Telford-street Fire
Joseph Griffin, who pleaded guilty on Saturday to having been an accessory before the fact in connection with the Telford-street fire, Newcastle, was sentenced…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 11
Fire in Boston. Many Buildings Destroyed. London
A great fire has destroyed over a square mile of the suburb of Chelsea, in Boston. Thirteen churches, two public…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The disastrous fire which occurred at Chelsea, a suburb of Boston, broke out in a ragpicker's shop…
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The famous old garrison church at Berlin has been destroyed by fire. Of the many flags captured in the war against Francs of 1870 hanging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Near Goolwa. Three Persons Killed. Adelaide
The constable stationed at Goolwa telegraphed to the Commissioner of Police to-night that Mr. Elsley's house at Mount Compass had been burned to…
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A disastrous are has occurred at the Elmdorp Stud, Lexington, Kentucky. Thirty two thoroughbred brood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boston Fire. Fourteen Bodies Recovered. London
Fourteen bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the great fire at Chelsea, Boston, U.S., and 80 other persons are missing, and are believed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Mudgee. Mudgee
A fire broke out about 8 o'clock last night on the premises of Mr. D. B. Collins, bookseller and stationer, at the Exchange corner. The damage is estimated at…
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Private advice has been received that the fire which occurred on the steamer Cambodia recently was in the bunker coal shipped at South Africa…
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A fire occurred at the Australian Paper Mills, on the banks of the Yarra, but the firemen were bale to overcome it speedily. The flames started through some waste…
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The letter from the Newcastle West Fire Brigade, which was read at the last meeting of the City Council, and the outbreak of fire which occurred at…
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LONDON, Monday.—A fire destroy-six business blocks and two hotels at Atlanta, Georgia. The damage is estimated at £250,000…
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LONDON, Tuesday—A fire has occurred in a quarter of Madrid occupied by the working class, which has destroyed 200 houses and rendered…
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LONDON, Tuesday—The workshops of the Association for the Employment of the Industrious Blind in Belfast have been destroyed by fire. The…
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Many alterations and improvements to provide proper means of escape in case of fire have been ordered by Mr. W. I. Taylor, senior factories inspector for the…
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When spoken to in Sydney on Tuesday, Mr. W. I. Taylor, senior inspector of factories, said, in reference to the Victoria Theatre, that it had been suggested to him…
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A fire broke out at noon to-day in the cargo of the steamer Ionic, 12,232 tons, which was lying alongside the railway wharf at Wellington, loaded for London…
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A fire occurred at Cunich's Cherry Gardens last night, by Which the residence and stabling was totally destroyed, and Mrs. Cunich, wife of the…
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As the fire in the hold of the steamer Ionic was not subdued on Thursday, it was decided to take drastic steps to suppress the outbreak. Powerful pumps were brought into…
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The members of the Islington Fire Brigade combined their annual meeting and dinner in the Northcote Hall, on Friday evening. The Mayor of Wickham,…
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