Fire in Wheat Steamer
The Greek steamer Chalatros, bound from Sydney to Alexandria with wheat, was compelled to put into Melbourne owing to a fire in the bunkers. The…
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Fire in Girls' School
An Armidale message states that the girls behaved splendidly, and gave the firemen every assistance, when a fire occurred in a room adjoining the…
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The furniture and bedding factory of Morris and Ladwig, at Prahran (Vic.), was destroyed by fire on Saturday. The total damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work of Years Spoiled in Minutes the Pine Forest Fires
"It has been a most cruel experience to see all our years of work and our success swept away in a few minutes."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Fires Melbourne Suffers Four in Twenty-four Hours Melbourne
Four fires of considerable size [?] last night and early this Morning in the [?] of Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Town Block Destroyed Fire at Brewarrina. Brewarrina
A whole block of buildings, comprising the Council Chambers, tinsmths's and saddlers' shops, and the Lands Office, was completely destroyed by fire…
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The Lord Mayor of Sydney, referring to the ruin caused by the Victorian bush fires, expresses his willingness if necessary, to establish a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires 32 Lives Lost Tales of Heroism Miles of Desolation. MELBOURNE
Thirty-two persons are known to have lost their lives in the bush fires, and many others are believed to be dead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Lives Lost In Bush Fire Men, Women, and Children Six Others Missing Melbourne
Ten people have been burnt to death in the disastrous fire which is raging in the forest at Gildroy near Warburton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Loss of Life Many Burnt to Death in Bush Fires Victorian Towns Wiped Out Harrowing Scenes in Desolated Gippsland MELBOURNE
The terrible bush fires which are raging throughout Victoria have resulted in the loss of 16 lives, while seven other persons are missing. Hundreds are homeless and in danger, and dreadful sights have been witnessed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria Suffers Gippsland Devastated by Awful Bush Fires Township & Property Burnt Many Lives Lost the Worst Disaster Since 1900 Overtook Victoria on Sunday Melbourne
The worst bush fires Victoria has had since the memorable Gippsland fires of 1900 are sweeping on through the biggest timber country…
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Captain White, of the Wagga Fire Brigade Station, visited Lockhart on Friday to make a general inspection of the town and to collect such…
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During a heavy windstorm yesterday a fire, alleged to have originated from the cook's galley of a chaffcutting plant, burnt a large area of grass,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire at Tarcutta
The promises of Mackie Bros., general storekeepers of Tarcutta (30 miles from Wagga), were burnt out at midnight on saturday. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twelve Killed Caught Between Fires Warburton District Horror Melbourne
The bush fires which resumed yesterday have proved most disastrous and are accompanied by very serious loss of life, 23…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stop! or I Fire. Constable's Smart Arrest
Early yesterday morning a thief entered premises in Dean-st., Albury, and took what cash and odds and ends he could lay hands on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Fires Sweep Monaro Mountains are Ablaze Mt. Kosciusko Encircled by Flames
How large an area is affected by the bush fires that have been raging in the southern portion of the State can only be surmised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire Ancestral Hall Burnt London, February 14
Four fatalities occurred at a fire which destroyed Oulton Hall, Tarporley, Cheshire, the ancestral home of Sir Phillip Grey Egerton,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Twenty-three Dead Latest Toll of the Fires Seven Reported. Missing Melbourne
The latest reports show that the total bush fire toll in Victoria is 23 dead and seven missing, the dead include 12 fire-fighters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twenty-three Dead Later. Latest Toll of the Fires Seven Reported Missing MELBOURNE
The latest reports show that the total bush fire toll in Victoria is 23 dead and seven missing. The dead include 12 fire-fighters who were…
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