Children's Story Ringed by Fire
"Ten miles more, O Phillip, and we shall be in Death Valley," said Jack Lestrange, flipping with a branch at a bevy of torturing insects and arousing thereby a storm of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fires & bushfires, 1910
363 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 19
Cascades of Fire
It is believed that the present violent eruption of Mt. Etna, in Sicily, is the sequel to an aboritive outbreak in 1908. The central crater has remained inactive on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burryjaa Bush Fire Brigade
On Saturday evening last a meeting of the above was held at Burryjaa. The principal business was to discuss the matter of raising money to defray expenses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Yarrawonga
On Saturday morning a four-roomed house, owned and occupied by Sir. P. Ellis baker, was totally destroyed by fire, [?] at 12.30 o' clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Benzine Explosion. Fires Huge Warehouse. London, March 26
An explosion of benzine in Fish's great furniture warehouse in Chicago had terrible results. The building, which was of ten stories,…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →General Cable News London, Friday. Fatal Fire in Bombay
A shocking catastrophe has occurred in Bombay, where a cotton warehouse caught fire. Twenty-five women and children failed to make their escape from the burning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire at a Club. Broken Hill
A fire here this morning destroyed the sitting and billiard rooms and bar of the Social Democratic Club. The damage is estimated at £2500…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Narandera
At Narandera a fourteen-roomed brick building, known as the old Crown Hotel, owned by Nurse Jenkins as a private…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Despair of 400 Girls. Great Fire the Cause
Several hundreds of families in No[?] Essex have, says the "Daily Mail," been plunged into despair through the fire which on December 9 destroyed messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cairnrona Fire 70 Persons Injured. Emigrants Give Trouble. London
Some additional details have been received with respect to the outbreak of fire on board the twin-screw Newcastle liner Cairnrona, 6025 tons, while the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire in Water-street. Mr. A. J. Macleay's Residence Destroyed
On Friday evening last "Aaron," the residence of Mr A. J. Macleay, of the firm of Ayre and Macleay, and one of the most commodious cottages in Hay, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Nemesis of Fire
The frauds of fire insurance are not deliberately planned, like the frauds of life insurance, as death gambles. But in many fatal fires there have been strong suspicions…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Steamer Sonberg on Fire
The No. 3 hold of the steamer Sonberg, bound from Australia. which is now at Aden, is on fire. Great difficulty is being experienced in renching, the fire, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cable News London, Thursday. the Cairnrona Fire
The emigrant passengers on the s.s. Cairnrona, which caught fire off Beachy Head while en route to America, have persisted in their refusal to resume their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Despair of 400 Girls. Great Fire the Cause
Several hundreds of families in North Essex have, says the "Daily Mail," been plunged into despair through the fire which on December 9 destroyed Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Half-acre of Flame. Fire in Timber Yard
About half-past 2 o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out in a timber-yard at Camperdown, Sydney, owned by Messrs. Sydney Edwards, and raged for an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Telamon on Fire Her Hold Still Smouldering. London
The fire which the steamer Telamon, 4509 tons, reported on her arrival at Perim from Australia, is in the No. 1 lower hold, which contained apples. Water was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Emigrant Ship. Terrible Scenes of Panic. Men Rush the Boats. London, April 8
An outbreak of fire on board the Newcastle liner Cavinrona, just after she had begun a voyage to America, was followed by an explosion in the coal bunkers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Fires on Shipboard Telamon Now Safe. London
The fire which broke out on board the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Telamon, 4500 tons, while on her voyage from Brisbane to Perim, has been extinguished…
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