitants homeless. The fire was followed by a shock of earthquake…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fire In London. Mother and Mine Children Killed. the Father Dies the Same Day. London, Dec. 47
A TERRIBLE fire occurred last night at a house in Dixie-street, Bethnal Green, a woman named Jarvis and her nine children, ranging in age from 16 years to eight months, losing their lives. Most of the children were suffocated in their sleep…
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TERRIBLE bush fires have occurred in Tasmania—several settlements have been completely consumed, including buildings, houses, etc…
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THE latest news from Mount Wellington, near Hobart, is to the effect that the devastation caused by the bush fires which broke out there on New Year's Eve is most…
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The Balmain ferry steamers, Lady Hampden and Lady Mary, were partially destroyed by fire last night. Two other steamers, the Lady Napier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in Glasgow. Four Firemen Killed. London, Jan. 7
A DISASTROUS fire, resulting in loss of life, occurred to-day at Hatrick's Chemical Works, Glasgow. Four firemen were killed while endeavoring to subdue the flames, by a quantity of chemicals exploding,…
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Destructive bush fires have swept over the Nerrin district in Gippsland. The damage done is estimated to exceed £10,000…
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The Coroner's inquiry into the recent great fire in London lasted 13 days. A verdict was returned that the fire started in Hamsell-street and…
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Bush fires are still raging, in various parts of New Zealand. Thousands of sheep and cattle, and miles of fencing and grass destroyed. Many settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extensive Bush Fires. in Victoria and New Zealand. Many Settlers Ruined. Melbourne
Telegrams are being constantly received from the Gippsland district stating that the bush fires are raging with unabated fury. Many hundreds of settlers have been ruined, and are now destitute, having been…
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In connection with the terrible bush fires which have devastated the Gippsland country in Victoria during the past week, the Melbourne "Argus"…
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At Melbourne, owing to smoke from bush fires, the city, yesterday was enveloped, and the stumps at the cricket match were hardly visible from the fence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAMS. Sydney, Monday. Fire at Dubbo
A large fire occurred at Dubbo to-day, many leading buildings being completely destroyed. The Dubbo Despatch Office was burnt, and the…
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Great heat and bush fires still continue in Victoria. Thousands of sheep have been roasted to death and many narrow escapes of human beings are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Destructive Bush Fires in Victoria. Heartrending Cases of Suffering. Melbourne
THE weather here continues dreadfully oppressive, and each night is stifling. Hundreds of settlers have been burnt out in this colony, and a great many have barely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TELEGRAMS. Sydney, Friday Fires in Victoria
Terrible bush fires continue in Gippsland, Victoria, flames still sweep everything before them. Many settlers are fighting for their lives. The fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plague Riots In India. Police Fire on the Rioters. London, January 30
PLAGUE riots have occurred at Nasik, in the Bombay Presidency. A hospital attendant was killed, and the segregation camp burnt. The police fired upon the rioters, wounding…
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THE Salvation Army's farm at Pakenham, in the Dandenong Ranges, had a narrow escape from destruction by the bush fires in Victoria, only being saved by the united and untiring exertions of "all…
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A big fire has occurred in Boston: stone of the firemen were killed and several others injured…
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