Big Fire at Kempsey Motor Garage Destroyed. Sydney
A big fire occurred at Robinson's motor garage, Kempsey, early this morning, when six cars were destroyed. The damage is estimated at…
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Fire at Grong Grong
A fire occurred at Grong Grong a 6 a.m. yesterday morning when a weather-board house occupied Mr. Jas. Ellis, was, with the furniture and contents,…
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THE dry-season we are now experiencing is a dangerous one for fires, and special precautions are required to be observed under the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fusing of Wires Causes Fire. Sydney
The fusing of an electric wire in the first floor of the Sunshine Harvester buildings, George-street, city resulted in a fire, which did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Clifton. Man Missing. BRISBANE
An unoccupied building at Clifton, Queensland, known as the "Despatch Office" has been destroyed by fire. A man named J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Fire. Caused by Fusing Electric Wire. SYDNEY
A fire in Gorge-Street West this morning partially destroyed five shops. The outbreak was due to the fusing of an electric wire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires in the Country Farmers Lose Heavily Sydney, Friday night
To-day's particulars of the big bush fire at Dora Dora in the Albury district on the Upper Murray show that the outbreak is the most serious ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fires. Sydney
Bathurst is practically surrounded by bush fires. Many hundreds of acres of grass and a quantity of fencing have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Junee
Our correspondent writes:— At noon on Friday a fire broke out in George-street, which destroyed the six-roomed residence of Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cable News. Big Fire at Reading London
A fire at Reading, attributed to incendiarism, destroyed the laboratory Gymnasium, and St. Paul's Training College at Cheltenham. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Crops in Danger. Germanton
Another outbreak of bush firs occurred here yesterday, this time on Yarra. It started from a rabbiter's camp, through a whirlwind blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire and Cyclone Enormous Damage. Sydney
The Sedgwick district, near Bendigo (Victoria), has been swept by a bush fire. Thousands of acres ot grass and timber were destroyed. Several houses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire Outbreak at Ganmain. Whole Block Burnt
Our Ganmain correspondent wired last evening that a serious outbreak of fire commenced at 4.15 p.m. yesterday, totally destroying Mr. E. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Raging at Goulburn. Sydney, Monday Night
Disastrous bush fires were raging on Saturday and Sunday between Crookwell and Goulburn. It travelled 20 miles, although over 200 men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Prahran Melbourne
On Sunday the big drap[?]ry establish meat in Prahran known as the Colisseum Dunlop and Co[?] was totally destroyed by fire, as well as a number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Blaze Wipes Out Half a Street. £4000 Damages at Ganmain. Ganmain
A disastrous outbreak of fire occurred here in the centre of the town about 4 p.m. when almost the whole side of the main street was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Fires. Prahran Business Premises. Damage, £100,000. MELBOURNE
In the short space of one hour this afternoon the well-known drapery store. "The Colosseum," in Chapel-street, Prahran, was with its large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Melbourne. Damages £120,000. MELBOURNE
Treadway's Coliseum, a large drapery emporium in Prahran, a suburb of Melbourne, together with several other shops, were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ganmain Fire Further Details. Damage £5000. GANMAIN
The damage caused by the fire in Ganmain on Sunday is estimated at about £5000. The fire is supposed to have started in promises occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Ganmain. Whole side of Street Demolished. GANMAIN
A fire almost demolished the whole side of the main street at Ganmain yesterday. The damage is estimated at £4000…
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