Steamer on Fire
The steamer Duke of Buckingham, which left Brisbane for London on the 24th of May, with a cargo of frozen meat has anchored…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
75 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 4
Fire on the Duke of Buckingham. the Outbreak Subdued. Brisbane
THE latest news from Thursday Island easter [?] the fire on the Duke of Buckingham has been su[?] dued, but No. 3 hold had to be flooded. It will take Some time to ascertain the extent of the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mine on Fire
The fire in the coal mine near Halifax, Nova Scotia, in which a terrible explosion occurred, is burning fiercely, though the workings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hidden Fire in Alpine Heights
There is something very piquant about the idea of a volcano in the Alps. The flames may come, and provide a spectacle almost if not quits unique in character…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Tinonee. Bakehouse Burnt Down
ON Sunday morning last the quiet township of Tinonee was the scene of much excitement, owing to the burning down of Mr. J. E. Chapman's bakehouse, at about half-past 5'o clock that morning…
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Yesterday rooming when the Adelaide Co's. s.s. Pilbarra, bound from West Australia for Sydney, was off Wollongong a fire was discovered in the hold among the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire at Sea
AT 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Pilbarra was abreast of Wollongong, making for Sydney, en route from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Great Fire
A groat fire broke out at Hall. A block of warehouses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by Lightning. Nine Soldiers Injured, and a Pier Set on Fire. London, August 6
WHILE marching from Limerick to Thurles yesterday nine of the men of the 2nd battalion of the Cheshire Regiment were injured by lightning. The legs of a sergeant were paralysed, but he has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fortune Thrown In the Fire
SOME time ago a lady died at Dendermonde, Dear Ghent, leaving the whole of her property to her niece, Rosalie V. The latter was constantly worried by the other members of the family, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pittsburg Fire Dog
Dogs that do remarkable feats have become such a common article these days that any dog with ambition to win distinction must turn his attention to developing his genius…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pittsburg Fire Dog
Dogs that do remarkable foals have become such a common article these days that any dog with ambition to win distinction must turn his attention to developing his genius…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tivoli Theatre Destroyed by Fire. Damage Estimated at over 125,000. an Exciting Time. Sydney
About 1 o'clock this morning the Tivoli Theatre was completely burned out, and' considerable damage was done to the surrounding buildings…
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A GREAT fire, which at one time threatened to sweep out of existence one of the moat valuable blocks of buildings in too city, occurred at an early hour on Saturday morning in Bridge-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fires in Sydney and Kiama
A GREAT fire, which at one time threatened to sweep out of existence one of the most valuable blocks of buildings in the city, occurred at an early hour on Saturday morning in Bridge-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire. London, October 1
THE steamer Montoya has been destroyed by fire on the River Magdalena Columbia South America Thriry of the passengers perished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire at Kiama. Half the Township Destroyed
At twenty minutes past 2 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out in Wood's hay store, in the main street of Kiama, and in a few minutes the place was in a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Possibilities of Fire
THE recent disastrous fire at Kiama -- which destroyed half the business portion of that town -- emphasises the awful possibilities should a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Latest War. The Transvaal. Another British Victory. Great Artillery Duel. Boers Shoot Well. the Gordon Highlanders Charge the Boers with Fixed Bayonets in Face of Heavy Fire. Boers Retreat Pursued by the British. Several Leading Boer Officers Taken Prisoners. Wild Enthusiasm in New Zealand on Account of the New Zealand Contingent. Hostilities Commenced
General Sir George White declares that an Orange Free State commando commenced hostilities against the British on the 17th instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Between Two Fires
An Answerite holidaying in Ireland sends the following: He was driving on an outside car, when suddenly the horse bolted, and…
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