A Colliery on Fire. Five Men Entombed Sydney
A fire broke out at the Greta Colliery, in the West Maitland district, at 11 o'clock last night. The engineman at the fanhouse detected a smell…
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Destruction of a Sailing Vessel. on Fire in Mid-ocean Melbourne
A singular story of fire at sea was related by the master and the chief officer of the barque Ben Avon, which…
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The Coroner, Mr. W. J. Martin, presided at the inquest, held yesterday, at the courthouse, concerning the fire which destroyed the dwelling house of Mrs Margaret Morgan…
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LAST night, while the Valdares were performing at the School of Arts, a serious fire was narrowly averted. Mr. Valdare, in his trick bicycle riding, came too near…
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A disastrous bush fire is reported from the Cudal district. It broke out at Rowan-park, and destroyed several crops of wheat and a large area of…
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It will interest firemen, and all interested in fire-extinguishing appliances, to know that a new London fire boat, "Alpha," has been designed by…
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The mails received from Vancouver by the R.M.S. Aorangi, which reached Sydney on Monday, contain details of a fire which occured in New York on…
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On Monday afternoon, Mr W. G. Martin, P.M., Coroner, held an enquiry into the fire which destroyed the residence of Mrs Margaret Morgan on…
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A report from Temora says:—Mr. J. O'Brien lost eleven acres of wheat on Saturday through the careless use of fire. On Wednesday a lad named Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →More Grass Fires. Burrabogie & Groongal Affected
Wednesday lost was a very disagrecable day- being hot, windy and dusty. The temperature, as officially recorded, reached 103°. It was an ideal day for bush fires,…
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A meeting of the members of the Berrigan Volunteer Bush-fire Brigade was held on Wednesday night, when Lieutenant Ritchie presided over a…
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A grass fire started last week on Widgiewa Station, supposed to have originated from sparks from the railway engine. Fortunately the day was cool and…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Intercolonial Items. Fire at Bendigo
About half-past five on Sunday morning a fire broke out in a two-roomed weatherboard dwelling sitnated in Honeysuckle-street, Bendigo, owned and occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fire in End Street. a Woman and Child Severely Burnt
A fire occurred on Wednesday night about half-past nine o’clock, in a two-roomed weather board building in End-street, between Russell and Harding[?]-streets, occupied by Mrs B[?]orck and her…
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Bush fires are of frequent occurrence throughout the colony. Much destruction has been caused by an outbreak on a…
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A bush tire of a dis[?] broke out at [?] mid-day on Saturday, and speed very rapidly through pleasant Hills and near to Henty, thence down to…
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In Thursday's issue we made mention of a grass fire occurring on Burrabogie last Wednesday. The fire started at the " 8-mile,"…
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That there are no [?] without the bitters has [?] and through the present [?] while all hands have been [?]…
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About noon on Monday a fire started on the Lake Albert Road, some little way to the south of the cemetery, supposed to have been occasioned by some teamsters travelling along the road. It…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Bush Fires. Immense Amount of Damage
The worst fire experienced in this district for the past 10 years has taken place during the past week It started about 10 o'clock on Saturday night on the farm of Mr John Kotzur,…
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