A Tired Man. Alleged to Have Set Fire to a House. Grenfell
A man named James Flannery was before the local police court to-day charged with having set fire to the residence of Mrs. Andrews…
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A San Francisco Fire. Baldwin's Theatre Destroyed 20 Lives Lost. London, Thursday Night
A disastrous fire occurred at San Francisco last night. Baldwin's Hotel and Theatre, one of the best known and most popular resorts in the city, was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire at Gregadoo
What might have developed into a large and destructive bush fire, but for a fortunate circumstance, broke out in Mr. P. Moran's paddocks at Gregadoo on Saturday. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires at Borambola
A report has reached the police from Borambola regarding a bush fire which occurred there on Sunday morning. About 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. Mr. Gunn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrow Escape From Fire. a Flour Mill in Danger. Coolamon
What would undoubted have proved a disastrous fire was narrowly averted to day. A pile of wood, slacked close to Pike's flour mill, which it situated in the centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train on Fire
The western mail train caught fire last night, when 27 miles from Bourke. The fire originated in a tarpaulin covering a truck of chaff, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Fiend
It is not such a great while ago since Mr. [?] saw mills, etc was consumed by that devouring element fire, and on Monday last it was thought the a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Moss Vale
Bush fires are raging all round the district, and a dense smoke and heat prevades the atmosphere…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maliciously Setting Fire to Grass
Thomas Charles Russell was charged with maliciously setting fire to natural grass at Jackalass on 10th December, [?]97…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Ganmain
The scorching weather of Saturday, Sunday, and yesterday has been particularly favourable to bush fires. On Ganmain Station two fires broke out, and but for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Victoria. Heat and Bush Fires
The weather in Melbourne on Monday appears to have been as oppressive as in the Wagga district. A hot northerly wind set in with daybreak, bringing along clouds of dust…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Fire Brigade
Captain Mumford presided at the ordinary monthly meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade held on Tuesday evening. Correspondence was received from the Junee Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Forbes. a Brewery Destroyed. Forbes
[?]th's brewery was completely dels[?]y fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]R's Liability. Stroyed by Fire. [?]Y the Premier. [?]Ney, Wednesday Night
[?] this afternoon, in reply [?]emier promised to look [?] pawnbrokers in England [?]regard to goods pledged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires on Ganmain
From the Wagga Express we learn that bush fires broke out on Ganmain station on Monday, and but for prompt measures being taken there was no telling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ungarie. Friday. Tremendous Bush Fire.—great Destruction
A tremendous bush fire has been burning in this district since Suuday last on Milby, Bygolorie and Wollongough stations. Thousands of acres of grass were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Morangorell. Fire
Our usually quiet village presented quits an animated scene on Saturday last owing to conflagration which broke out in Mr. Butler's hall. The fire was first observed from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Narrow Escape From Fire
A narrow escape from what night have proved a disastrous fire occurred in one of the buildings known as Evans' buildings, in Baylis-street, early on Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington (N.z.) Sunday. Disatrous Fire—two Men Suf[?]ocated
A fire at Wellington (N.Z.) on Friday, destroyed the Royal Oak Hotel, and two men were suff[?]ted. There were many sensational escapes, one man [?] 30ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in New Zealand. a Wellington Hotel Destroyed. a Sensational Leap. Two Lives Lost
Further particulars are published relative to the fire by which the Royal Oak Hotel Wellington, was destroyed early on Saturday morning…
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