A Lake of Fire Consumes an Island
The people of what was formerly the Island of Torea, Indian Ocean, once had a foretastes of what the orthodox believe the end of the world will be like…
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Out of the Fryingpan Into the Fire. To the Editor
SIR,--That the condition of the labouring classes might be considerably improved, and that the many banlships and suffering to which considerable numbers of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Recent Fire. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
Sir,—It has been circulated that I acted harshly to Mr C. Holiday when he was burnt out, that I refused to allow him to go into the place which I rented from Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How to Plat Wits Fire
’Juggling with fire was practised in very ancient times,” said a learned professor. ‘Many of the tricks of that sort which are best known to-day were employed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire at Abbotsford Station. The Woolshed Totally Destroyed IVANHOE
The Abbotsford woolshed, about two-thirds full of uninsured wool, was burnt about noon to-day. Work had just censed for the week. The overseer left the shed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Disaster in the United States. Fire at an Opera-house. Ten Persons Killed and Twenty-four Injured. London, September 20
A terrible disaster occurred last night at Canton, in the state of Illinois. A performance was given in the Opera, house when a fire broke out in the s…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →How to Play with Fire
'Juggling with fire was practised in very ancient times,' said a learned professor. 'Many of the tricks of the sort which are best known to-day were employed to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire Near Maude. The Inquest
Mr. J. E. Pearce held an inquest on Tuesday concerning the fire which destroyed Mrs. Prendergast's house near Maude on the morning of the 19th September…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sportsman’s Arms Fire. Goulburn
The trial of Lena Whitehead, upon a charge of setting fire to the Sportsman’s Arms Hotel, Wagga, was concluded this evening at the Goulburn Circuit Court. The case lasted nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Incendiary Fire at Smolensk. Twenty-five Soldiers Burnt to Death. London, October 6
A shocking calamity has occurred at Smolensk, in Russia. A fire broke out in the barracks, which resulted in 25 soldiers being burnt to death. No doubt is felt that the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Fatal Fire at Mossgiel. a Man Burned to Death. MOSSGIEL
A fired occurred at the Mossgiel Hotel last night, and a man was burned to death. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bungonia
Senior-constable Gracey, stationed at Bungonia, has reported to Mr. H O’Brien, the local coroner, that a four-roomed house on the Bungonia Creek, about five miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Destructive Fire at Auckland
Messrs. George Fraser and S[?]s’ [?]ix Foundry, Auckland, has been completely destroyed by [?] The damage amounts to £10,000, and the in [?] to £7600, as…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →How a Man Feels Under Fire
"How does a man feel under fire?" asks Junius Henri Browne, in Worthington's Illustrated Magazine. This is a question of interest to men who have had the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on a Train. One Hundred and Thirty Bales of Wool Destroyed
Three trucks, containing 130 bales of wool, on the Cobar to Nyngan mail train on Tuesday caught fire and were totally destroyed, The wool was from Budgeree, Badooba, and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Destructive Fire at New York. Damage 3,000,000 Dollars. London, October 19
A disastrous fire has occurred at New York, causing great destruction of property. The total loss i[?] estimated at 3,000,000 dollars (£600,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Railway Collision in Detroit. the Wrecked Carriages on Fire Twenty-five Passeengers Killed. London, October 20
A disastrous railway collision occurred to-day at Detroit, in Michigan, where the Australian Eleven concluded their cricket match yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Greek-fire
The comparatively modern invention of gunpowder has blown many of the appliances of ancient warfare from the battlefield, and among the discarded munitions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Hopetoun
A terrible fire, occurred at Hopetoun last week, when nine shops in the principal business part of the town were completely destroyed. The fire was first noticed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Large Fire at Parkes
At Parkes on Tuesday an extensive [?] occurred, five wooden cottages being totally destroyed. Two of the houses were insured for small amounts, and the contents of the places…
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