Railway Bridge Destroyed by Fire Timely Discover Sydney
The discovery that a railway bridge, about 28 miles from Nyngan, had been destroyed. by fire probably averted a terrible director to-day. A breakdown…
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19 Horses Escape in Big Blaze Kentucky Derby Sensation New York
Nineteen lading candidates for the Kentucky Derby, to be ron to-morrow, were reached to-night when two main stables were burned down at Churchill…
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The four-roomed weatherboard cottage owned and occupied by Mr. W. A. Beard and his wife and children was burned to the ground shortly…
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When a fire broke out at Bloomfield (N.Z.) last night, Mrs. Ellen Franklin, aged 76 years, and her companion, Miss Smaile, aged about 40 years, were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town on Fire Monastry Destroyed Distressing Scenes
The historic town of Campulung is on fire. A famous monastery and hundreds of houses are already destroyed. There were distressing scenes at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sixty Deaths Gasometer Explosion Disastrous Hong Kong Fire Hong Kong
It is feared that 60 are dead as the result of a gasometer explosion at the Hong Kong Gas Co's works this morning. A huge sheet of flame…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rescued From Fire Neighbor's Prompt Action Saves Man's Life Melbourne
The promptness of a neighbor, Mrs. A. Scott, was responsible for Andrew Rutherford, aged 79 years, of Brighton, escaping death by fire early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forty-one Killed Five Injured Fire Damp Explosion Belgian Mine Disaster Brussels
Of 46 miners working in colliery near Paturades (Belgium) at midnight, 2500 feet below tie surface, 41 were killed and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chicago Fire Stockyards Destroyed CHICAGO
Starting late in the afternoon, a fire swept the stockyards, and it was five hours before the firemen were able to get the outbreak under control. It…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chicago Fire Stockyards Destroyed 8,000,000 Dollars' Damage Chicago
Starting late in the afternoon, a fire swept the stockyards and it was five hours before the firemen were able to get the outbreak under control. It…
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Members of the Wagga Fire Brigade who participated in the demonstration hold' at Newcastle recently, returned with a fine array of trophies and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Haystack Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed a chaffcutter and the greater part of a haystack containing 60 tons of hay, on Mr. John Jones' property at Mildil, neat West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Church on Fire Sydney
Serious damage was done by a are at St. Barnabas Church at Punchbowl this afternoon. The church, which is a weatherboard structure, burned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Empire Day Mayor's Bon Fire
The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman E. E. Collins) will again stage a fireworks display end bonfire this year in connection with Empire Day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£50,000 Fire Sydney Bacon Factory Destroyed Sydney
The Barnes Bacon Company's factory at Homebush was destroyed by file this morning including all the curing, packing, and drying rooms, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cracker Causes Blaze a Sensational Incident
An exploding cracker in a room of Mrs. P. Laird's residence in Second Street, Leeton, was the cause of an outbreak of fire on Friday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thirteen Dead 'Bus Catches Fire French Disaster Bordeaux
Owing to a tyre bursting a motor 'bus collided with a telegraph pole at Lipostey and caught fire. Thirteen persons were incinerated, and three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Uranquinty Fire Railway Station Destroyed Traffic Not Affected
All the buildings and their contents at the Uranquinty railway station were destroyed by fire last night. The outbreak was discovered about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Fires Lower Levels to Be Sealed Newcastle
The lower levels of the Aberdare Extended Colliery have been sealed off as the result of fires which have been burning since 1926. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gosford Fire Fruit Packing Sheds Destroyed £15,000 Damage Sydney
The Gosford co-operative fruit packing shed, near the Gosford railway station, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at…
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