Bush Fires
The Melbourne Express parsed through a f[?] fire at Douglas Park on Sunday night. The bush was [?] for miles. In the gare of the flame could be seen the remains of many homes and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1909
39 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2
"Not a Fire Brand." Crown Prince of Servia. Remarkable Interview
I was received in private audience by the Crown Prince of Servia this morning (said the Belgrade correspondent of the "Daily Mail" on October 19). His…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Sydney
A fire occurred on Thursday morning in Engine-street, Ultimo, which resulted in the destruction of an up-to-date furniture factory and about L20,000 worth of expensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Shire Council and Bush Fires
Tea following letter was read at the last meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council from Mr. A. Chapman:— SIR,—With reference to the letter dated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boulogne Set on Fire
On Wednesday, October 8, 1806, during the war of France, under Napoleon I., against the other nations of Europe, Boulogne, a celebrated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Carcoar
Carcoar, Tuesday.—The largest and most disastrous fire that has taken place in Carcoar for many years occurred shortly before 11.p.m., when a number of business and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Countess's Father. Wealthy Man Sent to Prison. Strand Fire Recalled
Edward William Bayley, stated to be the "father of a countess" and a justice of the peace, was sentenced on November 25 (says the London "Dally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Under Fire. Christie 'Murray and Archibald Forbes
David Christie Murray, in his "Recollections," newly published by Mr John Long, confesses to having experienced considerable nervousness in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Cinematograph Fire. LONDON
Three hundred people were burnt to death in the Flores Theatre, Acapulco, Mexico. The telegraph office was also burnt. The disaster occurred during a gala…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire at Lord Brassey's Sussex Seat. Aristocratic Amateur As Fire-fighter
Lord Brassey's beautiful Sussex seat, Normanhurst, a noble mansion near Battle, was the scene recently of fire, involving damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Famous Mansion. House Party's Struggle
A house party at Bradfield House, near Tiverton, the residence of the Hon. Lionel Walnond, M.P., had an exciting experience on Thursday Night…
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A house party at Bradfield House, near Tiverton, the residence of the Hon. Lionel Wairond, M.P., had an exciting experience on Thursday Night,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Post Office Fire in Sydney
The fire in the Post Office bulk store in George-street North on Thursday was burning from before 4 a.m. until well into the afternoon, and when the flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Motor Fire-engine
The first petrol motor fire-engine to be put into service in the Metropolis has just reached the London Fire Brigade headquarters. A second engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eighty-three Lives Lost. Appalling Fire on a British Liner. Arabs' Frantic Fight for Life
Scenes of unforgettable horror have been enacted off Malta, where a fire occurred on board the British liner Sardinia, which was on a voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flower Boat Fleet. Destroyed by Fire
Over 400 lives were lost at the great "flower-boat" conflagration of the Canton reach, there locally known as Tatsha T'ao (Great Sand Spit). Thus…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Battle of Gravelotte. an Advance Under Fire
In "Harper's," William Galdner, a survivor of the battle of Gravelotte the most hard-fought victory of the Franco-Prussian war, tells…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade
FOREMAN A. LAZARUS presided over a meeting of the members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade held at the Fire Station on Friday night. Included in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Leap Into a Fire-net. Right and Wrong Ways of Jumping From a Building
At a great fire it may become necessary for a man or woman to leap holdly from the burning building, or perish in the flames. One may…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Forest Fires Are Caused
Memories of the appalling forest fires which devastated parts of the United States and Canada are still fresh upon the mind of the public…
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