Special Cable Service. Off the Line. Scottish, Express Dorailed. The Train on Fire. Five Passengers Killed. Many Injured. LONDON
The Temora Star · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 2
A great fatality has occurred in connection with the Scottish Express.' The express from King's Cross stops at Grautham on the outward journey…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 2
A fire has broken out aboard the New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. Whakalane, which arrived from Wellington [?] days ago, and is berthed at the…
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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 4
The proposal Fire Brigade's Bill was discussed at a meeting of the Wagga Borough Council held on Thursday evening. The mutter was introduced by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Fire Brigades Act. the Council Emphatic. Local Control Asked For
Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 3
At the regular meeting of the Wagga Borough Council on Thursday evening, the Mayor (Ald. Jos. HAyee) moved the following resolution:…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2
There will be a hearty and most emphatic agreement with the Wagga Municipal Council's determination not to submit to the scheme proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Around the Camp Fire. to Contributors
The Worker · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 9
Note.—MSS. will be returned per post only when stamps are enclosed. MSS, not called for within three months of rejection will be destroyed…
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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 6
There are domestic fires burning in Yorkshire to-day which, according to the "Penny Magazine," have never been out for hund[?]ds of years. At the…
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Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2
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Several country municipal councils have agreed to support the movement to oppose the Fire Brigades bill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Army Gun. Can Fire 20 Hounds a Minute
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 3
Some particulars of the new quick-firing which is being supplied to the army are given to "The Times" by a correspondent, who seems to hold a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petroleum Fire in Paris
Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2
The Beusch Company'ls petroleum works at Paris have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £50,000, and five hundred workpeople…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire One Hundred Passengers Incinerated. a Terrible Holocaust. London
Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 3
The steamer Kankow was burnt at the Hong Kong wharf before daybreak yesterday. One hundred Chinese passengers were incinerated, and a…
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Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2
The steamer Hankow had two thousand Chinese on board when she caught fire. It was impossible to assist them so rapidly did the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Cable Service. A Sea Fire. Steamer Hankow Destroyed. a Hundred Lives Lost. Incendiarism Alleged. London
The Temora Star · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2
The steamer Hankow was burned at the Hongkong wharf before daybreak. There were 100 Chinese passengers burned to death, and much valuable…
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Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 3
A fire at Balmain early this morning destroyed three cottages and most of their contents. The inmates had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition
The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 4
The Building of Decorative Art at the Milan Exhibition was destroyed by fire on 3rd August in consequence of a defect in the electric light wiring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigades Bill
Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2
In response to their circular, the Wagga Borough Council have received 29 replies favorable to strong protest being raised against the Fire Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sea. a Ship Abandoned
Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2
A fire broke out on the ship St. Mungo, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, when at sea, and all efforts to check the flames [?] the vessel was abandoned on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. Latest News. Received Up to 2 a.m. Negro Revenge Town Destroyed by Fire. London
Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2
An extraordinary act of vengeance has been committed at Seneca, a town of about 7000 people, in the State of New York, United States…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. Serious Fire
The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2
There has been a great fire at Wellington (New Zealand). Thirteen business premises in the heart of the city were consumed, including the…
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