Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
A fire broke out this morning in the promises of the informational Harvester Company, in Bourke-street, a large brick building in which are stored…
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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 12
A fire broke out this morning in the promises of the informational Harvester Company, in Bourke-street, a large brick building in which are stored…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owing to an explosion of dynamite, the Seigfried mine, at Glesson, Hesse Darmstadt, in Germany, caught fire. Fifteen men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ravenswood, North Queensland, was the scene of a conflagration, which resulted in the total destruction of several business places in one of the main artefies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An incendiary fir occurred yesterday in the drapery shop of Mr. Edwin Lewis, in Stockwell-road, but no serious damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A big fire has just started on the premises of Mr. W. Lowe, in George-street. A strong breeze is blowing, which is fanning the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There is a block of buildings in Sydney, between Pitt and George streets and immediately opposite the Queen Victoria Markets, which is considered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A conflagration in Victoria destroyed the Spencer Company's block and the Driard Hotel, and threatens the "Times" newspaper building and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fire in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, has now been extinguished. Thirty-five firms, offices, and stores…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The prison at Milledgeville, Savannah, in the State of Georgia, has been destroyed by fire. There were 200 prisoners, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred in the medical section of Toulouse University, and 80,000 volumes were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £8000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The agricultural implement works of Messrs. J. S. Bagshaw and Sons, which cover about three acres in the west end of Adelaide, were partially destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A large quantity of mails have been destroyed by fire on a train between Richmond and Clonourry. The total number of bags of mails on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More fires have been discovered in the Brussels Exhibition, but were extinguished before much damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Zeppelin VI., the great German dirigible which has quite recently fitted up for passenger service after the destruction of the Zeppelin VII., was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three girls wore burnt to death on the top floor of a Birmingham cellulold button manufactory. Several other employees were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the West Wallsend Fire Brigade station on Friday evening, after the usual monthly drill, the members entertained Drill Instructor G. Harper, who is about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The members of the Lambton Fire Brigade and a few friends entertained their late drill instructor, Mr. George Harper, at Smith's Commercial Hotel on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The greatest forest fire in the history of the Rainy River district has thus far wiped out five towns on the Canadiun-American frontier, denuded [?]lles of land…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A fire, attended by serious loss of life, occurred at Newark, in the State of New York yesterday. The outbreak occurred in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A great fire is taking place in the town of Copperhill, in Tennessee. A whole street has been destroyed, and at midnight last night the loss…
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