Big Fire at Honolulu
THE following is an account of the big fire which swept over the plague-stricken part of Honolulu on January 20, as reported in the "Hawaiian Gazette":--…
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Fires & bushfires, 1900
99 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 5
Bush Fires in Gippsland. Several Lives Lost
SENSATIONAL incidents are coming to hand in connection with the bush fires raging in various parts of Victoria. Gippsland is the centre of the worst patch. It was a terrible fire, which…
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A big fire occurred at Rockhampton, North Queensland, on Sunday morning. Several shops were destroyed, and the damage done amounted to £7000…
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Another big fire took place at Melbourne yesterday, when Gresham Buildings, situated In Elizabeth-street, and occupied by several warehousemen, were burnt. The damage…
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A large fire has occurred at Kanowna, West Australia, when twenty-three shops were destroyed, and damage done to the extent of £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Louth. Mr. T. A. Matthews' Residence Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Louth, March 22
A destructive fire occurred at " Retreat," near Louth, at 10 o'clock this morning, when the dwelling-house, and its contents, of Mr. T. A, Matthews, J.P., were entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal. Mafeking. Enemy's Fire Slackened. Engagement at Fourteen Streams The British Rnpulsed. Boers enter the Town. Lord Methuen's Movements. An advance on Pretoria. Kruger's Threats. Warnings from Salisbury. (By Cable.) London. March 21
The Boor fire at Mafeing has slackened off. Trains are again crossing the Tugela bringing supplies to General Buller…
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Sergeant G. Atkinson, of the Protectorate Regiment, now with Colonel Biden-Powell at Mafeking;— “I have just escaped from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sydney
J. R. Love and Co's. stores in Bathurst street were destroped by fire early this morning. Owing to a quantity of kerosene, and other explosive o[?]ls on the premises, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Fire in the City
A SERIOUS fire broke out shortly before 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning in Messrs. J. R. Love and Co.' premises, situated in Bathurst Street, opposite St. Andrew's Cathedral. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Controlling Bush Fires
THE well-known writer, "Bruni," in a recsnt number of the AUSTRALASIAN, says:—"There is no subject that deserves the careful consideration of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Kalgoorlie
A big fire took place at Kalgoorlie several shops being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Ottawa. London
A disastrous fire has occurred at Ottawa, the capital of the Dominion of Canada. The outbreak originated in some lumber and flour mills in Hull, on the banks of the Ottawa…
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There has been a great fire at Ottawa, in Canada. It is attributed to the agency of Fenians who are sympathisers with the Boers. Incendiarism is proved…
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The New Zealand Government is sending £5000 to the relief fund in commotion with the above…
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There has been a very serious accident at the Gunnedah colliery last Thursday, when the pit was found to be on fire The men proceeded to block up one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroes Who Fight Fire
Mr. Jacob A. Riis, author of "How the Other Half Lives," and other studies of tenement-house life, contributes to the "Century" an article on "Heroes Who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bank-note Blaze
MANY recent attempts to pass off valueless bank-notes have failed. Enterprising magamen, anxious to secure a new means of entrapping the unwary, would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ammonia As a Fire Extinguisher
Probably the best fire extinguishing liquid is aqua ammonia, without any addition whatever. We have personally had experience with the almost marvellous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →They Live by Poking Fires
London is such a cosmopolitan place time the now trades created wholly by the introduction of alien customs would make a long chapter of themselves, but perhaps…
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