Steamer on Fire Total Loss Feared. Perth
The Western Australian Government steamer Kwinana is on fire with the flames beyond control. The fire broke out in the coal…
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Doomed Steamer. Bunkers on Fire. Decks Fall In. Perth
The West Australian Government steamer Kwinana arrived at Carnarvon, on the north-west coast at daylight on Monday with the bunkers on fire. She…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Steamer. Newcastle
A fire broke out early on Saturday morning on the steamer Junee. The flames originated in the engineer's store room and quickly extended over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beeswax on Fire. Nuns Badly Burned. Ballarat
An inmate of Nazareth House, Lake Wondouree, named Ferbori, aged 31, a cripple, was engaged in an ante-chamber melting beeswax for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fires. 100 Acres at Bungowannah Albury
Great consternation was caused by a bushfire which broke out on a river [?]ld [?]ion [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Sydney Fire City Building [?]
A [?] [?] [?]ed [?] for[?] The[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big City Fire. Warkon Chambers' Gutted. Journalists' Leap for Life. Sydney
Warkon Chambers in Elizabeth-street were almost gutted by fire to-night. The flames were first seen about 6.30 issuing from a window on the third…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elizabeth-street Fire. Damage Exceeds £5000. SYDNEY
It connection with the fire occurred at Warkon Chambers, Elizabeth-street, last night no reliable estimate as to the damage done has yet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Big Fire Timber-yard Burned Sensational Incidents. SYDNEY
A disastrous fire broke out this morning at Haberfield. It quick spread over three-quarters of an acre. A watchman discovered a big stack…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Big Fire. Oregon Timber Ablaze. Firemen Get Electric Shock. Sydney
A destructive fire occurred early this morning at the yards of the Australian Timber Cor, Ltd., Haberfield. A watchman named Irvine discovered…
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Just prior to 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning, after the Melbourne to Sydney express had passed by the farm of Mr. C. M'Kinnon, whose property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leeton Fire Protection. Visit of Inspector Dadd
Inspector G. H. Dadd, of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades Board, visited Leeton during the week re the fire protection of the town. He was surprised at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stubble Fire. Started by Express. Wheat Burnt Near Junee
Just prior to 2 o'clock en Wednesday morning after the Melbourne to Sydney express had passed by the farm of Mr. C. M'Kinnon, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Providing Fire Breaks
Now that the hot weather of midsummer is properly upon us, and the next few weeks will, unless something unforeseen happens, see the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Bush Fire No Serious Damage Benefit of Organisation
At Mangoplah on Friday the [?]rst bash are of the season in this district broke out on Mr. James Snodgrass property, but was extinguished before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer. Adelaide
A few hours before the steamer Walton Hall was booked to leave Port Adelaide for South Africa with a cargo of flour, a fire was discovered in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caused Grass Fire. Traveller Fined £20. MELBOURNE
A telegram from Yea states that at the local court on Friday, Thomas Frederick Alexander Rosengren, commercial traveller, was charged with igniting a…
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A fire broke out in a standing crop of wheat at Yannawah Soldiers' Settlement, 24 milos west of Young, about 10.30 on Friday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caused Grass Fire. Traveller Fined £20
A telegram from Yea states that at the local court on Friday, Thomas Frederick Alexander Rosengren, commercial traveler, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Crop. at Soldiers' Settlement. Young
A fire destroyed 30 acres of standing crop together with a large quantiy of hay at the Yannawah soldier settlement. The burnt crop was…
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