Forest Fires in Michigan. London, Monday Afternoon
A wall of flame ten miles wido swept [?]artly across the lower Michigan penin[?] Five villages were destroyed and [?] people perished…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
343 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 15 of 18
Items of Interest. Forest Fires Destroy Train
FOREST fires destroyed a culvert, derailing a train with a load of fugitives from Metz, Michigan. The men were panic stricken and fled,…
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A disastrous fire raged at Traralgon (Vic.) to-day when four shops and dwellings were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Mine. Good Work by Brigades and Helpers. One Man Missing. Several Injured by Gases. Sydney
A fire was discovered in the block 14 mine this morning located between the 100ft. and 200ft. levels. The exact spot is being searched for as…
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We have had occasion to refer to the great popularity and enormous strength of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd. We…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigade Re-Union
THE annual re-union of the officers and members of the Casino Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the station on Tuesday night. This little function is always a great…
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IN the Assembly Mr. Wood moved,—"That it was expedient to bring in a bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to the prevention and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Broken Hill Mine Fire. Sydney
A wire from Broken Hill states that the fire in Block 14 Mine is virtually overcome. There is no gas this morning, which is a good sign…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at a Shop. a Syrian Committed. Sydney
A Syrian named Abo[?] Joseph has been committed for trial on a charge of maliciously setting fire to a dwelling house at Redfern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at East Coraki
On Wednesday evening last the residence of Mr. J. Sullivan, sen., East Coraki, together with the whole of its contents, was totally destroyed by fire. Fairly in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casino Fire Brigade Annual Reunion
THE annual reunion in connection with the above was celebrated on Tuesday night last, when the Board-room at the station was the scene of much gaiety. These little…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hotel Roof on Fire. Sydney
The roof of the Bambridge Hotel, Castlereaghstreet, was discovered to be on fire at noion to-day and in anticipation of a big job the whole of the brigades were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
Early this morning a fire was discovered in the underground workings of the Block 10 Mine. The outbreak is in the old southern workings, near the Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wagga Drill Hall. Destroyed by Fire
FURTHER particulars of the burning of the Wagga Drill Hall are as follows When discovered, the flames had a firm hold on the front portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roma Bore Fire, Cause of the Fire
The flames had on Wednesday increased in volume, due, it is alleged, to the increased flow of oil. Several times there were heavy discharges of oil, causing a…
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CAPTAIN D.S. RAYNER and his team, who are to compete at the forthcoming Fire Brigades' demonstration at Corowa, on the 24th and 25th of December, are practising…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Bore on Fire at Roma. Boring Plant Destroyed. Roar Heard Seven Miles Away
The Mineral Oll Company's bore had reached a depth of 3704ft. yesterday without any sign of gas, the depth being 21ft. in excess of that at w[?]rich the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fusing of Electric Wire. Sets Government Buildings on Fire at Bloemfontein. £100,000 Damage. London
The fusing of an electric wire fired the Government buildings at Bloemfontein, and the entire block was destroyed, resulting in £100,000 worth of damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting Fires New Method Adopted in New York
The metropolitan fire brigade of New York has made a first test of thenew high pressure hydrants fed by salt water drawn from the Bay, or the Hudson, or East…
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THE pluck shown by the miners', wives at burraga on Thursday, was the means of preventing what might have proved to be a disastrous fire at the Lloyed copper…
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