Attempt to Fire Collieries
LONDON, February 9.—Vanniekerk's commando tried to fire the Braakpan Collieries, but were repulsed, and lost two men killed…
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The Recent Fires at Banks-town and Belmore
The fires which ravaged the district extending from South Bankstown, through Belmore, skirting George's River, and passing over parts of Canterbury to Hurstville and Kogarah on Thursday…
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LONDON, Sunday.--The force under Colonel Wing has, in an engagement at Brugspruit, killed three Boers and captured thirteen…
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Vanniekerk's commando tried to fire the Braakpan Collieries, but were repulsed, and los two men killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in South Africa. the Liebenbergsvlei Engagement. New Zealanders Capture the Guns. Boers Between Two Fires. Narrow Escape of De Wet. London, Feb. 8
Further details have been received of the engagement at Liebeabergavlei, west of Reitz, between Colonel Gurratt's forces and a portion of Commandant do Wet's forces under…
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YASS, Monday.--A bush fire broke out at Carter's Pine-hill station on Friday last burning about 1200 acres of grass and a large amount of fencing before it was got under. Other small…
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One of the sufferers by the bush fire which ravaged the Belmore and other districts was Mr. Thomas B. Chick, of Bond's road, Belmore, poultry farmer. The fire took everything he possessed, about…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gundagai Bush Fires. Government Relief Asked For
On Friday last Mr. J. M. Dodd (Mayor of Gundagai), Mr. J. F. (member for the district), and Mr. T. I. Campbell (secretary of the Farmers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Her Clothes Caught Fire
At Bowhill Miss Alvine Semmler was engaged out of doors washing at a copper. Her clothes caught fire. She ran inside, and her mother endeavored to extinguish the flames, but was not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Fires in the Orange District. Orange
Bush fires which have been burning west and south of Mount Canoblas during the past six days have not yet ceased. An outbreak occurred on Dalton's Bowandowns station, but was quelled by the efforts of 70…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Forbes. Forbes
A house at North Hill was, burnt to the ground on Saturday night, The origin of the fire is unknown,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jersey City Fire. February 10
A [?]re broke out on the Lehigh Valley Railway pier at Jersey City, opposite" New York. Forty-five thousand barrels of flour, together with the pier, were destroyed. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Belmore Fire. Prize Poultry Destroyed
Among the heaviest losers by the recent destructive fire at Belmore was Mr. H. Burton Chick, of Bond's-road, Belmore, well known as one of the leading breeders of poultry in this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in America. Widespread Destruction. Paterson City Laid Waste, LONDON, February 10
A great fire occurred at Paterson, New Jersey (U.S.A.), on Saturday. A fierce gale prevailed at the time, and the flames rapidly enveloped many portions of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in the United States. Half a City Laid Waste. Several Lives Lost
LONDON, Monday.--A fire at Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A.. during a gale, destroyed 26 blocks of the business section and a portion of the residential area of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A St. Louis Hotel Fire. Ten Lives Lost. February 10
In a fire which occurred at the Empire Hotel, St, Louis, no fewer than 10 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Appliances. Recent Importations. Manuals and Life-saving Ladders
By the steamer Mimira, which recently arrived at this port, the Fire Brigades Board imported three manual fire engines from London. They are of an entirely new and modern pattern, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Jersey City. Great Quantity of Flour Destroyed. London, Feb. 10
A fire broke out on the Lehigh Valley pier at Jersey City, opposite New York. Fortyfive thousand barrels of flour, together with the pier, were destroyed. It is estimated that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Great Fires in America. Paterson, St. Louis, and Jersey City. Loss of Life. Many Homeless
LONDON, February 10.—A great fire occurred at Paterson, New Jersey (U.S.), on Saturday. A fierce gale prevailed at the time, and the flames rapidly spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Cables. From the "Herald's " London Correspondents. Great Fires in the United States. Twenty-six Blocks at Paterson Destroyed. Two Millions Steeling of "Damage. London, Feb. 10
A great fire occurred at Paterson, New Jersey (U.S.A.), on Saturday. A fierce gale prevailed at the time, and the flames rapidly enveloped many portions of the city…
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