To Hit the Enemy. New Fire-control System. Tried by Navy
Whatever faults the present British Admiralty may possess, it is always ready to give any competent inventor an opportunity of tasting his…
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Fire in Baylis-street
A fire occurred shortly before 5 o'clock on Thursday morning in a four-roomed brick store in Baylis-Street, occupied by Mrs. Egan and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Farm
Early on Thursday morning a fire broke out in a shed on the farm of Mr. J. P. Benson, of Yurragundry. The place was used for storing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Coolamon
Our corespondents writed:— A few minuted before 3 o' clock on Tuesday morning a fire broke out in Mr. S.E. Trevitt's chemist's shope. The alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coongoola Fire and Murder
At the criminal sittings of the District Court at Roma, Q., William Riley, found guilty of burning down the Coougoola woolshed in 1895, was sentenced to 14 years. He…
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On Tuesday morning last, at 3 o’clock, Mr S. E. Trevitt’s Chemist shop was discovered to be on fire. Mr G. Poulson was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Train
The entry of the express train from Goulburn to Liverpool, on Friday morning, with a blaze of fire, like the tail of a comet, at the rear, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elections in Portugal. Troops Fire on a Crowd. London, April 6
Troops fired on disorderly crowds at some polling stations in Lisbon, killing and wounding several people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade
A meeting was held at the Oddfellowsâ Hall on Wednesday evening, for she purpose of considering the advisability of forming a Fire Brigade in Coolamon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Fire Brigade
The usual monthly meeting of the Wagga File Brigade was held at the fire station on the 7th inst, there being present—Captain Williams (chairman),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Terrible Fire. Square Mile of Buildings. Damage £1,500,000. One Death, Fifty Casualties. Flames Still Racing. London, April 13
A fire has destroyed over a square mile of Chelsea, a suburb of Boston. Thirteen churches, two public libraries, the Children's Hospital, a dozen…
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An immense fire at Chelsea, Boston, destroyed a square mile of the suburb, and the damage is estimated at one and a half million pounds. Thirteen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire. LONDON
A fire that broke out in a bag packer's shop at Boston rendered ten thousand people homeless, and did damage to the extent of £2,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire at Bourke
Cobb and Co.'s big factory at Bourke, N.S.W., which has been closed down for a number of years, was burned to the ground on the night of April 7, with most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Fire. Ten Thousand People Homeless. London, April 1[?]
Later particulars with regard to the terribly destructive fire in the town of Chelsea, a suburb of Boston, which destroyed the buildings over an area…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Falal Fire at Hay
A sad burning accident occurred at Hay on Thursday last week, when a weatherboard cottage in Orson Street, occupied by Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Fire. Three Women Burned to Death. Adelaide
Last night a cottage, owned by Mrs. Elslie. at Mount Compass village settlement, was burned to the ground. In the remains were discovered the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Remarkable Tragedy. Man Set on Fire with a Lamp. Woman Fatally Injured in Saving Him
As the result of the quarrel which took place in Nicholson-street, Brunwick on Wednesday night, between William Danaher and Mrs. Boland, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fatal Fire. BRISBANE
The residence of Mrs. Craig, at Booral, was destroyed by fire last night, and an infant three months old perished in the flames,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boston Fire. LONDON
Fourteen bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the fire at Boston. Eighty people are still missing. The fire at Boston is said to…
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