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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1899

112 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 6

A Fatal Fire. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 5

A widow named Annie Tennant, 65 years of age, was burnt to death at Croydon on Saturday night…

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Fatal Fire

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The residence of Wallace Andrews a New York, millionaire, a seven-storey building baa been totally destroyed by fire. The whole family, thirteen in…

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Another Fatal Fire. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 5

THE seven-storeyed residence of Wallace Andrews, a New York millionaire, has been destroyed by fire. The entire family of 13 perished,…

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Another Big Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3

Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt's mansion at Long Island, New York, where his son was spending, his honeymoon, has been destroyed by fire. The outbreak was the work of an…

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Fire at Hyde Park

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 3

A serious fire occurred in Hyde Park fifty engines were present, and some exciting scenes were enacted when the inmates of the house were being rescued…

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Ship on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

A fire broke out on board the French ship Elise in the Mediterranean. The crew, deserted her. The men from the British steamer northumbria boarded the elise and…

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Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 3

The joinery works of Messrs Sanbrook 'Bros, Camperdown, were completely destroyed by fire last night…

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Fire at Camperdown. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 5

THE joinery works of Sanbrook Bros, were completely destroyed by fire last night…

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The Great Fire in New York

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 4

THE accounts received by way of San Francisco of the Windsor Hotel fire, show that the scene was appalling. The fire broke out on St. Patrick's Day at 3 o'clock, as the Irish societies were marching up…

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Large Fire at Dalby. Brisbane, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 5

A LARGE conflagration is reported as having occurred at Dalby, whereby the township was partially destroyed, including the School of Arts and…

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Disastrous Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Bourke this afternoon. Several business premises were demolished. One fireman was seriously injured, and is not expected to recover…

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Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

A disastrous fire has occurred in New York. Two hundred buildings were destroyed, the damage amounting to £100,000…

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Destructive Fire. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 5

A FIRE which occurred at Cooney Island resulted in the destruction of 200 hotels, saloons, and other buildings…

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Burial Under Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 6

HIGH on the ridge where the marines pitched their tents on the shore of Guantanamo Bay, the first Cuban soil taken by American troops, are the…

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Fire at Murwillumbah. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 5

THE Terminus Hotel, at Murwillumbah, was burned to the ground yesterday morning…

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The Suspicious Fire. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 5

THE circumstances in connection with the suspicious fire at Victoria-street, Darlinghurst, was further investigated to-day by the coroner and a jury…

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Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 3

A fire broke out in a large shed at Victoria Dock,, in which the cargo of the steamer Banffshire was stored. The flames spread to the vessel and were not extinguished until…

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Fire at Croydon. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 5

A WEATHERBOARD cottage at Croydon, occupied by John Anderson, a constable, was destroyed by fire this morning…

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Fire at the Victoria Docks. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 5

A FIRE at the Victoria docks extended to the steamer Banffshire alongside. Three holds were burnt out, and the losses were heavy…

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Ship-on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

A [?]lira out on oat on board tne barque Aldergtrave whilst lying in Newesstle harbour this morning. The fife is still raging end the origin of the outbreak is a…

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