The Fire in a Silver Mine. Terrible Deaths
LONDON, June 4.—Many of the victims by the fire in the silver mine near Prague, Bohemia, appear to have died slowly from starvation and suffocation. On the clothes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires & bushfires, 1892
1,458 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 73
Great Fire in Russia. Three Hundred Houses Destroyed
LONDON, Sunday.--A destructive fire has broken out in Kovno, a town in Russian Poland. Before the flames were subdued 300 houses were burnt and 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Fire. Three Hundred Houses Destroyed. London, June 5
A terrible fire has occurred at Kovno, in the agricultural district of Russian Poland, destroying 300 houses and leaving 2000 people homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire in the Silver Mine. Deaths From Starvation and Suffocation. London, June 4
Many of the victims by the fire in the silver mine at Prague, in Bohemia, died slowly from starvation and suffocation. The wills of some of the miners were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Fire in America. Burned in Oil. One Hundred and Fifty Deaths. LONDON, June 6
News has been received from America of a terrible disaster at Titusville, one of the oil cities of Pennsylvania. From the details to hand it appears that a violent storm was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recent Fires on Board Ship
The last fire which occurred on board an iron vessel was that of the iron barque Talavera. In that instance there were 1100 tons of cargo on board, the ship having more than half discharged at the time of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The White Blaze. Scene: Doncaster, Time: St. Leger Day, 1882
"When we parted this morning," said Jockey Bowman," I promised that I would tell you the story of John Howland. You shall have it now. But first I must exact…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The White Blaze. Scene: Doncaster. Time : St. Leger Day, 1882
"When we parted this morning." said Jockey Bowman. "I promised that I would tell you the story of John Howland. You shall have it now. But first I must exact…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at a Boatshed
A fire broke out in M'Lean's boat shed, off Kent-street, Argyle Cut, this morning. An alarm was given to the central fire station, but the flames had obtained such a hold that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire on the Wavertree
THE fire on the ship Wavertree, which was still burning when our late edition went to press last night, was finally extinguished about 10 o'clock. The fittings and decks of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wavertree Fire. Official Report
THE official report of yesterday's fire on board the British ship Wavertree, lying at Hoffnung's Wharf, shows that the call was received about one minute past 3 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Dawes Point. the Ship Wavertree Severely Damaged
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire, which afterwards was found to have assumed large proportions, was discovered on the ship Wavertree, lying at Hoffnung's Wharf, Dawes Point. The ship's bolls…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Steamer Fire. Sixty People Drowned
LONDON, June 7.-The steamer Markroin has been burnt on the Unsha River, a tributary of the Volga, Russia. Sixty people were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Snip on Fire in Sydney Harbor
At about 3 on Tuesday afternoon a fire was discovered on board the three-masted sailing vessel Wavertree, berthed at Hoffnung's Wharf, Dawes' Point. The vesse…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire on the Wavertree. a Fireman Injured
When our last edition went to press yesterday the fire on board the ship Wavertree at Dalton's Wharf was burning steadily, despite the efforts of the firemen, crew, and stevedores. The latter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire in the Silver Mine. Suffocation of Rescuers
LONDON, Jane 6.-Telegrams from Prague state that 27 miners were suffocated while attempting to rescue their comrades from the burning silver mine near that city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sixty Persons Drowned. a Steamer Destroyed by Fire. London, June 7
A telegram from St. Petersburg reports that a fire occurred on board a steamer on the River Unschet, in Russia. The vessel was completely destroyed, and 60 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire in the Silver Mine. Suffocation of the Rescuing Party. London, June 6
It is reported, in connection with the fire in the silver mine at Prague, in Bohemia, that 27 miners were suffocated whilst attempting to rescue their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Ship on Fire. the Wavertree at Hoffnung's Wharf. Extensive Damage to the Cargo
Yesterday afternoon, at about 3 o'clock, a fire was discovered on board the ship Wavertree, a recent arrival from London, then lying at Hoffnung's Wharf, Miller's Point…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disaster in America. a Town Flooded and Fired Villages Destroyed by Fire Two Hundred and Ninety Persons Killed. Appalling Horrors
LONDON, Monday.--A violent storm broke over Titusville, an oil city near Pittsburgh (U.S.A.), causing a sudden flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →