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LONDON, September 5.—The latest reports with respect to the great forest fires in the United States state that 800 square miles of country were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CROYDON (Q.), September 6.—A destructive fire broke out on the premises of William Gallagher, storekeeper, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Flames quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Toowoomba telegram states that late last night a serious fire broke out at Messrs. H. Stevens and Co.'s store, the largest business premises in the town. Soon after the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered at Baumann's Cafe, in Pitt-street, next to the Colonial Mutual Insurance Offices. Smoke was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—Your sub-leaders in the issue of the Evening News of the 4th instant, on the great danger to life and property through the neglect of the authorities in not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Additional advices are to hand concerning the terrible forest fires which have devastated vast tracts of country in America. The details of the destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Despatches from New York report that the bush fires continue to rage in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The town of Wisconsin is surrounded by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday afternoon the last remaining wall of dangerous proportions, that reared its gaunt brick and stone work 80ft. or so upon the south-eastern corner of the scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A block of buildings in the main street of Stratford in the Taranaki district has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £8000. The insurances are divided among a number of offices,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a few minutes to 3 o'clock this morning smoke in thick volumes was seen issuing from the back of Baumann's Cafe, next door to the Colonial Mutual Insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The demolition of the walls still standing yesterday morning was completed during the day, and it is now only necessary to cart the debris away before the structure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Town Hall to-night a public meeting will be held, under the presidency of his Worship Sir William P. Manning, for the purpose of taking steps to relieve the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.--The latest reports with respect to the great forest fires in America state that 300 square miles of country were devastated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out at Baumann's cafe, 107 Pitt-street, at a few minutes before 3 o'clock this morning. At 3 the fire bells were ringing, and a minute or two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Croydon telegram states that the most disastrous fire ever experienced at Croydon broke out at 3 o'clock this morning on the premisos of Wm. Gallagher, storekeeper, Sircom-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires, it may be said, like other misfortunes, seldom come singly, and as an illustration of this we have to-day to chronicle another extensive outbreak in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Just before 9 o'clock last night a fire was discovered at the residence of Dr. Ashwell, 94 Glebe-road, Glebe, but it was extinguished by the inmates with buckets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--A serious fire occurred at Croydon on Tuesday night, the premises of Bohan, Magee, Couran, and Gallagher being destroyed. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday, 1 p.m.--The forest tires in the United States devastated the Rainy River district on the Canadian border, near Minnesota…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A fire broke out this morning in the paint and oil room of the steamer Age, but the flames were extinguished before any serious damage was…
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