Fires. Warben
Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at Mr. Richard J. Barlow's Ravenswood Hotel, which was burned to the ground. The premises which were owned by Mr. J. Colley, were insured in…
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Destructive Fire
MOREE, Monday.—A disastrous fire occurred here between 4 and 5 o'clock on Sunday morning, when a handsome structure in Heber-street, known as the Moree Gentlemen's Club, was…
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WARREN, Monday.--The Ravenswood Hotel, owner John Colley, and licensee Richard Barlow, was totally destroyed, with its contents, by fire early this morning. It was a wooden building,…
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About 5 a.m, on Sunday the residents of Maree were started bye the ringing of the church bells in the town, and almost immediately a large crowd assembled in the streets, when it was found that the handsome building…
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The northern suburbs on the further side of Willoughby are at present unserved by any facilities for fire extinction, and buildings In the district are, therefore, at the mercy of any…
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LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A fire In the mould loft at Chatham dockyard destroyed the drawings and moulds of all current work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Chatham Dockyard. Moulds and Plans Destroyed. London, June 8
A fire occurred in the mould loft of Chatham dockyard. The drawings and moulds for all the current work were destroyed…
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The fire brigade authorities in Sydney have realised for a long time how inefficient is their equipement in the absence of an up-to-date fireboat. The presence of the drought, and the…
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LONDON, June 10, 2.30 p.m.—A terrible fire occurred yesterday at the St. Luke's Sanatorium, Chicago. Ten of the inmates were killed and thirty…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--A fire of appalling magnitude, accompanied by numerous fatallities, broke out in the five-storied warchouse of the General Electric Company, Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A London Fire. Towering Warehouse in Flames. Girls Leap From the Upper Floors. Nine Persons Suffocated. LONDON, June 10
A fire of appalling magnitude, accompanied by numerous fatalities, broke out in the five-storied warehouse of the General Electric Co., Ltd., Queen Victoria-street, E.C., at 5…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Chicago. a Hospital Ablaze. Ten Persons Killed and Thirty Injured. Helpless Patients Strapped Down. LONDON, June 10. 2.30 p.m
A terribly tragic fire is reported from Chicago. The scene of the catastrophe was St. Luke's Sanatorium, an institution…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appalling Fire in London. a High Warehouse in Flames. Escape Ladders Too Short. Girls Jump From the Upper Floors. Nine Persons Suffocated. London, June 10
An appalling fire broke out in the warehouse of the General Electric Lighting Company in Queen Victoria-street at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The building, which was of five…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Martinique Disaster. a Tornado of Fire. the Doom of St. Pierre. Destroyed in Ten Minutes. Thirty Thousand People Perish. Weird and Terrible Scenes. Corpses Devoured by Sharks. Spread of the Eruptions. Auckland (N.z.)
American papers to hand by mail contain voluminous accounts of the Martinique disaster, but the salient points have already been received by cable. The following despatch from Fort de France, dated…
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The M.F.B, received a call shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday to attend an outbreak of fire at the premises of Murray and Co., Ultimo-road. When the brigade arrived it was…
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LONDON, June 11, 2.40 p.m.—There is great indignation in London that there are no fire escapes above 50ft in length…
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A Sydney correspondent writes to us on the subject of fire escapes. He suggests the use of a knotted rope, knots to be at intervals of, say, 2ft. or 3ft. apart, with iron hook securely…
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LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--A shocking disaster is reported from Chicago. A fire occurred at St. Luke's Sanatorium, and before the patients could be rescued 10 had been…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Saint Luke's Sanatorium, Chicago, United States. It was found impossible to remove a number of the inmates before the flames reached…
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