Shell Fire Used by Boers to Stead Cattle
Mr. G. W. Steevens, the war correspondent of the London DAILY MAIL writing from Ladysmith on December 24, says: "To-day we had two novelties in the art…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
27 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2
The Battle of Colenso. the Boers' Deadly Fire. Loss of the Guns
The 'Capo Times' of December 18 gives [?] following additional particulars of General Butter's desperate struggle with the Boers across the Tugela River:âOur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Under Fire for the First Time
Lieutenant F. M[?], M.R.C.V.S., Veterinary Surgeon, who was for a considerable time stationed in this district as Veterinary for the Board of Health, and who[?] having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How Ladysmith Is Surrounded. a Circle of Fire
Mr. W. P. Mitchell, a telegraphist, who spent November in Ladysmith, succeeded in making his way through the Boer lines. He has supplied the Natal papers with some interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sporting. Lismore Fire Brigade Sports
The sports promoted by the local fire brigade, in aid of the funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society, came off on the Recreation Reserve on Wednesday evening last, but the patronage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires in Gippsland. Serious Loss of Life and Property
A TELEGRAPHIC message from Melbourne on Wednesday says:—Details are now coming to hand of the serious destruction wrought by bush fires during the recent heat wave…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Woodlark-street
AT about half-past six on Monday evening townspeople were startled by the changing of the bell at the fire station, followed by the North Lismore bell. 'A glance in the open…
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THE adjourned inquiry concerning the origin of the fire which on the 20th March damaged the Clive buildings, was resumed at the "Richmond" Hotel on Monday morning, before the District…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Fires in Canada. Two Cities in Flames. London
A GREAT fire is raging in Hull and Ottawa, Canada. The damage is estimated at from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 dollars. Large portions of Hull are in ruins…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ottawa Fire. Result of an Accident
LATER reports state that the fire by which a great part of the City of Ottawa was destroyed was not the work of Fenians, as had been suggested, but was accidental…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Fire at Ballina
BEING rudely aroused from a peaceful sleep at about half-past 3 on Saturday morning I was surprised to find the interior of the room brightly illuminated. After hastily putting on a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Steamer Peregrine. Explosion Among Deck Cargo
A FIRE of an unusual character occurred on Friday evening on Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons steamship Peregrine while lying at Cowper Wharf, Woolloomoooloo Bay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late Cablegrams. Disastrous Fire at New York. London
A great fire has taken place at the Hoboken Dock. New York. Several North German steamers were partially burned. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000 dollars (£400,000.) It is…
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A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out at an early hour on Friday morning on the premises of Messrs. Harvey Shaw, and Co., hurdware merchants, Little Collins-street, Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under Fire
WRITING of the spirit of the British soldier, Mr. A. G. Hales, who is at the front for the DAILY NEWS, says: " On one occasion" (at a fight between the Boers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hoboken Fire. Horrible Scenes
PARTICULARS received by the American mail steamer Moana of the great fire at Hoboken Dock, New York, show there were a hundred men on each of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The New York Fire. Frightful Scenes
BY the recent fire at the New York docks, ten million dollars' worth of property was destroyed, 300 lives lost, and 1500 lives imperilled. The fire started in the cotton bales under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Ballarat. [?]En Persons Burned to Death
[?]CE the Australasian mine disaster nearly [?]nty years ago, when 22 men were lost through the inburst of water into the workings, no tale of death has so profoundly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under Fire. a Wounded Solder's Experiences
THF following interesting extract taken from letter written by Mr.R. Meeham, of the 1st Australian Horse, to a friend in Sydney. Mr. Mecham was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New York Steamer Fires. Small Portholes Cost Many Lives
THE full accounts of the terrible tragedy in New York Harbor, which are contained in the American papers, not only increase the horror felt on the first intimation of…
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