German Girl Burglar. Fires at Gendarmes. London
Anna Kummer, a fashionably-dressed girl of 18, belonging to a good German family has been arrested at Lucerne with a male companion, on a charge of burglary. She…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
343 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 18
Disastrous Fire. Five Buildings Destroyed. Wyalong
A disastrous fire occurred at West Wyalong last night. The outbreak originated in the Royal Hotel premises through, the accidental upsetting, of a kerosene lamp in…
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ON Tuesday night a disastrons fire occurred at West Wyalong. The outbreak originated in the Royal Hotel premises, through the accidental…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Disastrous Wyalong Fire. Sydney
Another disastrous fire has occurred at Wyalong. Two shops in the main street were destroyed and a big conf[?]aration was narrowly averted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fire. Elderly Woman Burned. Perth
A fatal fire took place at Boulder City, the victim being an elderly woman named Mrs. Swanston, wife of one of the engineers employed on the [?] mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Fire Insurance. Sydney
The Sydney Municipal Council during the past 20 years has paid £14,000 in fire insurance, and drawn £32 on account of fires during the same period…
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THE usual monthly meeting of the Casino Fire Brigade was held in the Fire Station on Monday night. First Lieutenant W. B. Riley was in the chair. After the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Device for Correcting Fire of Ships Guns. London
Admiral Wilson, on bond the batteship Vengeance, is experimenting at Tor Bay, with a new aim corrector, placed on deck behind armour. It is intended to superscde…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Wyalong Fires. Wyalong
Two more fires occurred at Wyalong last night, making four since New Year's Day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Arnclifee. Sydney
Two shops at Arncliffe were gutted by fire last night. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hotel on Fire. Inmates[?] Narrow Escape. Melbourne
The All[?]Nations' Hotel at Bendigo was partially destroyed by fire early this morn[?]. Several of the occupants had a narrow escape, one or two sustaining painful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern star. Published Daily. Tuesday, January 14, 1908. a New York Fire Lesson
What occurred in New York the other day when one of its skyscrapers of 13 storeys in height burnt for fourteen hours and caused a loss of £300,000, conveys a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sky-scraper Burnt. Fire Lasts 14 Hours. Loss £300,000. Three Firemen Killed. Rotten Hose and Inadequate Pressure. London
A thirteen story skyscraper, known as the Parker Building, fronting Fifth Avenue, in Nineteenth-street, New York, caught fire and burned for 14 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New York Skyscraper Fire. Dramatic Rescue of Firemen. London
The dramatic rescue of the firemen was a feature of the Parker Buildlng fire. The firemen were unable to throw water above the eighth, storey, and a number who had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Big Blaze. Nine Premises Demolish D. SYDNEY
A big fire occurred at Ganmain this morning. Nine business premises were destroyed, the damage being estimated at £15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escave From Fire. Sydney
The Werris Crook Railway Station and Refreshment Rooms narrowly escaped destriction by fire. Owing to a leakage of gas the building caught alight, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Adelaide. Horses Burned to Death. Adelaide
A fire occurred in the premises of Messrs. Henry Berty and Co. early this morning. Sovernl horses in the adjacent stables were burned to death. The whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire. Melbourne
In a disastrous fire at Horsham a block of buildines were destroyed. The damage is estimated at over £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Fire. Newcastle Warehouse Destroted. Damages, £250, Ooo Four Men Seriously Injured. Newcastle
One of the most disastrous, fires in the history of Newcastle occurred this morning in one of the principal blocks of buildings. The outbreak occurred shortly after 3…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. Losses of Sheep and Grass. Numerous Districts Suffering. Melbourne
Bush fires are raging everywhere. At Edenhope 4000 sheep were destroyed, also 20,000 acres of grass, and either proporty was burnt…
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