Big Fire in Jerilderie. Destruction of Wright. Heaton & Co.'s Storeroom
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 3
About a quarter to one o'clock on Wednesday morning last the townspeople were startled out of their slumbers by the ringing of the fire bell. It did not take more than a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Recent Fire in Jerilderie. Coroner's Inquest
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 2
The District Coroner held an inquest on Saturday last touching the origin of the fire which broke out on the morning of the 9th inst. in Wright Heaton and Co.'s stores in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cressy Street Fire. Resumption of the Inquest. Steele Committed for Trial
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 4
The inquiry into the en use of the fire which occurred on the morning of the 25th of last month, in the premises occupied by A. J. Steele, was resumed at the Court House before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Case of Fire
The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 3
Your house takes fire. What burnt first The lightest and moat inflammable staff, of course- furniture, doors, shelves, floors, pendling, and other wood work. If it is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Wangaratta
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 28
The most disastrous fire that has occurred in Wangaratta for several year's, broke out in the drapery establishment of Messrs. Charley Wood and Co about 8…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Jerilderie Fire Brigade Ball
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 2
The above eventuated in Hardie's Assembly Hall on Easter Monday night, and was one of the largest ever patronised in the town, there being nearly 60 couples tripping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rebuilding After the Fire
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 29
All the firms that were so disastrously burnt out in Flinders-street and the Lane, Melbourne, at the end of last year have made brisk beginnings for new piles of…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Destructive Fire
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 27
A destructive fire occurred at Laceby on 20th inst., the residence of Mr. Patrick O'Keeffe, farmer, being totally destroyed. The whole of the contents were also…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Fire at Narellan
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 27
A destructive fire occurred at Narellan last week. Mr. D. Nott's extensive sawmills, the Narellan Creamery, and the railway station were completely demo…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Spurgeon's Tabernacle. Destroyed by Fire. London, April 20
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 25
The Metropolitan Tabernacle, in Newington Causeway, in which the late Rev. C. H. Spurgeon ministered for over 30 years, aud which has since been in charge of his…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Fuller Particulars. First Fight Lasted Four Hours. the American Squadron Entered Manilla Harbor Over Night. Opened Fire at Daybreak on Forts. Forts Responded with the Assistance of Spanish War Ships. Americans Retire. But Renew the Conflict and Are Victorious. Two Spanish Avar Ships Burned. One Cruiser Blown Up. Causing Great Loss of Life. the Spanish Commander Killed. Spaniards Completely Defeated. Latest
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1898 · page 2
Fuller particulars to hand state that the American squadron entered Manilla Harbour by night, and that their presence was not noticed till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Shepparton
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 29
The Goulburn Valley Hotel, in High-street, Shepparton, was totally destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock on Thursday morning. The building, which was of wood,…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fire on an American Cruiser
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 2
A quantity of coal in the bunkers of the American Cruiser St. Paul took fire while there were 1,300 tons of ammunition on board. The flames were, subdued after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Perth. Twenty-seven Horses Burnt
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 20
On Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in the Central Horse Bazaar, Wellington-Street, opposite the railwaystation, Perth. The stables were composed…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Fijian Fire Ceremony. Witnessed by Two Doctors
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 35
There was in interesting discussion ab the: last meeting of the Otago Institute on the fire ceremony in Fiji. Drs. Hocken. and Colquhoun, of Dunedin, have just returned…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Fire in a Coal Mine. Forty-five Miners Killed. London, May 23
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 27
A terrible disaster has occurred in the Zillan coal mine, at Dortmund, in Westphalia, the centre of the coal-mining industry of the Ruhr basin. A fire broke…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Nansen in a Train Fire
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 1
Sailors are fond of pointing out that [?] by land are far more numerous than [?] by sea, and when a man has gone through the many dangers of a [?] at or [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Edward Street. Narrow Escape of Two Houses
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2
AT a quarter to five on Saturday morning a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Conry, an officer of the local Customs, and but for the timely arrival of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balranald Fire Brigade
Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 3
A special general meeting of the above Brigade was held at the station house on the 26th ult., when were present.—Messrs. White, Bryant, Watt, Cameron…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nansen in a Train Fire
The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2
Sailors an fond of pointing out that perils by land an far more numerous than perils by sea, and when a man has gone through the many dangers of a sojourn at or near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →