Fire at Burrawong
A fire occurred at Burrawong on Sunday afternoon last, when "Merwin," Mr. A. S. Webb's house, was burnt to the ground. The origin of the fire is not…
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Five Bush Fires. Sandy Creek
Dear Uncle Jeff,—I still read the Children's Page. It is very hot out here. We have had five bush fires close around us since Christmas. Did you hang up your…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Very Few Bush Fires. Greenvale, Boree Creek
Dear Uncle Jeff,—It has been very hot lately. I have a friend staying with me now. My sister is staying away at my grandmother's for a holiday. School…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in Cressy Street
On Tuesday evening last. shortly, before 7 o'clock, the ringing of the firebell denoted that there was a fire raging and it did not take long to locate it in cressy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire-damp in Mine. 100 Men Entombed. Berlin, January 31
An explosion of fire-damp occurred on Friday in the Achenbach colliery, in Westphalia. One hundred men were entombed, and of…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Woman Charged with Murder. Fire at Salvation Army Home. Brisbane
The woman Jane Nightingale, who is charged with murder owing to the deaths which resulted from the fire at the Salvation Army Home at Taringa, which, it…
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The premises in Cressy-street occupied by Barber and Sons as a fruit shop and restaurant, were damaged by fire on Tuesday evening, and the contents of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Marrar. Damage Estimated at £6000
The office of the Superintendent of Police, Albury, received a telegram on saturday stating that a fire occurred at Marrar at 5 a.m. Five premises were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Bombay Bazaar. Eight Lives Lost. Bombay
Further details received regarding the fire which broken out in a bazaar at Bombay on Friday morning show that there were 100 persons in the building when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.S.W. State Socialism. State Joinery Works. Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
The State joinery works, situated at the corner of Abattoirs road and Gordon street, Rozelle, comprising an area of three acres, on which were a factory and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Horror in Mexico. Bandit Sets Tunnel a Fire. Forty-one Lives Lost. Juarez (Mexico)
It is reported that the Mexican and North Western train ran into a burning tunnel and that 41 passengers on board perished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Threatens Kiewa. Checked Within Half-mile of Township. Residents Prepared for Flight
On Saturday morning a bush fire, which had been burning fiercely for over a week amongst the dense scrub and timber which clothed the rugged sides of Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Merwin Fire. (To the Editor of the Recorder.)
Sir.—I read in the last issue of your paper where Mr. A. S. Webb's house was burnt to the ground, and that the occupant, Mr. W. Bennett, his wife, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Gerogery
An engine engaged in threshing at Mr. Kleinberg's farm, out at Geragory, in the extreme west, set on fire two stacks of hay containing about 47 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Water—no Bush Fires. Yarrandale
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner," and I hope you will accept me as one of your many nieces. I have been reading the Children's Page,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Careless Use of Fire
At the Urana police court on Monday last, before Dr. Conway Macknight and A. Muldoon, Js.P, Victor Ewins was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Marrar
A disastrous conflagration occurred in the main street at Marrar on Saturday morning. Three of the leading business places and two private residences, one of…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Fire Awarded Medal. London
The National Canine Defence League has awarded a medal to a Pomeranian dog, which gave warning of a fire, and thus saved the members of the household…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helped to Put Out a Fire. Dundoo, Kildary
Dear Uncle Jeff,—The school is open again, and there are 23 pupils going to it. There is a lady teacher teaching; her name is Miss Hall, and we like her very…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bulgandra Hotel Fire. Death Ok William Smith. Magisterial Inquiry
The district coroner, Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., held at the Walbundrie Court House on Wednesday a magisterial inquiry touching the death of William…
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