Motor Launch on Fire
Several residents of Portarlington were awakened from their slumbers at midnight on Friday by the cries for "Help" and the reflections of fire coming through windows…
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Fire at Darragh
On Friday forenoon dense black smoke was seen rising a few miles down the river and on enquiry it was found that the fire was on Mrs Amery's Western…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Fire at Murrumburrah
A big fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning at Mnmnhburrah, when, seven. business places were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £1500…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Brigade. What the Council May Be Asked to Contribute
At the meeting of the Albury Municipal Council last night the following circular was received from, the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales:…
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A meeting convened by Mr W. Quirk to re-organise the local brigade was held on 22nd ultimo at Tattersall's hotel, when there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Blaze at Narrabri
A disastrous fire occurred at West Narrabri early on Thursday morning of last week, when whole business places were completely wiped out. Two railway…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Fire at Rutherglen
A fire occurred about midnight [?] Christmas day, when a tenement in Chiltern road was burned to the ground. The fire spread to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country Fire Brigades
Legal proceedings have been threatened against the Bowral Municipal Council by the Board of Fire Commissioners in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire at Milthorpe
A fire of a disastrous nature occurred at 7 Milthorpe a few days ago, when the premises occupied by Messrs. Edwin James and Co., general storekeepers, F. Bennett…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Fire in Locked Room. Three Children Perish. London, January 1
A terrible fate befell three little girls, the daughters of a private in the Argyll Highlanders. The children and a boy friend were…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Fire and Ice. Louisville (Kentucky)
A fire destroyed a large section of the business district, and many stores were burnt. Owing to the low temperature ice formed instantly where the water was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News From America Disastrous Fire at Winnipeg. Firefighting Below Zero. Winnipeg
A lighted cigarette near a can of gasoline caused an explosion in some motor works in the city, raising a fire which destroyed the building, containing twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Fight the Forest Fires. Helena
An organisation is being arranged at Helena, one of the chief towns of Montana, the north-western State of the American Union, for the prevention of forest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Saves Hospital. Horsham
A house owned and occupied by Miss Maggie Slater, Church Hill, was destroyed by fire last night. The building and furniture were insured for £180. The work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at Oil Works
A fire occurred last night at the oil works at Leeds owned by Hess Bros. Three hundred thousand gallons of oil were consumed in the roaring flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News. Fire in the Park
Some excitement was caused in the town on Saturday afternoon by the ringing of the fireball, and the news spread quickly that the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Mona Vale. Thirty Boarders Escape in Night Attire. Damage Estimated at £30,000. SYDNEY
A disastrous conflagration, the resulting damage of which is estimated at £30,000 early this morning destroyed Brock's Mansions at Mona Vale, 20 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Fire in New York. Damages Exceed £1,000,000. Deputy Fire Chief Killed. New York
One of the most disatrous fires ever exeprienced in this city broke out yesterday, destroying the nine-storey marble building containing the offices of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Blaze of Colour. Ancient and Modern India. Calcutta, January 7
The King-Emperor and the. Queen-Empress are concluding their stay in India amid a blaze of Oriental splendour and magnificence. On Saturday their Majesties…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Big Blaze in Lachlan Street. The "Palace Emporium" Building Destroyed Extensive Damage
One of the biggest blazes in the history of Hay raged last night between eleven and twelve o'clock, when the large two-storied structure at the comer of Lachlan…
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