Fires
Fires seem to have been very prevalent not only in Now South Wales but Victoria during the holidays, due no doubt; to the heat wave. Victoria…
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Fire at Boree Creek
On Saturday morning a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Butler, farmer, of Boree Creek, and totally destroyed it. Mr. Butler, who is a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dora Dora Fire
The Dora Dora fire, which has been burning for some days pant, had, late this afternoon, reached the boundary of Woo [?] Station. It had burned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Near Germanton Under Control. Germanton, 10 p.m
The bush fire at Germanton has been got under control. It is being watched by a large contingent of fire ben [?] ers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Swept Country. Great Damage Done. Mr. Mulllavey Loses 360 Acres of Wheat. Germanton. Monday, 8 p.m
A bush fire is raging over a large area of wheat and grass country on the south-west side of Germanton. It originated at about 12.30 o'clock to-day in a wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Fire Sensation. Ladies Slide Down Sheets. Burglars Suspected of Causing Fire. Sydney
"Stephanie," the two-storey residence of Mr. C. Wlike, woolbroker, was burnt out at Darling Point carly this morning. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery,…
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A disastrous bush fire swept a large area of country on the south-west side of Germanton on Monday. The outbreak occurred in a wheat paddock at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dora Dora Bush Fire
Advices received yesterday in regard to the bush fire at Dora Dora, on the Upper Murray, show that the outbreak is one of the most serious recorded in that part of…
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Thirty-severn fires wihin Forty-eight hours has inst been recorded by the London Fire Brigade as to the [?] her of times it has been called out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Rutherglen
At about 1 o'clock on Tuesday last a fire started in Mr. J. T. Nevill's wood yard, Rutherglen. The brigade was quickly in attendance, and a stack of…
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About a quarter to one o'clock on Wednesday morning a bell rang out loudly. It did not sound like the customary clang of the firebell, but that it…
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At a meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council, the attitude of the fire brigade in refusing to turn but to the fire at the residence of Mr. P. S. M'Phillamy on…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →The New Fire Engine
To the Editor of the "Albury Banner." Sir,—I see the council contemplate buying a new large motor fire engine, but with our small corroded pipes and low…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →(General Cable News. Fatal Portsmouth Fire. London
An inquiry has been held into the recent dissstrous fire at the Portsmouth naval [?]d, in which two signalman perished and large quantities of stores…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lodging-house on Fire. Eight Lives Lost. New York, January 1
Three women and five men lost their lives by a fire in a lodging-house in the crowded East Side district of the city on Tuesday night. In addition, four men who…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Big Fire in London. Pathe Freres' Film Store. London, December 31
Pathe Frerers' cinematograph film store in Soho was destroyed by fire this morning. The inflammable nature of the contents…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Latest by Wire. Wheat Market. Wheat, 35 to 35¼. Fire in Sunshine Harvester Buildings
The fusing of an electric wire on the first floor of the Sunshine Harvester buildings in George-street, Sydney, resulted in a fire which did considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Training College. Incendiarism Suspected. London
The laboratory and gymnasium attached to St. Paul's Training College at Cheltenham were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Encircled by Fire. Thousands of Pounds Damage. Bathurst
Bathurst is sarrounded by bush fires to-day, and many hundred acres have been swept, Some residences narrowly escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Tale of the Sea. a Collier on Fire. Crew's Thrilling Experiences. Vancouver
The German barque Eilbek hus arrived at Astoria, Washington, with the captain bey. It appears that the Battle Abbey…
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