Snakes and Bush Fires. Sharp's Creek, Adelong
Dear Uncle Jeff,—I enjoyed my Christmas holidays. Christmas Day was wet, hut New Year's Day was fine. There were races in Adelong, on New Year's Day, but…
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Disastrous Fire
A disastrous fire occurred at Mungindi early on Thursday morning, when the town was almost completely wiped out. The most of its population are now homeless…
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Another fire alarm was sounded on Thursday evening last, at about 7.30. Some rubbish in a hole in the roadway near the Cricket Ground by some means…
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Fire tricks were practised in very ancient times. The first known fire-breather was a Syrian slave named Eunus, a leader in the servile war in…
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Messrs. A. Casimir W. Rayner, and W. Byrnes. members of the Mudgee Rifle Club had a startling experience while driving to the local range on Saturday. Two of…
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Discussing the danger of weatherboard buildings in country towns, a Sydney insurance company manager expressed the opinion that sooner of…
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An eight-roomed house and wine shop owned and occupied by W. Thomas, at the Great Southern, Was totally destroyed by fire late on Monday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Fire Brigade. a Satisfactory Explanation
For some considerable time past the local Municipal Council has adopted a very suspicious attitude towarde the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners. In has been under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disasters. Collision and Fire. Man's Awful Sufferings. New York, February 15
A great sensation has been caused by a series of railway accidents which have occurred almost simultaneously. The most, serious accident happened at…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Cablegrams. a Huge Fire.twenty-five Blocks Burnt. Thousands of Persons Homeless. Loss Over £1,500,000. HOUSTON (Texas)
A calamitous fire broke out in the city to-day. The names swept the eastern section. destroying 25 blocks of buildings and rendering thousands of persons homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombay Fire Causes Rise in Cotton. Bombay
The fire which occurred on Tuesday on the cotton green, resulting in damage to the extent of £250,000, is stated to have been the most destructive in the history…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensation in House of Commons. Man Fires Revolver. London
A sensation was caused in the precincts of the House of Commons yesterday, when a man who was seated in the Central Hall fired a revolver, without, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Germanton Seven Shops Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £4000
A disastrous fire occurred at Germanton at about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, when seven shops, to two of which were attached dwelling, were swept out of…
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A serious fire occurred at Germanton on Wednesday, the following shops and dwellings were destroyed: -- Bryant and Arundell's blacksmith and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Victoria Barracks. Damage Estimated at £2000. SYDNEY
The guard at the Victoria barracks noticed a fire in the store room of St. George's Rifle Regiment. A "turn out" was ordered but the fire had obtained too great a…
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Huston, in Texas, has suffered seriously by fire. Practically the whole eastern section of the city was destroyed, 25 blocks being demolished. A number of extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Trains in Collision. Fire in a Tunnel. Passengers' Surprising Escape. New York, February 21
There was an addition yesterday to the long roll of railway disasters that during the past few days have occurred in the United States. It was a feature of…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Disastrous Fire at Germanton. Seven Shops and Two Dwellings Destroyed. Damage Over £5000. Germanton
One of the most disastrous fires that has occurred in the history of Germanton took place this morning. The fire originated in Mr. A. C. Goodwin's boot shop at…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Cablegrams. Chinese Muiiny. the Riots in Peking. And Loot and Fire the City. Four Fires Burning. Two Trains Full of Loot. the Riots Spreading
The revolt among the unpaid soldiery in the capital still continues. Looting of houses and banks is in pro-gress, and much damage has been inflicted…
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The ordinary meeting of the Chiltern Fire Brigade was heid on Monday night. Capt. Blanchard was in the chair, and eight firemen were present…
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