Big Fire at Newcastle
A very destructive fire occurred at Newcastle early yesterday morning, when the splendid warehouse of Messrs. D. Cohen and Co. was destroyed. Never in the history of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
47 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Disastrous Fire at New Castle
ONE of the most disastrous fires in the history of Newcastle occurred yesterday morning in the block of buildings bounded oil the south by…
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The prosperous town of Ballymena, County Antrim, was last night (13th November) the scene of a disastrous fire. The outbreak was first discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan Age, with Which Are Incorporated, Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror and Captain's Flat Miner Tuesday, January 21, 1908. Fire at Hall
CONSTABLE HALLETT, of Gininderrn, has reported to the Coroner, Mr. John Gale, that on Thursday last, at about 3 p.m., a dwelling house at Hall, occupied by Mr…
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One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Newcastle occurred on Monday morning, in the block of buildings bounded on the south by Hunter-street, on the north…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Police Court. Tuesday. Before Messrs A. Elliott, P.M., and J. H. Byrne.) Setting Fire to Grass
Darby McGrath (on bail) was charged with having maliciously set fire to natural grass at Badawang on 20th January. Mr. Fell for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coals of Fire. What They Mean. the Men Who Discussed
Mr W. V. Roberts writes, In the “Daily News” of 29th November:— The tramway being up for electrification, our car was brought to on a…
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WHAT is described as the most disastrous fire for many years occurred at Christchurch late on Thursday night. It began in the furniture department of Strange and Co.'s…
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The most disastrous fire for years occurred at Christchurch on Thursday night. The damage is given at half a million. It broke out at Strange and Co.'s big drapery…
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Some very suspicious circumstances regarding the burning of the Eurcbodalla post office were detailed in the evidence given at the inquest by Constable Pocock, in charge of Norrigundah police…
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UPON the approach of the mail train from Cooma on Monday night the station-master at Bungendore saw smoke and flames issuing from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boyertown Horror. Fire, Frenzy and PANIC
The following detailed particulars of the Boyertown horror are furnished by the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sleeping Car Fire. English Passengers. Jump Through Window
According to the "Daily Mail" correspondent at St. Petersburg on the 4th of January English passengers had a narrow escape in a fire which destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hat Trimmings Catch Fire
STELLA BRADEY, 19 who resided with her parents in 673 Bourke-street, Surry Hills, died at St. Vincent's Hospital on Wednesday night from…
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AT times, when the upper atmosphere is charged with smoke-laden vapour, and the disc of the sun, sharp and well defined, can be observed without…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The American Forest Fires
According to Professor Cleveland Abe, the great forest fires in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan covered an area of five thousand square miles, and the hot air and smoke…
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THE large warehouse situated in Clarence and Kent streets, Sydney, and occupied by Messrs. W. W. Campbell and Co., Ltd., furniture…
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The most destructive fire that has taken place in Sydney since the conflagration at Messrs. Edwards, Dunlop, and Company's warehouse in Clarence-street, about two years…
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A MEETING of members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday night. It was decided to hold the annual ball on Prince of…
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