Destructive Fire
The Apollo Soap and Candle Worts and G. Wilcox and Sons' Skin and Hide Works, of Hindmarsh (S.A.), have been entirely destroyed by fire. A number of other places,…
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A "New Woman." Young Girl Burglar. Fight with Gendarmes. Fires Six Shots. London, Jan. 1
Anna Kunmer, a fashionably dressed girl of 18, belonging to a good German family, has been, with a male companion, arrested at Lucerne,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Wyalong Started by Kerosene Lamp. Heavy Damage. Wyalong
A disastrous fire occurred at Wyalong last night. The outbreak originated in the Royal Hotel through the accidental upsetting of a kerosene…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Wyalong. Second Outbreak. Sydney
Following the great fire last week, a second fire occurred at west Wyalong last night. Two shops were destroyed…
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An elderly woman, Mary Swanston, was burnt to death during a fire at Boulder City (W.A.). A young man made heroic efforts to rescue her, but…
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The usual monthly meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on Tuesday, the 7th inst. Present—Capt. Williams (chairman),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Naval Experiments. to Revolutionise Fire Control. London, Jan. 10
Experiments are being rallied out in Tor Bay. Devon, by Admiral Wilson with a new aim corrector. If the experiments are successful the new…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Fire. a Skyscraper Destroyed. Firemen Killed. London, Jan. 13
A new York skyscraper, the Parker Buildings, has been destroyed fire. The damage is £300,000. Three firemen were killed and 25 injured by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires In Maoriland. New Zealand
Forty thousand acres of grass were swept by fire in the north of the Canterbury district, and sheep, fencing, and crops have been destroyed. Good rains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Adelaide. Adelaide
The premises of Berry and Company, warehousemen, Adelaide, were totally destroyed by fire this morning. A number of horses in adjacent stables…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fire Catastrophe. Panic Stricken Audience. Many Persons Killed. London, 14th January
A sensational catastrophe, attended with dreadful loss of life, occurred last night in the town of Boyerstown, in Pennsylvania…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire. Portion Ot Ganmain Burnt. Block of Buildings Wiped Out. Heavy Losses
An alarming and destructive fire broke out yesterday morning in the township of Ganmain , situated on the South-Western line, about 34 miles…
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On Wednesday morning, at 4 o’clock, the residents of the town of Ganmain were disturbed from their slumbers by the cry of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. MELBOURNE
A disastrous fire occurred at Horsham to-day. A block of buildings valued at £6000 was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ganmain Fire. Some People Ruined. a Narrow Escape
Writing of the great fire at Ganmain (reported in Thursday's issue) a correspondent days:—Some of Mr. Cooney's children narrowly escaped…
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Further inquiries regarding the origin of the recent destructions fire at Ganman show that the outbreak, as stated, started in Cutts and white's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire at Newcastle
There was a disastrous fire at Newcastle early this morning. The fire broke out in David Cohen and Co.'s five-stored warehouse. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Calamitous Fire. Outbreak at Newcastle. Principal Store Gutted. Sensational Incidents. Whole Block Menaced. Many Persons Injured. Damage, £200,000. NEWCASTLE
Following the "creep," which caused a panic and destruction of property, a great fire occurred at Newcastle carly this morning. Shortly before 3…
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Bush fires are raging in different parts of the country. In the Edenhope district a bush fire of great magnitude, having a face of 45 miles, has been raging for four days,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallendbeen Fire
Wallendbeen has been very unfortunate under the disastrous on pers of the Fire Demon, and now it has suffered the loss by fire of Mr. A. J…
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