Cablegrams London, Thursday. Gigantic Fire at Philadelphia
A big fire has taken place at Philadelphia. Lippincott's great publishing establishment was destroyed, the loss being estimated at a million [?]ing. All the,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
112 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 6
Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Disastrous Fire at Warren. Hundreds of People Homeless
A fire broke out at Warren last night, and before it was got under control, the principal business premises were totally destroyed. Hundreds…
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NARRABRI.—A destructive fire occurred at Narrabri last Friday morning. Stafford's saw mills and the electric generating plant were completely destroyed. The cause of…
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ONE of the most destructive fires that has ever occurred in an inland town in this colony raged in Warren on Thursday night when nearly half the town was burnt down. Shortly after 5 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. By Cable. [REUTER's MESSAGE.—COPYRIGHT.] Out Lancers Under Fire. LONDON, Saturday Night
THE New South Wales Lancers, marching with Lieutenant-General Lard Metheun's column to the relief of Kimberley, while out reconnoitring to the…
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The railway station at Manilla was destroyed by fire on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Walgett. Sydney
THE Comborah Hotel at Walgett was destroyed by fire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Kiama
A big fire occurred at Kisma early this morning, six shops being destroyed. The damage is estimated at about £7000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War the Stormberg Disaster. Total British Losses Since Commencement of Campaign the N.S.W. Lancers Under Fire. Mafeking Getting Short of Provisions. Terrible Battle at Magersfontein Heavt Losses on Both Sides. the Transport Denton Grange Ashore. General Buller Advancing on Colenso. a Lyddite Shell Kills 20 Boers. Private Cable States Ladysmith Relieved. 6000 Boers Taken Prisoners. the News Lacks Confirmation. Anothers Australian Contingent for South Africa. London
General Gatacre's column regained Molten after 30 hours hard work. They captured an almost impregnable position against 6000 Boers,…
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Disastrous bush fires are raging in the Pyrenees Mountains Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Further Details of General Buller's Reverse. the Fighting Lasted Eight Hours. the Boers Suffered Terribly. a Second Canadian Contingent. General Buller Is Being Re-inforced. Additional Details of the Colenso Battle. General Bulled Repeatedly Under Fire, the London 'Times' on the Situation, the British Losses at Tugela River. Ceonjes Foeces Strongly Entrenched. the Boers Massing at Stormberg. London
Farther details of General Boiler s reverse show that the Boers occupied an impregnable entrenched position under Grobbter'e Hill, their gune…
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Qneenstown, a mining township on the west coast of Tasmania, was on Saturday in imminent danger of destruction from a bush fire. The…
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A disastrous fire occured at Ballarat yesterday the damage being estimated at £10000…
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