Fire at a Newspaper Office
A fire broke out in the engine-room at the Richmond River Times newspaper office on Thursday week, and did considerable damage, destroying the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1904
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Appalling Calamity. Fire in a Theatre
The most awful theatre calamity on record occurred in the newly-built Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, on Wednesday, December 30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Calamity. Fire in a Theatre in Chicago. Six Hundred Deaths
A terrible calamity is reported from Chicago. A fire broke ont in one of the theatres during the performance of a pantomime before an audience of 1200…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An Appalling Tragedy Fire in a Chicago Theatre. Over Six Hundred Lives Lost. Scenes of Unspeakable Horror Terrible Death Struggles in the Gallery. Firemen Crawling Over Piles of Dead. London
An appalling tragedy occurred last night in the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, hundred of lives being lost. The building—a magnificent structure,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Melbourne
Kimpton's extensile flour mills, Melbourne, have been partially destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at £35,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Ball of Fire From the Sky
One of the stranger [?] in electrical phonomens that has ever been reported occurred in northern California recently. During the day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Taree Fire Brigade Matters
SOME few months back there was a slight fire at Taree which, but for the fact of its occurring at a time in the evening when a good number of people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire on the Wallamba. MR. J. H. Allen's Dwelling-house Burned Down
On Thursday afternoon last Mr. J. H. Alien, who resides on the Wallamba River, near Failford, had the misfortune to have his dwelling-house and all the outbuildings totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheap Fire Fences
An interested record of the cost of wire facing all South Australia is given in Smith, Elder and Co's weekly rep[?] says the "Albery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. LONDON
A tremendous fire is raging at Baltimore, United States. A large wholesale dry goods establishment and 70 other business houses have been destroyed. Despite the use of dynamite in making gaps…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Bash Fires
Farther reports show that bash fires in the northern districts bare caused great destruction. Several settlers have been burned out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Automatic Fire Lighter
A very clever idea just patented in America is an automatic fire kindler, the operation of which is regulated by an ordinary alarm clock'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Tuncurry. Total Destruction of a Sawmill. Tuncurry
Messrs Wright and McLaren's sawmill, here was completely destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The origin of the fire has not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Tuncurry. Total Destruction of a Saw Mill. Tuncurry
Messrs. Wright and McLaren's sawmill here was completely destroyed by tire at 4 o'clock this morning. The origin of the fire has not yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tuncurry Fire
An inquest was held at the Bellevue Hall, Tancurry, on Thursday, 31st [?]., before Mr. A. Gates, P.M., District Coroner, concerning the origin of the fire which totally destroyed Messrs. Wright and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Traveller. Crimean Simpson. His Baptism of Fire
HE arrived in the Crimea in November, '54, shortly after the battle of Inkerman had been fought, and received his ' Baptism of Fire ' in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Battle at Chemulpho. Description by an Eye Witness. Fearful Effect of the Japanese Fire. Great Slaughter on the Varyag
HONGKONG, March 2, 1904.-Considerable excitement was caused here by the arrival of he British cruiser Amphitr[?] with about 280 Russia refugees on board…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kempsey Fire Brigade
The members of the Kempsey Volunteer Fire Brigade held a meeting on Wednesday evening last. The correspondence was received, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Port Macquarie. Port Maoquaric
A FIRE OCCURRED at Mr. Frederick Hayward's saw mill this morning, about Four o'clock. The damage will not exceed £100, and was covered by insurance…
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