The Heat in Melbourne. Disastrous Bush Fires. Great Heat. 30 Deaths in Hospital. Melbourne
Extensive bush fires are raging at Cape Otway. At the Heads special precautions are being taken to protect snipping…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
343 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 18
Fire Brigade Social
The annual social was held last night, when the attendance was very fair, and the proceedings most enthusiastic throughout. The Mayor (Alderman Quilty), Chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at Newcastle
LAST Monday morning, about 3 o'clock, a fire was discovered in David Cohen and Co's. big warehouse in Scott-street, Newcastle. In a little over an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Magellan-street. Me. Gunner's Shop Gutted
At about 2.35 this morning an alarm of fire was given, and a big glare indicated that it had obtained a firm hold. There was a good turn out of the Brigade, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New York Fire Work for Foreign Anarchists. London
According to the New York "World," the fie in the Parker Building was the work of Armenian Hanchakist Revolutionary Society, after a fruitless attempt to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Brisbane. Over £12,000 Damages. Residents' Narrow Escape. Brisbane
A big fire occured shortly after 11 last night at the large brick building in Brunswick-street Valley, occupied for the past two years by the Queensland Brewery Co…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Bush Fires. Enormous Damage Done. Casualties to Fire Fighters. Three Deat[?]s. Melbourne
[?] has been done by bush fires in the Colac district. A fire threatened the town, and the residents had a fierce fight to save it. Several buildings,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast Drought. Farmers Abandon Holdings. Bush Fires Everywhere. a Terrible Outlook. Sydney
The drought In the South Coast district is becoming intensified. Many dairy farmers who have been 30 and 40 years in the Albion Park district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Fire. Ruins Stil Burning. Strongroomm Opened Newcastle
The fire in the ruins of David Cohen and Company's warehouse is still burning but all danger of the adjoining buildings again catching has passed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Still Raging. Workers Burnt to Death. Melbourne
Bush fires are still raging all over the State of Victoria. In the Beach Forest fire, Patrick Coulahan and David Burke were burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—One of the moat disastrous fires that have occurred in Newcastle broke out at 3 o'clock this morning in the warc[?]ouse of David Cohen and Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire Brigade. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—At the Hospital carnival procession last week was the first time I saw our Fire Brigade in daylight in uniform. One thing that particularly struck me was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Bush Fires. South Australian Casualties. Sydney
Great damage has been caused by bush fires at Lamexoo, South Australia. Three hundred square, miles of country were swept by the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Coast Fires. Sydney
The destructive bush fires continue in the Souhn Coast districts, amd number of families have been burnt ont at Tilba Tilba Many narrow escapes of settlers from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newcastle Fire. a Fresh Outbreak. Sydney
The fire in the ruins of Cohen's warehouse broke out afresh yesterday evening in so serious a manner that it was deemed necessary to play water on the ruins all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Fire at Newcastle. Damage Estimated at £250,000 SYDNEY
A disastrous fire occurred at three o'clock this morning at David Cohen and Co.'s big warehouse in Scott and Keightley streets Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Broadwater
On Monday night A are took place at Broadwater, when Mr. Williams store premises were completely gutted, Mr. A. McKinnon's hairdressing saloon was also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Still Raging. Large Areas Being [?] MELBOURNE
Destructive bush fires are still raging in Gippsland, Victoria, the area of fires extending over 30 miles. Some narrow escapes are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire at Gundagai. Brave Women Turn Out to Fight the Flames. Sydney
A large area of grass country has been destroyed by fire near Gundagai. There being a scarcity of men in the neighbourhood women went out and fought the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Big Fire at Murwillumbah Narrowly Averted. Grave Suspicion of Incendiarism. Murwillumbah
At half-past 9 last evening some consternation was caused by the discovery off fire underneath the sample room of Osborne's Club House Hotel. The fire was first seen…
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