Fire at Port-au-prince
LONDON, Tuesday.—A fire at Port-Ru-Prince, Hayti, destroyed four hundred buildings, including the courthouse, prison, and arsenal, where the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 11
Port-au-prince Fire. Thousands Houseless. London
Reuter's correspondent states that 8000 houses, the whole of the southern part of Port-au-Prince, Hayti, were destroyed in the fire, and that…
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LONDON, Friday.—The losses by the fire at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, amounted to £2,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Sugar Plantations. Brisbane
A serious cane fire occurred to-day on Seaview and Hammock plantations near Bundaberg, owned by Messrs; T. Holland and W. G. Farquhar respectively. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Frost and Fires Among the Cane
Growers of sugarcane in the several cane-growing areas of Queensland were up to the middle of June last looking forward to a magnificent crop, but the mild…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Colliery. London
A fire in the framework of the two shafts at Highouse Colliery, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, imprisoned 60 miners. After tremendous labour the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
At about eleven o'clock to-night a fire broke out in Broken Hill-chambers, in Queen-street, Melbourne. This building, which is ten stories high, is one of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Peking. German Barracks Burned. London
The German military barracks at Peking have been destroyed by fire. A small-arms magazine exploded, but the artillery magazine was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Normanhurst. Many Treasures Destroyed. London
A fire which originated in a kitchen on Sunday afternoon destroyed the eastern part of Normanhurst Court, the Sussex seat of Lord Brassey, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Bush Fire. in British Columbia. London
A great bush fire has swept through the Kootenay Valley in British Columbia, and is still raging. The town of Pernia was destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kingston Fires. Insurance Companies Liable. London
A case of great importance to the people of Kingston, in Jamaica, has been decided by the Privy Council. Actions had been brought against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Fire in Mexico
LONDON, Wednesday.—A great oil fire at Tampico, Mexico, in which millions of gallons of oil were burnt, culminated in a terrific explosion, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Columbia Fires. Fought with Dynamite. London
Further details of the fires in British Columbia state that on Saturday morning fire appeared on the crest of the mountains west of Fernie, and ran…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Airships Destroyed. Thunderstorms and Fire. London
Count Zeppelin's airship started from Friedrichshafen, on Lake Constance, on Tuesday morning, passed over Basle, Strasburg, Darmstadt, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Designs in Fire
The art of decorating cities is a fairly well-established one. When it comes to devices, there is really very little left to originality, simply because so many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British-columbia Fires. Fears of Pestilence. London
The great fires in British Columbia continue. Pestilence is feared at Fernie, where there are 2000 women and children…
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Thirty deaths are reported from Fernie, the British Columbian town that was destroyed by the great forest fires which have been raging during…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Germany. London
A great fire, resulting in the destruction of 150 houses, has occurred in the town of Donaueschingen, in Wurtemburg, Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big City Fire. Cook's Timber Yard Ablaze
Shortly before half-past one o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in Mr. A. Cook's timber yards at the junction of Burwood and Lower Church streets,…
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Whilst lying on and on the Island of Atiu recently, the schooner Vaiti had a narrow escape from total destruction. It appears that Captain Harries has proceeded to the…
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