Big Fire in Brisbane. Narrow Escapes for Life
A BIG fire broke out in Brisbane early this morning. The whole of the City Council's Wharf, leased by the A.U.S.N. Company being destroyed. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
87 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 5
Ammonia As a Fire Extinguisher
Probably the best fire extinguishing liquid is aqua ammonia, without any addition whatever. We have personally had experience with the almost marvellous…
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A fire broke out at the Mount Lyell mine Tasmania, yesterday, by which the sample room was destroyed; the damage is estimated at £20,000…
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A LARGE fire has occurred at the Mount Lyell mining works. The damages are estimated at between £15,000 and £20,000…
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A great fire has taken place at Hoberker Docks, New York, Several vessels were partly destroyed, and 80 lives lost The damage is estimated at L400,000…
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Further particulars of the great fire in Hoboken Dockyard, New Yerk, state that some cotton bales were set on fire by the explosion of a carboy…
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A disastrous fire, has occurred at Hoboken Docks, New York. Four steamers were burnt and 500 people killed…
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The premises of Harvey, Shaw, and Co., of Little Collins street, have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £20,000, but is covered by insurance…
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Further particulars of the fire at Hoboken Dock, New York, show that the explosion of carbon acid fired the cotton bales, when 1500 visitors and workmen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Melbourne. Damage Estimatfd at L20,000 Sydney, Monday Night
The premises of Harvey, Shaw & Co, Hardware Merchants, Melbourne, were yesterday destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at L20,000…
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THE ball organised by the members of the above Band for the purpose of raising funds towards the purchase of uniforms, took place in the Gymnasium Hall on…
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THE Clyde Fellmongery Works at Geelong, one of the largest of its kind in Australia, was destroyed by fire last night. Damage estimated at L15,000…
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During the voyage from Queenstown (Ireland) to New York the steamship Cymric was discovered to be on fire. For 36 hours the crew battled with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News [Through our Telegraphic Agents.] Country Fire Brigades. Sydney, Thursday Night
IN the Assembly, to-day, the Premier stated that the proposed Country Fire Brigades Bill had been prepared, and that it would be introduced into the…
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A fire occurred in a large, weatherboard grocery store and dwelling of W. H Jenkins, corner of Rippon and South streets, Ballarat, on Sunday morning The family consisted of 13, and within…
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WHILE everybody in England is still talking and thinking of war, to the exclusion of every other subject, far away at the western tip of the North American Continent, one of the greatest…
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NO further tidings have been received regarding the reported disaster, through fire, to the barque Almore. Therefore the report still lacks…
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A DESTRUCTIVE fire has taken place at Welbeck Abbey, the seat of the Duke of Portland. The housekeeper was almost suffocated…
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Five buildings, covering a frontage of 200 yards, were completely destroyed by fire at Clermont, Queensland, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News [Through Our Telegraphic Agents.] Fire Brigades Sill, SYDNEY, Monday Night
THE majority of the country Municipal Councils have decided to oppose the Fire Brigades Amendment Bill now before Parliament…
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