Fire at "The Australia"
A fire wasdiscovered at the Hotel Australia this morning, caused by & short circuit electric current. It was extinguished before much damage had…
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Fires & bushfires, 1909
118 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 6
Vessel takes Fire at Sea
LONDON, Sunday Night.—Tour hundred persons were on board a steamer which took lire off the South American coast. The vessel sank, and 20…
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Forty lives were lost through the steamer President Roca catching fire and sinking while running between Southern Argentine and Buenos…
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A large mansion at Victor Harbor, South Australia, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday, together with many valuable oil paintings and…
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Fifteen miles north-west of Tamishua in the State of Vera Cruz Mexico the greatest oil fire in history has been burning for months…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A tornado and fire destroyed the town of Brinkley, in America. Thirty inbabitants perished…
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A notorious negro convict, named King triad to bum himself to death in Pentridge Gaol, by piling up the blankets and cell furniture and…
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The South China "Weekly Post" of February 6 contains the following account of the disastrous fire at TaiShatau, on the Pearl River, near…
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A fire at Bulltown, New Zealand, destroyed the Post Office, Town Hall, and many business premises. A bank had a narrow escape…
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A fire occurred in the Gunnedah Poet Office about 3 o'clock on Saturday morning, a quantity of mail being destroyed. The mail contractor left…
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A fire occurred aboard the British barque Cambussdooa in Sydney Harbor to-day. The prompt action of the crew prevented a spread of flames…
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Nine men lost their lives in a fire on Sunday, February 14, at a common lodging house in Grosvenor- street, Manchester, England. One of those…
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The natural beauty and richness of Newfoundland are hardly equalled—certainly not surpassed— by any other British Colony. Its wealthy…
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Fifteen miles north-west of Tamiahua, in the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, the greatest oil fire in history. has been burning for months,…
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An appalling disaster has overtaken British Columbia, the great mining and lumber region of Western Canada. The province has been…
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One of the moat wonderful villages in the geyserland of New Zealand affected by the eruption of Ngaurub.oe mountain, is that of the Tohourangi…
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A fire at Fortworth, Texas, destroyed one hundred residences. The damage is estimated at £200,000. Five hundred families are homeless…
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The Co-operative store in New Zealand has been destroyed by fire. Insurances amounts to £34,000. Two large hotels, opposite to the store, were…
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A disastrous fire occurred at a Narromine sawmill and planing works. The place was totally destroyed the damage amounting to £1400…
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A bush fire at Longreach (Q.) swept 7,000 acres…
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