Disastrous Fire. LONDON, Sunday Night
TWO thirds of the business places at Sydney, Cape Breton, have been burned…
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Fires & bushfires, 1901
163 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 9
Big Fire at Quirindi
A big fire occurred at Quirindi this morning, by which the Central Hotel and four other business places were consumed, The damage is estimated at £7,000…
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The steamer "Heathelene." which arrived at Albany from New York yesterday, narrowly escaped destruction by fire, which raged for sis days, and reached…
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An awful occurrence, which took place at Morpeth last Tuesday, was the subject of an inquest before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and coroner, at the…
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As extensive fire occurred here at 1.30 o'clock this morning, the block known es Sims' being completely burnt down…
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EARLY on Tuesday evening a fire broke out in a dwelling--one of the few remaining landmarks of the "good old days"--situated in Meade street, just beyond the Presbytery…
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An extensive fire occurred at Hillgrove at 1.30 on Tuesday morning, the block known as Sims' being completely burnt down. Ray Bros.' store was considerably damaged, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ladies' Fire Frigade. [Contributed.]
What shall we do with our girls? Perhaps it wonld better to ask, What cannot we do with them?' seeing that they are fast entering into every calling that was at…
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A YOUNG man named Phillips was riding near Wollongong on Friday morning when his clothes caught fire, owing to having placed a lighted pipe in his pocket. The…
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Two hotels and a store were burnt to the ground at Emerald, near Rookhampton. The damage is estimated at £1[?],000. A man named Bennett…
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MR. W. SAWERS has sent us the following communication for publication : -- " Commonwealth Defence, Melbourne, November 16, 1901. Dear Sir,--I am directed to…
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During a fire in a house at Broken Hill last night one of the in[?]ates, Mrs. Jones, who was an invalid, was burnt to death, her face being charred to a cinder,…
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SHORTLY after midnight on Thursday, people residing in the vicinity of Manners street were startled out of their sleep by the violent ringing of the firebell. The…
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A GREAT fire has occurred in Greshamstreet. 53 firms are affected. Only the remarkable efforts of the…
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Inquiry held at the residence of James Lahey, Tia, on Thursday, 28th inst, as to the origin of a fire at the Record Mine, Tia…
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THE Fire Brigade Board have adopted the partially paid system for volun teers…
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"I HAPPENED to see the start of a fire in Paris," said F. D. Higbee, in the "Buffalo News." "It was a rather ugly blaze in a three-story…
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The fire on board the steamer Wainate at Wellington has been suppressed…
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THE steamer Waimate, which is lying off Napier (N.Z.), loading for London, is on fire. An outbreak in No. 4 hold was discovered on Tuesday night,. and…
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The steamer "Waimate," which is lying off Napier, the chief town of Hawke's Bay, on the eastern coast of North Island (N.Z.), loading for…
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