Fire at Narrandera. a Chinese Camp Burnt Out
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 5
NARRANDERA, Thursday. -- The Upper Chinese camp was wholly destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock this morning. With the exception of three wooden dwellings and two banks, the buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Bush Fires in Canada. Villages and Stores Destroyed. Two Hundred People Homeless
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Thursday. -- Bush fires in the southern portion of the province of Ottawa, Canada, have devastated a district 20 miles in length…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. Bush Fires in Canada. Villages and Stores Destroyed. Many Persons Homeless
Evening News · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 6
LONDON, October 7.-Disastrous bush fires in the southern portion of the province of Ottawa, Canada, have devastated a district twenty miles in length…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Temora Fire
Evening News · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 3
TEMORA, Friday.-A very long inquiry was held yesterday regarding the fire which destroyed Falconer's shop and portion of the Empire Hotel, but nothing was submitted to show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at Coolgardie. a Number of Buildings Destroyed. Loss of Life. Coolgardie
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 6
About 3.30 on the morning of the 6th t[?] firebell suddenly gave an alarm. Within a few minutes the Denver City, the chief hotel, occupied by Harris and Collett, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires in Canada. Two Thousand Homeless
Evening News · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 6
LONDON, October 8.-Further particulars of the disastrous bush fires in the southern portion of the province of Ottawa, Canada, state that the fires passed over 300 square…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires in Canada. Two Thousand Persons Homeless. London, Oct. 8
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 9
Further particulars have been received of the disastrous bush fires which broke out in the southern portion of the province of Ottawa, Canada…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →General Cables. Terrible Bush Fires. The Indian Frontier. LONDON, October 7
The Australian Star · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 3
Mr. David Fowler, of the firm of D. and J. Fowler, intends to sail in the steamer Gothic, on his return to South Australia. The death is announced of General William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in Canada. Three Hundred Square Miles Affected. Two Thousand Persons Homeless. Relief Funds Started
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 9
LONDON, Friday.—The bush fires in the southern portion of the province of Ottawa, Canada, affected an area of 300 square miles…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Lucknow
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 14
ORANGE, September 30. The engine and machinery sheds of the Wentworth Extended Gold Mining Company at Lucknow were completely destroyed by fire between 2 and 3 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Large Fire at Temora. TEMORA
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 745
Constable Martin and Watchman Hawkins rang out an alarm of fire this morning about a quarter-past 1 o'clock. The fire was discovered burning in a wocden portion of the Empire Hotel, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 745 →Fire at Temora. Loss of £5000
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 41
TEMORA, Saturday.—A large fire broke out about 1 o'clock this morning, destroying some of the principal buildings in Hoskins-streest, forming part of the Empire Hotel, and entailing a loas of over…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Fire at Hillston. a Residence Destroyed. Damage £1500
Evening News · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 6
HILLSTON, Saturday.-A fire occurred at Mr. Terry's residence, Iona, near Hillston, yesterday. The whole of the buildings, containing fourteen rooms, were totally destroyed. It is estimated that the loss…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coolgardie Fire. Four Men Missing. Coolgardie
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 9
The police have ascertained that four men who stayed at the Denver City Hotel on the night of the fire are missing. Their names are—Dowling, Johnson, Mortimer, and a man from out back who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Fatal Fire. Four Men Reported Missing. PERTH
The Australian Star · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 5
Four men who stayed at the Denver City Hotel on the night of the fire which destroyed that building are reported to be missing. Three of their names are Dowling,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fxtra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 p.m. Shocking Fire at Cardiff. Three Lives Lost. a Brave Mother's End
Evening News · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.-During last night a bark house belonging to a man named Samuel Outram at Cardiff, took fire. Mrs. Outram and four children ware in bed at the time. Being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at Coolgardie
Sunday Times · Sunday 10 October 1897 · page 10
A disastrous fire occurred at Coolgardie early on Wednesday morning, commencing in the Denver City Hotel, Bayley and Lefroy streets. About a dozen business premises…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatal Fire Near Newcastle. Two Children Burned to Death. a Mother's Heroism, NEWCASTLE, Saturday Night
Sunday Times · Sunday 10 October 1897 · page 5
A FIRE attended with fatal results occurred at Cardiff, a mining township, early this morning. The fire broke out in a house occupied by a married man named Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hurstville Fire Brigade
Evening News · Monday 11 October 1897 · page 4
At the last meeting of the Hurstville Council a letter was received from the secretary of the fire brigade forwarding copy of a resolution passed by them to the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in George–street
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1897 · page 6
Shortly before 10 o'clock last night, the M.F.B. received a call to a fire at a shop situated at 528 George–street, near Park–street, occupied by Messrs. Pattinson and Co., chemists and…
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