Fire Still Raging. Attributed to Fenians. Damage Runs Into Millions. LONDON, April 27, 4.15 p.m
The Australian Star · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 3
Later particulars of the Ottawa fire state that it is still raging fiercely. The outbreak is attributed to Fenians, who are noting in sympathy with the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Fire at Ottawa. Heavy Losses. Houses of Parliament Adjourned. Militia Called Out to Assist. London, April 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 9
Further' particulars of the disastrous fire which broke out at Hull and Ottawa, in Canada, are to hand. The fire is attributed to the agenoy of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Great Fire at Ottawa. Large Poetion of the City in Ruins. Two Thousand People Homeless. Immense Damage to Industries. London, Amil 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 9
A disastrous Fire has occurred at Hull and Ottawa, in Canada. The fire started in Hull, and dostroyed the flour and lumber mills on the bank of the Ottawa…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Great Fire at Ottawa. Large Portion of the City in Ruins. Two Thousand People Homeless. Immense Damage. Supposed Fenian Crime
Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 5
LONDON, April 27.—A disastrous fire has occurred at Hull and Ottawa, in Canada. The fire started in the lumber and flour mills in Hull, and then crossed the river to the City of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Action East Oe Wepener. Clever Flanking Attack. New Zea Landers Hold a Kopje. Sustain a Terrific Fire. Deadly Effect of British Artillery. Enemy Flee for Miles. the Enveloping Movement. Good News From Mafeking. Barbarities of the Boers. Questions in Parliament. London, April 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 9
Major-General Brabant on Wednesday, after relieving Wepener, found the Boers on a kopje commanding the eastern road to the town from Basutoland…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Annandale
Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1900 · page 7
A blacksmith's shop, a weatherboard building, at Annandale,was completely destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Fire in Canada
Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1900 · page 8
A disastrous fire has occurred in Canada. It started in Hull, and destroyed the flour and lumber mills on the bank of the Ottawa River. The flames then crossed the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in Theatres
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 5
The fire at the Comedie Francaise, at Paris, following so shortly after the fire at the Grand Theatre, Islington, should again bring before those in authority, and also before these responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Previous Great Fires
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 7
Whenever a great fire occurs in any part of the world the thoughts of British people quickly fly to the story of the great fire of London, which occurred in 1666 and swept the city from the Tower to Temple…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leichhardt Yol. Fire Brigade
Evening News · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 3
The annual banquet to celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of the Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the local Town Hall on Friday evening. Captain R. Smallwood presided,…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 9
The annual dinner given by the officers and members of the Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade wad hold in the local Town-hall on Friday evening. Captain R. Smallwood occupied the chair, and among the visitors were the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade. Annual Banquet
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 3
A banquet was held on Friday night in the Leich[?]ardt Town Hall, under the unspices of the officers and members of the Leich[?]ardt Valunteer Fire Brigade, to commemorate the thirteenth anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Fire in Canada. Message From the Queen. London, April 29
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 7
The Queen has sent a message of inquiry and sympathy with the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa. The Lord Mayor of London (Sir A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Official Letters From the Front. Captain Antill and the Mounted Rifles. Conspicuously Steady Under Fire
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 8
Major-General French has received from Bloemfoute[?]n an official letter from Captain J. Antill, officer commanding the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, dated March 22, from which the following…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire in Ottawa. Three Simultaneous Outbreaks. the City in Darkness. Several Fatalities. Fighting the Flames
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 5
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Ottawa fire has assumed huge proportions, and is still raging fiercely. The out-break is attributed to Fenians,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ottawa Fire. Her Majesty's Sympathy. Lord Mayor's Fund Opened. LONDON, April 29, 3.30 p.m
The Australian Star · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 4
The Queen, who has returned to Winds[?] from her visit to Ireland, has sent a message of inquiry and sympathy with the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →If Sydney Caught Fire ? Superintendent Webb's Views. Insufficient Men and Engines. "The City Would Be Swept Away."
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 5
"Well, we simply could not possibly cope with it, that's all." This was the unhesitating reply made by Superintendent Webb to a representative of "The Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ottawa Fire. Result of an Accident. Fanned by a Hurricane. a Solid Mass of Flames. Immense Destruction
Evening News · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 5
LONDON, April 28, 7.20 a.m.—Later reports state that the fire by which a great part of the City of Ottawa was destroyed was not the work of Fenians, as had been suggested, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire at Ottawa. Raging with Fury for 13 Hours. the Origin Accidental. Swept Along by a Hurricane. Firemen's Escape Intercepted. a Swim for Life. Stupendous Mass of Flames. Immense Area in Ruins. a Loss of £1,500,000. Fifteen Thousand People Homeless. Spontaniety of Relief. London, April 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 7
Further particulars of the disastrous fire which broke out at Hull and Ottawa, in Canada, are to hand. The fire is attributed to the agency of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Ashfield
The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 5
A small fire occurred at 5.30 this morning in a shed at the private residence of Henry Moses, jun., 73 Norton-street, Ashfield. The shed was used as a washhouse and…
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