The Recent Fire. Debris Still Smouldering
The remains' of the demolished buildings of Saturday morning's firs are still smouldering. Several dangerous standing avails are to be pulled down…
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Great Fire in Sydney. Damage Estimated at £200,000
A disastrous fire occurred in Sydney early on Saturday morning. It originated in the establishment of Edwards, Dunlop and Co., and was discovered at…
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A disastrous fire occurred in Sydney on Saturday morning, when the following damage was done:- Grand Central Hotel. Top floors of northern…
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Many newspaper men, especially in the country, will sympathise with Messrs. Edwards, Dunlop and Co., whose fine premises were destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rules in Case of Fire
Crawl on the floor. The clearest air is the lowest in the room. Cover head with woollen wrap, wet, if possible. Cut hores for the eyes. Don't get excited…
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The fire which broke out almost within a stone's-throw of the General Post Office in the early hours of Saturday morning developed into the biggest conflagration…
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The monthly meeting of the Albury Fire Brigade was held last night, Captain T. Ryan presiding. About 20 members were present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Blaze at Chiltern. Fire Tower Damaged. Lndequate Water Supply
The business premises of J. James Butcher, situated in Coneess-street, we[?] destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The fire started about 1.30 a.m. and…
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A fire occurred in Chiltern at 2 a.m. on Sunday, J. James's large butchering establishment being destroyed, and the brick fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Insurance Companies. Their Risks and Revenues
The large number of fire insurance offices involved in the late conflagration in Clarence and Kent streets directs attention to the great growth of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chinaman and the Fire Alarm
About 8 o'clock on Tuesday night a Chinese, with pigtail streaming behind him, and shoes clattering noisily on the pavement, rushed out of Little…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Details. the Situation Desperate. Fires Burning Furiously
Late telegrams from New York state that after making all allowances for hysterical reports, that it is apparent that the situation in San Francisco is…
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The chief of the San Francisco Fire Brigade, while directing the efforts of the firemen, was struck by the fulling debris, being instantly killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Indo-China. a Great Fire. London, April 12
News has been received that a great fire has devastated Luang Prabang a large town on the east bank of the Mekong, in French Indo-China. The reports to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A Frightful Catastrophe. Earthquake and Fire. San Francisco in Ruins. 1,500 Lives Lost. Estimated Damage £20,000,000. LONDON
A terrible earthquake is reported to have occurred in San Francisco. Half the city has been demolished, and now lies in ruins…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-Day's Cables. A Scene of Awful Desolation. Thousands of Lives Lost. Eight Miles of Fire. The Whole Business Part in Ruins. Tidal Wave Washes Shipping into the Streets. Great Fissures Six Feet Wide in the Main Street
Particulars of the San Francisco earthquake show that there wore three severe shocks, during the morning, at intervals of some hours, and slighter shocks during the…
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Later telegrams state that the uncontrollable fires are rapidly spreading in a northerly direction towards the Latin quarter, consuming everything…
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The mansions of millionaires, Huntington, Flood, Baldwin, and Scores, as well as those of many others have been demolished by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The San Franciso Disaster the City Doomed. Fires Spreading Unchecked. 5,000 Lives Lost. Estimated Damage £60,000,000. Fires Beyond Control. the City Doomed. Auckland
A message received to-day from the managec of the Pacific Cable Board states that the fires are still raging fiercely, and are now completely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Big Fire in Narrabri. Damage Estimated at £8000
A destructive lire occurred at Narrabri early this morning. Fourteen business places and private dwellings in the main street of the…
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