Mysterious Fires at Culcairn. the Inquiries Concluded. Two Open Verdicts
Before Mr. D.H. Mott, J.P., Deputy Coroner, at the Culcairn Council Chambers yesterday, the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire at…
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The Lesson of the Fire
Although the tragedy of yesterday morning could not have been averted by a plentiful water supply the peril to which the town is exposed through no…
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A fearful fire broke out early on Tuesday morning, completely destroying a weatherboard house, and burning to death Mrs. Margaret McCormack, an elderly…
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Mr. Moll also held an inquiry into the origin of a tire at Ivo John Rossely's farm on January 4. Ivo John Rossely, farmer, said he…
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A fire occurred at The Roes on Monday night as the result of which Messrs. Maclure store, residence, bulk store, and stock, and a four roomed…
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At the Council Chambers, Culcairn, on January 13, the Deputy Coroner. (Mr. D.H. Mott, J.P.), held an inquiry into the origin of a fire by which certain bags of…
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A large bush fire has been raging for the past few days in the State forest near Chiltern, and the flames on Monday night spread over a front of eight…
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Dear Uncle Jeff,—We have had some lovely rain down here. I think it is very nice to able to swim. I learnt to swim about three years ago, and as there is a…
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At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening an alarm of fire was sounded, and the response by the brigade was a prompt one, although, fortunately the services…
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A disastrous fire occurred at The Rock un Monday night, the large store of Maclure Bros., several residences, and a second store, all being totully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire From Blockhouse. Tripoli. January 21
Eighteen infantrymen, from a blockhouse at Bengharzi, and supported by neighboring redoubt, repulsed 400 Turks and Arabs, of whom they killed 29…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Effective Artillery Fire. Rome, January 19
A force of 3000 Turks and Arabs made an advance against the seaport town of Derna, which was occupied by the Italians early in the war. The Italian artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Big Fire at the Rock. Maclure's Store Destroyed
A destructive fire broke out at The Rock on Monday, night as the result of which Messrs. Maclure Bros.' store, residence, bulk store, and stock, and a four-roomed…
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There is a local superstition which is shared by a number of townspeople that outbreaks of fire in the town do not occur singly—that is that one fire is quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire Losses. Destruction at Osaka Tokio, January 17
The disastrous fire in Osaka on Monday night, which caused the loss of many lives and destroyed several thickly-populated quarters of the city before it was get under…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Saved From the Fire. £1,000,000 in Securities. New York, January 18
When the great fire destroyed the Equitable Life Assurance Society's fine building in Broadway on January 8, it was announced that a number of valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Grass Fires at Thurgoona Excellent Work of the Bush Fire Brigade
With a strong wind blowing and the sun at its hottest, the train on Saturday afternoon set fire to the grass in four places in the paddocks of Messrs. Wyatt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Sensation Near Hawksview. Thurgoona Bush Fire Brigade Indignant
The reflection of what appeared to be a bush fire on the eastern horizon in the direction of Bowna was observed in Albury last evening between 9 and 10 o'clock…
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Early on the morning of the 26th inst. a stack of hay, containing about 4 tons, the property of Mr. James Cooper, farmer, residing at Mulwala…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence Fire in Stubble Paddock. (To the Editor)
Sir,—In connection with the fire in my stubble paddock at "Maymount," Thurgoona, on Monday night, I would like to state that it was set alight by my son…
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