Best Fires
Great damage has been done by bush fires at Chiltern, Victoria. Two women ran through the flames and succeeded in rescuing a mob of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
125 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 7
Bush Fires
Destructive "bush fires are reported on the hills east of Adelaide. The flames have a frontage of 12 miles…
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Devastations by fire are occuring in all portions of Victoria Bush fires have done a great deal of damage, and many settlers in the newer…
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MUNGINDI, Thursday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Mungindi early this morning, at 3 o'clock, the town being almost completely wiped off the map…
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Norfolk (Virginia), Monday.—The British steamer Consols, cotton trader, Galveston to Hamburg, took fire, and sank south of Cape Hervey. Aid was…
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SYDNEY, Monday Night. —The steamer Etheldon. put into Fremantle with a tier[?] fire raging in her bunkers. She was bound from Geelong to the United Kingdom, and…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Houston (Texas) on Tuesday last, the flames sweeping the eastern section of the city. No fewer than 25 blocks…
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A large storeroom at the Victoria Barracks was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at about £2000…
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A destructive fire occurred on Wednesday afternoon, on the outskirts of Armidale, the residence of Mr. Andrew Symington being burnt to the ground. Shortly before…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Seven shops and two dwellings were destroyed by fire at Germanton yesterday. The loss has caused great inconvenience in the town…
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SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon. — The St. George's Rifles store-room at Victoria Barracks was gutted by fire this morning. The contents, valued at over £1000, consisting of…
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MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon.—A large part of Briscoe's hardware warehouse, in Little Collins-street, Melbourne, was destroyed by fire this…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Quirindi on Wednesday morning. The School of Arts building, containing also the Municipal Council, the…
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The promises of M'Gregor and Grant, cabinet-makers, and Sharp Bros., cordial manufacturers, were destroyed by fire at Glebe last night…
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An accident of an extraordinary nature occured on Tuesday at Bischcim, in Alsace-Lorraine, to a balloon manned by two officers. The…
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SYDNEY, Monday. —The "Builder" Printing Company, Kent-street, was burnt out at an early hour yesterday morning…
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Berlin, Tuesday Evening,—An accident of an extraordinary nature occurred to-day at Bischeim, in AlsaceLorraine, to a balloon manned by…
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A great fire has occurred at p[?]fawnar, India, 200 houses being destroyed, Many persons were rendered destitute…
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A disastrous fire occurred on Tuesday night at Tamworth at one storied premises occupied by Michael and Co., in Peel-street, and owned…
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The mail Van was found to be on fire at Warwick (Q.). About 40 bags of matter were more or less seriously damage…
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