An Alarm of Fire
An alarm of fire was spread in Wagga on Wednesday night, under amusing circumstances. Men at Messrs. Gelme's works were working…
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The Fire Brigade That Wouldn't
The story of the fire brigade which refused to "turn out" when Hornsby was in flames, reads something like a passage from a Gitbertian ballad or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Family's Misfortune. Fire at Kockibitoo. Homestead Destroyed
Our Kockibitoo correspondent writes writes:—A very disastrous fire occurred here last Saturday night, when Mr. S. H. Winnel had the misfortune to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Shops Burnt. Big Fire at Murrumburrah. Town Without a Fire Brigade. Sydney
A big fire broke out at Murrumburrah this morning, in the business I portion of the town. The following five buildings were destroyed:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Town on Fire. One Street in Ashes. Vancouver
Douglastown, situated on Douglas Island, Juneau, is burning. The temperature is below zero. The fire volunteers are unable to cope with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Currawarna
Yesterday in outbreak of fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Robert Fraser, of Currawarna, the building being burnt to the ground and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Disasters. Vessel on Fire. 26 Lives Lost. London
The steamer Northpoint, for Philadelphia, with a cargo of creosite, when leaving the Thames, suddenly burst into flames in every part The crew,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Father's Devotion Fatal Error at Fire. Man Shockingly Injured. Corowa
During a fire at the residence of Mr. G. Winter, at Daysdale, Winter, thinking one of his children was in the burning building, rushed into the…
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At ten o'clock this morning a fire started in a cottage in Railway-st., Granville, occupied by Mr. S. Patten, with the result that Mabel Patten, 2½…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Tumut. Residence of Mr. Fred Bailey. Burned to the Ground. a Heavy Loss
At about noon on Saturday a fire broke out near the junction of the Tumut River and Gilmore Creek, about 1½ miles from town, by which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Sydney. "Playing with Matches." Child Burnt to Death. Sydney
During a fire at Granville, due to children playing with matches, Mabel Patten, aged 2½ years, was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fatal Fire. "Playing with Matches." Sydney
A four-roomed cotage was destroyed by lire at Balmain, this afternoon, a 12-months-old baby perishing in the flames. The outbreak is said to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Steamer on Fire. Adrift on the River. a Sleeper's Predicament. Sydney
The ferry steamer, Kallundah, was discovered on fire alongside the Gladesville bridge wharf at 5 o'clock this morning. A few minutes later…
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A disastrous fire at the Chanticler Roller flour Mills, owned by Edwin Darcy and Sons, Pyrmont occurred this morning, and the whole milling plant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cables. Destructive Fire. London
The Customs House at Buenos Ayres, filled with merchandise, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is £25,000…
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The fire at the Customs House. Buenos Ayres, did damage to the extent of half a million sterling. Repeated dock fires are causing uneasiness…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire Mother and Child Perish. Auckland
A fire was caused by an explosion of benzine at the residence of Mr. Blackburn, of Waikawa. Mrs. Blackburn and a young son both perished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Milling Works Gutted. Heavy Damage. Many Hands Out of Employment. Sydney
A disastrous fire broke out at D'Arcy's milling works, Pyrmont, this morning. When the brigades arrived the flames were shooting from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Plague Dreadful Scenes. Thousands Cremated. Proposal to Destroy Towns by Fire. Peking, Feb. 8
China is never free from deadly, infectious diseases. In normal times summer brings cholera, typhoid, and scarlet fever. Pneumonia causes the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fatalities. Eleven Persons Killed. London
Six firemen were killed and others injured by the failing in of the roof of a big building, which was on fire at Milwaukee, U.S.A…
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