Fires in Columbia
Tremendous forest, fires have occurred in British Columbia and timber to the value of 5,000,000 dollars (£1,000,000) has been destroyed…
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301 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 16
Detonators Dried at a Fire
A shocking fatality occurred at the Diamond Gully dredge claim, Castlemaine yesterday morningm. Charles Boots who was employed on the work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raking Japanese Fire. London, August 26
The Japanese now appear to dominate Port Arthur, and it seems as though the town could not now long withstand their assault. All the defences about the harbour are within…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Great Fire at Antwerp. Blazing Oil Tanks. London, August 27
A tremendous fire is raging in Hoboken, a suburb of Antwerp, and is likely to continue for days. The outbreak was due to an explosion in the tanks of the Russian Petroleum…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Fire at the School of Arts
During an interval in the performance given by the Greenwood Co. on Saturday night the drop-scene by some means took arc. It was…
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Just before 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, a fire broke out in a two-story wooden building in M'Leod-street, Bairnsdale, occupied by Mrs Mersuglia as a boardinghouse. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A Blaze in Kerosene. Wellington
A big fire broke out late last night in the Colonial Oil, Coy, kerosene store, containing over 6000 cases which were completely destroyed. There was no…
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Amongst the many useful articles to be exhibited at the Albury Show is that of the "Gold Medal" fire extinguisher. Mr. C. G. Prime, the travelling…
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A full description of the Gold Medal Fire Extinguisher appeared in the "Morning Mail" of Monday. At three o'clock this afternoon a big fire will be lit la the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Windsor. Sydney
A residence at Windsor owned by Mr. Peter Kemp, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The damage is estimated at £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cargo of Selcher Fires
too tone of sulphur, on two barges at Elliotte's wharf. Ralmain caught fire today. The fames presented the firemen doing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Darragh
A disastrous fire occurred at Darragh farm, about four miles from Balranald, the property of Mrs Mary Amery, on Thursday morning last. On that day about six in the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Fire. Man and Two Children Burnt to Death. Ararat
The Bull and Mouth Hotel at Moyston, about ten miles from Ararat, was the scene of a tragedy to-day. The hotel caught fire early this morning…
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We are sorry to say that we cannot give our readers a full report of the inquest on the late fire at Mr Comitti's farm. Tuesday being a very busy day—the day the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Fire. Three Persons Burnt
A sensation of a very painful character was created in Ararat on Monday morning when word reached there that a fire had occurred at Moyston, and that three persons had been…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →A Traveller's Fire-Escape
A decidedly ingenious fire-escape is that depicted in the accompanying pictures. It is primarily intended for tourists and travellers as a quick means of escape from a burning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Fire in New York
A fire broke out yesterday in Cudahy's packing factory in New York. After regarding for 16 hours it reached the freezing chambers, and exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in New York. Painful Experiences. London. October 2
Firemen at New York have had a painful experience. A fire broke out in Cudahy's packing factory, and raged for 16 hours The flames reached the freezing chambers,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A Ship on Fire
The British ship Mount Stewart, which arrived from London with a full general cargo on September 30, and was berthed at Parbury's Wharf,…
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Brief intelligence has been received of a conflagration carly this morning at Wyalong, a mining township 3.12 miles west of the metropolis. The…
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