Fatal Fire in Tasmania
The Railway Hotel at Zeehan, Tasmania, bat been destroyed by fire, and a prospector named Matthew Hogan. was burned to death in the conflagration…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
115 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 6
Fire at Longreach. Damage Estimated at £30,000. Brisbane
A FIRE at Longreach yesterday destroyed 11 businesses premises, including the Post Telegraph Office, A large quantity of general stock, which had been removed to the street, ignited. The citizens…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire at Cedar Party
A disastrous fire occurred at the, residence of Mr. E. Betts, Cedar Party, on Wednesday last, which although, fortunately, was not attended with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Pyrmont. Estimated Damage £15,000. ABOUT 100 Hands Thrown Out of Work. Sydney
A FIRE at Pyrmont on Saturday afternoon destroyed a timber yard, some stables and other buildings. The damage is estimated at £15,000, and…
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Messrs. Hoffnung's bulk store in Brisbane was partially destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, the loss being very heavy. Insurance on stock and building amounts to over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ways of Living. Icicle the Cause of a Fire
IN icicle dropping into a barrel of unslacked lime started a fire in one of the buildings in Jackson, in Mississippi. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at Inverell. a Man and His Wife Burned to Death. Estimated Damage, £12,000. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon
A FATAL fire occurred at Inverell soon after midnight last night--a block of fifteen buildings having been consumed. The loss is estimated at about £12.000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in Townsville
The Prince of Wales Hotel in Townsville, Queensland, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The inmates who were asleep when the alarm was raised escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fire in London
A great fire has taken place in London, Three big warehouses in Australian Avenue, Barbican-street, being destroyed. Thirty-nine engines and 300 firemen were engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fearful Fire at Inverell. Two Lives Lost
A great fire occurred at Inverell early this morning. It broke oat in ex-Alderman Wilson's home, and spread with alarming rapidity…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From Prosperity to Poverty. a Sad Result of a Bush Fire
Perhaps the sadest circumstance resulting from a bush fire is one which occurred in Winnipeg, Canada, in Jape 1 st year. Benjamin Spencer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire at Inverell. Great Destruction of Property
A DISASTROUS fire occurred in Otho-street, Inverell, on Tuesday morning last, and resulted in the loss of two lives. Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson both perished in the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →From Prosperity to Poverty. A Sad Result of a Bush Fire
PERHAPS the saddest circumstance resulting from a bush fire it one which occurred in, Winnepeg, Canada, in June last year. Benjamin Spencer ploughed in the fields when he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →From Prosperity to Poverty. a Sad Result of a Bush Fire
Perhaps the saddest circumstance resulting from a bush fire is one which occurred in Winnipeg, Canada, in June last year. Benjamin Spencer ploughed in the fields when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire at Manly
A weather-board cottage at Manly was destroyed by firn this morning. Subsequently the remains of widow, named Fulton, were found in the debris, chawed almost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Volcano in Martinique. 36,000 Persons Killed. a Rain of Fire. Immense Destruction of Property and Shipping. London
B the eruption of Mount Pelee, at St. Pierre, the principal commercial town and seaport of Martinique, in the West Indies, it is estimated that 36,000 persons have lost their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bellbrook
On Sunday night last a barn belonging to Mr. Henry Crossman, J.P., of .Nulla Creek, near Bellbrook, was completely destroyed. The barn is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Destructive Fire in Chicago
Armour's lard factory, Chicago, has bean destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Through the Fire Tub Talk of a Factory Girl's Temptation. Charter 1. Sweethearts
"Don't you thick we've been courting long enough to get married ?" [?] Jim Cra[?]ston to his sweetheart, pretty Madge Worsley, as they wended their way [?] me…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptation. Chapter I Sweethearts
"Don't you think we've been courting long enough to get married!" said Jim Cranston to his sweetheart proity Madge Woraley as they wended their way home…
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