Escape From a Forest Fire
The creek bed lay just past them, but at this season the creek was nearly dry. We knew that the tire would leap the stream. There were pools, however; one of these, a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
75 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 4
Fire in George-street. Sydney
The top part of Messrs. McLean Bros. and Rigg's premises in George-street was destroyed by fire last night. The damage done is estimated at…
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An Answerite holidaying in Ireland tends the following: He was driving on an outside car, when suddenly the horse bolted, and…
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The creek bed lay just past them, but at this season the creek was nearly dry. We knew that the fire would leap the stream. There were pools, however; one of these, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great British Victory Battle at Belmont, Boers Defeated. Australian Lancers Smell Fire. 400 Dutchmen From the Cape Join the Boers. Relief of Kimberley. 6 Days' Continuous Fighting. 10,000 British at Estcourt. Great Battle at Graspen. British Advance on Lady-smith. Kruger Seriously Ill with Brights Disease. Preparing for a Seige at Pretoria
The British under General Methuen attacked the Boers at Belmout, storming the ridges. The British victory was most…
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The Lippencott Publishing Co. of America has been burnt out. The damages are estimated at one million…
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The township of Warran, a place in the western district 353 miles from Sydney, was almost totally destroyed by fire last night. Twenty-two…
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When Dewey was the executive officer of the Colorado, Admiral Farragut's flagship, it happened that for some misdemeanor two sailors were confined…
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Another big fire occurred at Kiama this morning, and a block of six shops was destroyed…
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Early on Tuesday morning last, Kempsey narrowly escaped a serious conflagration. At the back of Mr. Bates' shop in Smith-street there is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Position of Cronje. Strong Comments by the "Times." Salvationists to Taste Blood and Fire. London
By means of a balloon General Methuen has been able to survey Cronje's position at Magersfontein and other places between the Modder…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Destructive Bush Fires. Extensive Damage in Victoria and Tasmania. Three Iives Lost in Victoria
TREMENDOUS bush fires have been raging in Tasmania and part of the township of Queenstown has been destroyed Sixteen residences in Queenstown and between 40 and 50 miners camps near Gormanston were destroyed on Sunday…
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QUEENSTOWN, a mining township on the west coast of Tasmania, was on Saturday in imminent danger of destruction from a bush fire. The principal business places…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TELEGRAMS. Sydney, Friday, Great Fire
A fire at Ballarat yesterday earned £10,000 worth of damage. FREETRADE CONFERENCE. The Freetrade Conference…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late War News. Battle of Tugela. Smokeless Powder Deceives the British Gunnery. the Enemies Withering Fire. Estimate of Boer Losses. a Sortie Prom Ladysmith
Boer accounts of the recent engagement near the Tugela River mention the capture of two guns only. Further details of the battle of…
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