Disastrous Fire in Glasgow. Four Firemen Killed by an Explosion
LONDON, Friday Night.--A disastrous fire occurred to-day at Hatrick's chemical works, Glasgow. Four firemen were killed through the…
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Great Fire at Glasgow. Four Firemen Killed. London, Jan. 7
A destructive fire, resulting in loss of life, occurred to-day at Hatrick's chemical works, Glasgow. Four firemon were killed by a quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. Fire at Kalgoorlie. a Block of Shops Destroyed. Kalgoorlie
A fire occured in a block of four shops at the corner of Hannun and Porter streets shortly after midnight on Satnrdny. The shops were owned by Bailey and Brown, produce merchants; Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fearful Explosion. Four Firemen Killed. Fire at Chemical Works. LONDON, January 7
A fire is reported to have broken out in Messrs. Hatrick's chemical works at Glasgow today. Shortly after the outbreak of fire a fearful…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Year's Fires
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade authorities have, in accordance with their usual custom, compiled return showing the outbreaks of fires in Sydney and suburbs during 1897. The total number of alarms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Marnock
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The wool-scouring establishment of Messrs. Francis and Cook, situated on the Barwon River, at Marnock Vale, was completey destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ferry Boats Fire
In connection with the disastrous fire on 'Friday morning amongst the fleet of ferry boats belonging to the Balmain. New Ferry Co., Limited the board of directors have arranged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Year's Fires. Some M.f.b. Figures
Some interesting and valuable returns have been compiled by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade authorities with reference to the outbreaks of fire at Sydney and the suburbs during the past year. In many features the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Fire at Broken Hill
BROKEN HILL, Monday.-The series of fires since Friday night were added, to early this morning by one that might have consumed a large part of Argent-street but for the fine work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tasmania. Further Bush Fires
HOBART, Tuesday.--A report is to hand intimating that another bush fire has broken out at Mount Wellington, in the vicinity of St. Crispin's Well. As an instance of the injury done by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires and Fire Extinguishers. the Use of Chemical Engines
It seems strange that modern science has not devised a better means of extinguishing a fire than by the primitive method of throwing water upon it. Certainly the machines in use at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Fires
PUBLIC attention just now is directed from two different quarters to the question of fires. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade has issued its annual report, while among the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rockdale Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Rockdale Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on Friday evening last when Alderman William Taylor (municipal representative to the Fire Brigades Board) occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigade Annual Report
The report of the Metropolitan Fire Bridge [?] ing the past year shows that the work done during the period has been at least equal to that of previous years. The total number of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a Tannery
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Late to-night a fire broke out at a tannery, belonging to J. C. Steele, on MacCauley-road, North Melbourne, and before assistance could be effective the place and an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Recent Fire in Melbourne."
Mr. John Sulman, F.R.I.B.A., contributed some notes on the recent fire at Melbourne. In these notes the writer dealt exhaustively with the building of the premises which had been…
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Considerable alarm was caused at Traralgon this afternoon by a peculiar change in the atmosphere. The weather was dreadfully hot, and the air was dense with smoke from the surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Melbourne
The bush fires which have been raging along the coast line have retarded the movements of shipping. Dense waves of smoke are being wafted off the land, and several vessels have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires in Other Colonies. on the Victorian Coast. Shipping Delayed
MELBOURNE. Wednesday.--The bush fires that have been raging along the coast during the present hot weather have seriously retarded the movements of shipping. Dense smoke is heing…
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