Fire at Bombala
BOMBALA, Saturday.—At 3 o'clock this morning a fire, broke out in a blacksmith's shop belonging to Mantague "Henwood, and which was situated in the middle of Maybe-street, and was…
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A Coal Ship on Fire
When the American barque Canada had her mizzen most whipped out by a whirlwind about a month ago she put into Port, Phillip for repairs. She was berthed at Port Melbourne railway pier,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Effects of the British Fire. London, Jan. 26
Mr. Winston Churchill, the special correspondent for the "Morning Post," reports that when Sir Charles Warren captured the first line of the enemy's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Fire on the Ship Canada. Melbourne
A carge of coal on board the ship (Canada, berthed at the Port Melbourne town pier on Saturday night, was discovered to be on fire The vessel, which is a wooden one of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country News. Fire at West Maitland. West Maitland
A fire broke out in a large weatherboard house, the residance of Mr. A Neddries, in Devenshirestreet, this morning and within two hours the structure was barned to the ground. Other houses were…
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Once again has Victoria been subjected to devastating bush fires, and this time they have occurred in the south-west of the colony, a part hitherto not very subject to such…
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A telegram from Western Australia states that terrible heat is being experienced in all the north and north-west districts. On Tuesday several stations…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Accounts are coming to hand of terrible bush fires in various parts of the colony during the extreme hot weather of the past few years. The fertile Warrnambool district…
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Devastating bush Ores prevailed in the Warrnambool district, throughout Saturday and Sunday, and the whole country between Dunkeld and Mortiake was burnt out. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires in Victoria. a Million Acres Devastated. Damage Estimated at £200,000 Twenty Thousand Sheep Burned Six Woolsheds Destroyed
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Warrnambool district reports devastating bush fires, the worst the district has known for 50 years. The fires sprang up on Saturday, and continued right through…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Maitland
WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—Shortly before 1 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire occurred in Devonshire-street, in a house occupied by Mr. Alex. Niddrie, a cab proprietor, resulting in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Redfern Fire Station. Celebrating the Opening. Speech by the Colonial Secretary
The Redfern Fire Station--which is the old courthouse metamorphosed at the expense of the Government through the exertions of Mr. J. S. M'Gowen, M.L.A.--was officially opened…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Redfern Fire Station. Opening Ceremony. Banquet at the Town-hall. Speech by the Colonial Secretary
The new fire station built by the Government for the M.F.B., at George-street, Redfern, was yesterday handed over by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. John See, to the representatives of the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opening of the Redfern Fire Station. Speech by the Colonial Secretary. Banquet by the Mayur of Redfern
The official opening of the Redfern Fire Station took place yesterday afternoon. The building. which is situated at the corner of Pitt and turner streets, was formerly used as a courthouse and police…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Advance on Colesberg. More Sharp Fighting. N.s.w. Lancers Under Heavy Fire. Boers Lose Severely. a Field Gun Silenced
Rensburg, January 3.—Last night we fired the wrecked trucks to prvent the contents falling into the hands of the enemy The New South Wales Laucers performed the duty under heavy shell and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How Spion Kop Was Taken. Boers Completely Surprised. British Endure Accurate Shelling. Heavy Losses of Reinforcements. Exposed to a Flanking Fire. London, Jan. 29
Further details have been roceived of the manner in which Spion Kop was taken by the forces under Major-Goneral Woodgate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Farms and Estates Devastated. Heavy Losses. Exciting Adventures. Melbourne
The intense heat on Sunday caused destructive bush fires to break out in various parts of the colony. Meny settlers lost heavily. The wind changed yesterday morning and brought steady…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redfern New Fire Station. the Opening Ceremony
The building at Redfern which was formerly used as a Court House and Police Station having been handed over by the Government to the M.F.B. Board at the instance of Mr. M'Gowen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Letter From Corporal Kilpatrick. What Shell Fire Is Like
A letter from Corporal Kilpatrick (since dead) of the New South Wales Lancers, has been received by an old friend of his, Mr. Albert Obermann, of. Parramatta, under date Arundel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting the Plague in Honolulu. the Chinese Quarters Destroyed by Fire
Files of Honolulu papers to hand yesterday by the Canadian mail steamer Aoraugi shew that the outbreak of bubonic plague was confined to the insanitary Chinese quarters of the city, and that owing…
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