A Factory Fire. Sydney
The top story of the promises of Messrs. Goodearls Limited, tent and tarpaulin makers, Kent-street, has been gutten by fire. The damage is estimated at about…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
343 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 18
Disturbances at Rome. Crowd Stones the Police. Police Fire on Rioters. City Excited. London
Serious rioting has occurred in Rome in connection with a working man's funeral. The police ordered the cortege to follow a certain route. The processionists refused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Arrest, Bolt and Shooting. Constable, Fires Straight. Sydney
Herbert Clifton was arrested last night in connection with the non-payment of fine for using threats to his wife.He wont quietly to the Paddington Police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Insurgent Arabs. Fire on British Steamer. Kill Two Passengers Wound Others. Britain Demands Redress. London
Insurgent Arabs on the banks of the river Tigris, subjected the British steamer Biosselynch to a heavy r[?]e fire. A Turkish patrol steamer accompanying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mine on Fire. Railway Line May Be Endangered. Brisbane
A novel sight was presented in the vicinity of Dinmore to-day by flames issuing from a disused coal mine. The mine has not been operated for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casino Fire Brigade
A MEETING of the members of the above was held in the Station on Monday night, Captain Rayner in the chair. A letter was read from the underwriters stating that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A False Alarm of Fire
SUSSEX- STREET on Friday last was calm and peaceful, and in the early part of the night the same air of tranquility prevailed in that thoroughfare. Shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire. Square Mile Burned. Damage £1,500,000. LONDON
A fire has destroyed over a square mile of Chelsea, a suburb of Boston. Thirteen churches and 2 public libraries the Children's Hospital, and a dozen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss by Boston Fire. Four More Deaths. London
The fire in Boston started in a rag pickens shop. Ten thousand people are homeless and four additional deaths are recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Losses at Boston Fire. British Companies. London
The losses of British Fire Insurance Companies in the Boston fire amount to 1,640,000 dollars. The Royal lost half a million, Norwich…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weapon That Will Prevent War. 2,000,000 Shots an Hour. Gun Fires Without Noise, Smoke, or Smell
FOLLOWING on the invention of a noiseless rifle which Mr. Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Sir Hiram Maxim, considers will revolutionise warfare, comes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fata[?] Fire. Three Charred Bodies Found. Adelaide
The constable stationed, at Goolwa has wired to the Commissioner of Police that Mr.. Elsley's house at Mount Compass was burned to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Betrayed by His Fire. Sydney
When captured on Saturday, William Johnson, who recently escaped from Cooma gaol, was in possession of a new tent, blankets, boots, etc. He said but for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Carriages Take Fire
The collision was so great that the whole neighbourhood was aroused. The train immediately burst into, flames. The five was quickly put out, but many of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Railway Disaster. Three Locomotives-in Collision. 43 Killed and 71 Injured. Women, Men and Children Victims. Carriages Splintered Into Matchwood. Debris Takes Fire. Many People Burnt.—harrowing Scenes. Various Reasons Assigned. Sydney, Tuesday morning
A terrible railway collision occurred ut Braybrook Junction, near Melbourne. The Bendigo Express clashed into a stationary Ballarat train. Several carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Mudgee. Sydney
A fire at Mudgee destroyed Collins' stationer's shop. The damage is estimated at £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inspection of Fire Brigades. Sydney
The superintendent of fire brigades intends visiting the northern rivers shortly to report on the condition of the local fire brigades with a view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Current Events. Fire Brigades Inspection
THE superintendent of fire Brigades intends visiting the northern rivers shortly to report on the condition of the local fire brigades with a view of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Manoeuvres
On Monday night lust Captain Rayner divided the local firemen into three squads and carried out some competition manoeuveres in Walker-street, Casino. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Two Years' Fire in a Mine
A REPORT from Brokon Hill states that a little inconvenience is being experienced on the Proprietary Mine in connection with tho Block 12 fire, which has…
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