Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade
THE usual monthly meeting of the Corona Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening in the School of Arts Corowa. Present--Captain Ritchie (in the chair) and…
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The Fire in the Diamond Mine
London, Thursday.—The fire in the diamond mine at Kimberly is still raging, and all hopes of effecting further rescues have been abandoned. The damage to the mine is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire on the Steamer Essex. London, July 3
The s.s. Essex, which left Sydney for London on April 22, still lies at Suez, where she was compelled to put in owing to fire having broken out amongst the cargo. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Terrible Fire in a Diamond Mine. 800 Miners Entombed. 500 Believed to Have Perished. London, July 13
A fire has broken out in the entrance to the De Beer’s diamond mine in the Kimberley district, Cape Colony. The number of miners entombed in consequence of the fire is 800, and it is…
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A destructive fire has occurred at Port-au-Prince, the capital of Hayti, by which a large portion of the town was burned to the ground. The fire was the work of an incendiary…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Terrible Fire in a Diamond Mine. Further Particulars.the Shaft Ablaze. Miners Suffocated by Smoke in the Workings. London, June 14
The fire in the De Beers diamond mine at Kimberley occurred in the shaft, the timber of which became ignited. The means of egress was thus closed to the miners, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Fire Horses of New York
THE training School for the horses of the New York Fire Department at Harlem is (says Iron) a unique establishment. There the green or…
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London, Friday.—Over seventy houses have been destroyed by fire in Virginia…
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The Brisbane Courier reports that a daring robbery was committed early on Saturday morning at Miss Holdsworth’s boarding-house, Clonayer, situated on the Esplanade. It…
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London, Friday.—Over seventy houses have been destroyed by fire in Virginia…
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A fire which occurred in a house in the Bowery, New York, has resulted in 18 persons being killed. Several others received serious injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Remarkable Exhibition of St. Elmo's Fire
"A remarkable exhibitions of St. Elmo's fire," was witnessed by the writer on the summit of the Sonublick mountain in Austria, about 10,000 feet above sea level…
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"A remarkable exhibitions of St. Elmo's fire," was witnessed by the writer on the summit of the Sonnblick mountain in Austria, about 10,000 feet above sea level…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Fire Near Wilcannia. a Young Man Burned to Death
A shocking occurrence was reported at Wilcannia early on Sunday morning, when John Paul Smith, a groom in charge of Cobb and Coâs changing station, on the Bourke-road, 20…
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A shocking occurrence was reported at Wilcannia early on the morning of Sunday, 12th inst., when John Paul smith, a groom in charge of Cobb and…
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A disastrous fire occurred last Thursday night on Mr. F. S. Falkiner's Boonoke station, about 20 miles from Deniliquin, which totally consumed…
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London, Friday.—Grey fires have occurred on the Italian frontier. Several villages have been completely destroyed…
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The Union Church at Tanga, a few miles from Bega, was burnt down on Saturday night. The Rev. Mr. Col well, Wesleyan minister, was announced to hold a service in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Mining Disaster in South Africa. Account of the Fire in De Beer’s Mine.two Hundred Lives Lost. Terrible Scenes in the Mine
The following particulars of the terrible disaster in De Beer’s Diamond Mine. Kimberly, South Africa, are furnished by the cape Argus of July 18:—…
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London. Friday.—Great fires have occurred on the Italian frontier. Several villages have been completely destroyed…
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