Brokenhill Proprietary Fire. Outburst of Gas. Two Lives Lost
The task of combating the fire in Block 11. is (a Brokenhill wire of Monday says), still attended with difficulty, which occasionally causes…
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394 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 20
Fire at North Sydney
A weatherboard cottage in Myrtle-street, North Sydney, was destroyed by fire late last night. The owner and occupier of the house, James Mann,…
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A disastrous fire has occurred Luang Prabang, the chief city [?] Laos States, Indo-China, Five hu[?] houses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Vesuvius Eruption Hurricane of Fire and Water Millions of Tons Scattered. London
A terrible hurricane accompanied by torrents of water and showers of red-hot stones, the size of eggs, compelled the abandonment of the village of Torre…
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RECEIVED.—A Bush Hypnotist. A Longshore Pilot. Why Gaynor, Wasn't Gazetted. Railways of Great Britain, Work. A Bad Dream. Between…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Original Poetry. "How the Fire King Lit the Break." (An incident of the recent bush fires.)
Now, word came to the township, by a horseman riding fast. That the country to the East was all ablaze; And he said the fire would reach us ere…
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Thus bad begun, but worse remained behind. Gas mains had been broken on every hand, and the fires alight here and there in buildings were…
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A fire broke out last night on the top floor of the Austral Chambers, in Pitt-street, occupied by the Bile Beans Co. The whole of tho city bigades…
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A fire early this morning destroyed fourteen buildings in the main street of Nairabri. The damage is estimated at about £8,000…
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A fire occurred last night in Gibbs Bright's building, in Pitt street. The office occupied by the Bile Beans Coy. on the top floor was gutted. Other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Details. Later. Buildings Destroyed and Fires Raging. Martial Law Proclaimed. Gasworks Blown Up. Auckland, Thursday Afternoon
The following sensational details of the San Francisco earthquake have been communicated to the Premier by Mr. Reynolds, the manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. Cast-iron Protection. Duty Demanded on a Fire. Engine on Duty. London
A fire broke out in the village of Huningen, Alsace. The villagers were unable to cope with the flames, and the fire brigade at Basle, Switzerland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A City Doomed. San Francisco in Ruins. Earthquakes and Fires. Thousanbs Killed; Hundreds of Thousand Homeless. No Large Building Standing. Loss Estimated in Many Millions. London
One of the most disastrous earthquakes of modern times occurred at San Francisco at eighteen minutes past five o'clock on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dreadful Earthquake at San Francisco. the City Practically Ruined. Frightful Loss of Life. Huge Fires in Affected Area. 200,000 Persons Homeless. Latest: "Position Most Desperate" LONDON, April 19
San Francisco, the great western gateway of America, has been visited by one of the must appalling disasters which has fallen in recent times on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News Received Up to 2 A.M. City and Six Towns Destroyed. Situation Desperate. Five Thousand Killed; Two Hundred Thousand Homeless. Damage Estimated at Sixty Million Pounds. Position Desparate Fires Still Burning. London; Thursday Night
A late telegrams from New York states that, allowing for hysterical reports, it is apparent that the situation at San Francisco is becoming desperate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Later. Fifteen Hundred Lives Lost. One Thousand Injured. Situation Desperate. Buildings Thrown to the Ground. Vessels Sunk. Damage Estimated at One Hundred Million Dollars. Fire Spreading Rapidly. London
Information is fragmentary owing to the burning of the telegraph and newspapers office. It is now estimated that 1,500…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Sydney Fire. Blaze in Pitt-street
A fire was discovered shortly after midnight on Friday to be burning in the rear portion of the National Buildings a substantial structure of four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Extinguisned
The fire in San Francisco has been extinguished and only burning embers remain. 25 square miles of city and suburbs have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Checked. Three-quarters of City Destroyed. London
Except between Nob-hill and the north-eastern strip of water-front, the San Francisco fire has been checked. The skilful use of fresh supplies of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →San Francisco Disaster. the Fire Checked. Quarter of City Saved. London
Despite the dynamiting ol a mile of residents on the east side of Van Nessavenue, the fire has spread westward, involving the whole of the millionaires'…
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