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Those who recall tho escape of the Calliope from Apia harbour will see the parallel in the miraculous escape of the British steamer Roddam from St. Pierre. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, May 9.—The death toll of cheap lamps and low flash oil—the 73deg. flash point paraffin which is poured into England by millions of gallons annually—mounts up steadily. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire occurred in a leather goods factory, in Philadelphia, U.S. Two hundred girls employed in the building rushed to the escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire occurred this morning in a detached room at the residence of Mr. W. H. Wheatley. The damage is estimated at £10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Firemen from the Ba[?]main and Marrickville branches of the M. F. B. and the Drummoyne and Leichhardt Volunte[?] turned out last night to a fire at the Ca[?] Park Hotel, Darling-street, Balmain, occupied by Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred last evening at the Callan Paik Hotel Darling-street, Balmain, occupied by Mr. D. Brennan. Detachments from the Balmain and Marrickville branches of the M.F.B. and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An outbreak of fire occurred on board the steamer Ting-sang, ot the Indo-Chlna lino, in Hongkong Harbor. The vessel had on hoard a valuable general cargo. As a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The most serious outbreak of from in Hongkong for some time occurred recently, Quoon's road West being the locality concerned. The fire commenced on the second floor, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early yesterday morning a disastrous are broke out amongst a number of tenements known as Wilga-terrace. As soon as the blaze was discovered several residents rushed forward to endeavour to extinguish it, but were soon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BOURKE, Sunday.--The fiercest fire that has ever taken place in Bourke occurred about 1 o'clock this morning. As soon as tho first blaze was discovered, the residents rushed to quench…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred about 1 o'clock this morning. As soon as the first blaze was discovered the residents rushed to quench it, but it was found that an incendiary had been at work. The scene of the fire was a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, June 22, 2.30 p.m.—The prison at Bucharest, Roumania, was destroyed by fire yesterday. There were 600 prisoners in the gaol at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire which was nearly attended with an appalling loss of life, and in connection with which some dreadful scenes were witnessed, is reported from Bucharest, the capital of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"And this Is Paris, Hugh?" "This is Paris; yes. my darling," returned Sir Hugh, as he walked over to his wife's side; and brushing back the curtains of the window where she stood, looked' down with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The camp of Mr. J. B. Worldon, at Gobarralong chrome mine, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. Mr. Worldon sustained very severe injuries to one of his legs, and also lost nearly all his belongings at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Italian fruit shop at the corner of Underwood and Elizabeth streets, Paddington, was the scene of a fire yesterday. The local brigade found that a considerable amount of rubbish was smouldering under the floor. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A shocking incident is reported from Bucharest. It appears that a fire broke out at the prison at Bucharest, by which the buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Monday.--News was received today that the two Kenniffs had been captured in Sandalwood Scrub, about five miles from Mitchell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A bush are broke out on the hill at the back of the town, and being fanned by a strong westerly, it spread all over the hill at the back of Collier's Australian Hotel. It burned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire took place at 8 o'clock last evening at North Lismore by which a workshop used by Mr. John M'Donald, wheelwright, with a considerable quantity of tools and several vehicles under repair, was…
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