A Record of Disaster Fire and Water
Between last Friday night and the early hours of Sunday morning nearly 200 lives were lost. The wreck of the South-Western Railway Co.'s steamer…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
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Sufferers by Bush Fires
The Premier states that in connection with bush fires it had been ascertained that in many cases the crops destroyed were insured…
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Bush fires are still raging in portions of Victoria. An old age pensioner. resulting at Bendigo, had a narrow escape of being stupitied by smoke, when he was rescued by…
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The post office with residence, at Rhine Falls, between Cooma and Adamimby, was destroyed by fire. A mail bag had just been delivered when…
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The ruins of last night's fire present a scene of great desolation to-day. Heavy machinery is twisted into all shapes by the great heat. The firemen are still at…
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A disastrous fire occurred last night at Pyrmont, M'Kenzie's timber yard being destaoyed. The flames obtained camplete mastery, spreading with phenomenal…
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The railway workshops at Monton, New Brunswick, were destroyed by fire. The damage is said to be £200,000…
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The recent wreck of the Hilda off the coast of St. Malo, and the consequent loss of 128 lives, is a reminder that man is as far from conquering the dangers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sporting. Crickt. Pallamallawa v. Fire Bridade
A [?] repersenting the local Fire Bri[?]ade visited Pallamallawa on Saturday and played a match with a term representing that places the visitors winning by one…
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The "Daily Mail" writes that the Duke of Fife was unable to take the chair, and Sir Oliver Lodge was too indisposed to deliver his address on the…
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Two young children named Warren, were burnt to death during a fire, which destroyed two wooden cottages, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glasgow Fire Tragedy. Death-roll Thirty-mine. Lodging-house Panic. Firemen Beaten Back by Frantic Men. Blind Man's Gallant Rescue
The most disastrous fire experienced in Scotland for half a century occurred yesterday morning at a model lodging-house for men in Watson street. In the…
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On 10th January, the New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote: -- A great fire broke out early this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Telegrams Sydney, Saturday, 9 a.m. Fire in Sydney
A great fire occurred in the city[?] night; Edwards, Dunlop and [?] James Stedman, and several sma[?] premises, and the whole of the…
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THERE was a tremendous outburst of fire in the vicinity of Clarence and Kent-streets, Sydney, on Saturday at 10 minutes to 2 o'clock. An…
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In Sydney Friday night £200,000 damages. River rose about a foot…
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While the transport Meade was lying at the foot of Folsom street last night, preparing to sail for Manila with a thousand troops and supplies, fire was…
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An we were going to [?] we learned that a very dis[?] the broke out in Narrabri. From information received the [?] commenced in a…
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A disastrous fire occurred in Maitland-street, Narrabri, after midnight on Thursday night, whereby buildings estimated at between £6000 and £7000 in value were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Woolwick Arsenal. LONDON
A fire occurred at the ordnance store, Woolwich Arsenal. A great disaster was narrowly averted. Six firemen were injured…
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