Fire at Katoomba. Boarders Act As Firemen. Sydney
Early to-day a fire broke out in a boarding house known as "Carlton," at Katoomba, owned by Miss Wright. The boarders who were awakened from…
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The War in Tripoli. Turks Fire at Aeroplane.aviator Takes Snapshots. Rome
The Turks at Bengazi, a port in Tripoli, fired at Lieutenant Vece, who was flying 3000 feet above their encampment. The shells exploded 300 feet below the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Fire Station for Albury. Another Letter From the Fire Board
At the meeting of the Albury Municipal Council last night the following letter was received from the secretary to the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disaster at Fire. 30 KILLED: 100 1Xju1ied. Mexico City
A serious disaster attended a conflagration at the seaport of Tampico (on the Gulf of Mexico) on Monday. A warehouse owned by the Mexican…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Ardlethan
At 2.30 a.m. on Tuesday a fire broke out in Mrs. Kell's boarding-house, corner of Merool and Mumbledore streets, Ardlethan. The inmates wore sound asleep, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Fire at Lolly
A confectioners shop at Newtown, kept by Mrs. Mary Walker, was partly destroyed by fire to-day. The fire brigade made a good save. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Cardiff. Shipping in Danger. London
The large oil works of Messrs. James Arnott and Sons Limited, at Cardiff docks, caught fire early yesterday morning, and were totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trouble Among Firemen. the Wodonga Fire Brigade. Captain Twomey and Fireman Turton Resign
After the routine business had been disposed of at the ordinary meeting of the Wodonga Fire Brigade last night, the secretary read a letter from Fireman A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire in a Mine. LAUNCESTON
A disastrous fire has broken out in the Mount Lyell Mine, Tasmania Ninety-three men are entombed, and their fate is unknown. One dead body has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disaster at Mount Lyell. North Mine on Fire Zeehan
A disaster, which may involve great loss of life, has occurred in the North Lyell mine. Shortly before noon on Saturday a tire broke out on the 700 feet level, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Disaster in Tasmania. Mount Lyell on Fire. Ninety-three Men Entombed. SYDNEY
A disastrous fire has broken out at the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania. Ninety-three men arc entombed, and their fate is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Car on Fire. Electric Wires Short Circuit. Sydney
A tramcar was proceeding along the Botany road to-day when, the wires short circuited, with the result that the floor was set on fire. The driver stopped the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in London. 100 Girls in Danger. London
Great excitement was created by a big conflagration in London yesterday. A five storeyed building in East Harding street, occupied as a factory by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thurgoona Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of this brigade was held at Thurgoona on Wednesday night. Cr. F. Wells presided. The second annual financial statement of the brigade's affairs…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Timber Yard Destroyed by Fire
On Friday morning a fire was discovered in the wheelwrights' timber yard of D. Hardy, Ltd., Pyrmont. The yard is a triangular-shaped block, with a base of…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Servians Attacked. Turks Open Fire. Belgrade, October, 14
It is officially announced that the Servian troops ordered south from the central army's base at Nish have been attacked at Restovac, on the border, by a…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Fire in Asylum. Five Persons Perish. Parish, Thursday.[?]
[?] are occurred on Tuesday night at Quimper, a town 33 miles south each of Brest. The scene of the outbreak was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Effective Artillery Fire. Precedes Fall of Tuzi. St. Petersrurg
[?]The details of the capture of Tuzi show that the Montenegrin artillery was effectively handled. The advance on Vranya…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Hundred Men Entombed. Mine Tragedy in Tasmania. a Disastrous Fire
A disastrous fire has broken out in the Mount Lyell mine. Tasmania, on Sunday. One hundred men are entombed, and their fate is unknown. One dead body…
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