Disastrous Fire at Parkes
PARKES, Monday.— A disastrous fire broke out this morning at 3.30, at E. Nable and Company's tailoring premises, Clarinda-street. The fire at once spread to the premises of Messrs. E. Lewis…
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Destructive Fire at Auckland
AUCKLAND, Friday. -- Eraser's Phœnix Foundry has been destroyed by fire. Insurances, £7600, divided between 11 offices…
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In accordance with the scheme of fire protection for the colony the Country Fire Brigades' Board, Melbourne, recently ordered a steam fire engine from Messrs. Merry weather and Sons, of London, which has…
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The steamer Indignant, trading between Launceston and Georgetown, was burnt to the water's edge at Georgetown on October 10. No lives were lost. The steamer was totally destroyed. It was…
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On Wednesday (October 18) the members of the Parramatta No. 2 Fire Brigade and their friends took part in the annual down-the-harbour celebration of the town’s junior…
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A fire broke out at Walsh's Wool-washing Works at Botany on October 12. Shortly after noon a telephone message was sent to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and…
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At about a quarter to 3 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered to be raging in stables situated in Lord-street Newtown Efforts were made to combat the flames but without success. Stabied…
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A fire which occurred in this city yesterday resulted in the complete destruction of Messrs. Fraser and Sons' Phoenix Foundry. The damage is estimated at £10,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Storm in America a Prison Set on Fire by Lightining
LONDON, Oct. 16— The Atlantic coast of the United States has been swept by a terrific storm causing great destruction of property Many persons were killed during the height of the storm. The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Large Fire at Auckland. the Ph[?]nix Foundry Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland
Messrs. Fraser and Son's Ph[?]nix Foundry at Auckland has been completely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £10,000. The insurance amounts to £7000 in the…
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An extensive bushfire was raging on Thursday and yesterday from the head of Lane Cove River to the Great Northern-road, Lane Cove. The surrounding properties and orchards were in great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Two Passenger Trains in Collision. The Debris Takes Fire. Passengers Pinned by Broken Timbers--Roasted Alive--Twenty-Five Corpses Recovered. LONDON, October 20
Telegrams from New York give particulars of a fearful railway accident which occurred near Battle Creek, Michigan. An excursion train loaded with passengers came…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Petersham. Eight Tenements Destroyed
The man in the watch-tower of the M.F.B. headquarters division noticed the glare of fire out in the direction of Petersham a few minutes after 1 o'clock…
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At 1.3 a.m. on Sunday the M.F.B. were called by the man on duty in the tower at headquarters station to a fire at 316 Parramatta-road, Petersham. Nos. 2, 4, and 5…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Petersham. a Block of Weatherboard Buildings Destroyed
Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning a building in the centre of a block of weatherboard structures, on the Parramatta road, Petersham, was discovered to be on fire. The flames spread on both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Petersham. Eight Houses Destroyed. Heavy Losses. a Narrow Escape From Death
One of the most disastrous fires that has occurred within the metropolitan area for some time past took place a little after 1 o'clock yesterday morning on the Parramatta-road, Petersham…
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At a few minutes to 5 o'clock this morning a message was received at the headquarters of the M.F.B. that a fire had broken out at the Queensland Club…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires on the Mountains. Katoomba
The weather continues warm and dry. Several bush fires are raging in the neighbourhood, and the smoke from the coast fires is being blown on to the mountains. A day's rain would be gladly welcome…
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NYNGAN, Wednesday.—A fire occurred yesterday on the mail train running from Cobar to Nyngan. The train, which included three trucks of wool, was observed to be on fire when about four…
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The mail train to-day from Cobar to Nyngan included three trucks of wool. About four miles from Nyngan the guard observed the trucks on fire. He stopped the train, but no water being at hand the…
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