Strange Fire at Redfern
A suspicious fire occurred in an unoccupied weatherboard cottage in Hansard-street, Waterloo, on Saturday night. The owner of the premises, Mr. E. Godfrey, who resides next door, retired…
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A Waterloo Mystery. Suspicious Fire
An empty two-roomed weatherboard cottage, in Hansard-street, Waterloo, was discovered to be on fire at about 11 o'clock on Saturday night. The owner, Mr. E. Godfrey, who lives next door,…
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Vast forest Gres have occurred in the New England States, New York State, and New Jersey. Clouds of dense smoke impede traffic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Forest Fires. Extending in the States. Thousand Homeless. London
The forest fires are still raging in the North Atlantic States, and are extending down almost to Washington. Six hundred miles of the sea board are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Fires in America. Immense Damage Done. Dense Cloud Causes a Big Liner to Ground
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Vast forest fires are raging in New England, New York State, and New Jersey, in the United States of America. The clouds of smoke are so dense as to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Armed Burglars in Brisbane. Fire Upon a Constable. Seriously Wounding Him
BRISBANE, Saturday.--Early this morning the police received a telephone message from the residence of Mr. Flower, solicitor, of Lutwyche, that a burglary had just been committed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sews by Cable. [Copyright.] The United States. Great Forest Fires. Flames Seen 600 Miles Out at Sea. Towns and Villages Destroyed. Thousands Homeless
LONDON, June 7, 7.5 p.m.—Forest fires are still raging in all the North Atlantic States of the United States, and extend to Washington. The flames have been observed 600 miles out at…
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LONDON, June 8.—In the United States the damage oy forest fires is estimated at £20,000,000. Hain has -lias now checked the fires.'…
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Some time ago, Superintendent "Webb, of the M.F.B., requiring some new manual fire engines For outlying fire stations, determined to see if local builders could supply him with the appliances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Fire at a Temple
At Pingtu over 150 people were recently burned to death while worshipping in a temple. In burning incense and large quantities of paper the staircase of the building was set alight, thus…
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LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The American forest fires are still raging in the North Atlantic Stairs. The fires extend as far as Washington…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires in America. Checked in the States. Farmers Flee for Their Lives. London, June 7
Forest fires continue to rape in the North Atlantic States of America, The fires now extend to Washington. The flames have been observed for 600…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →European News. American Disaster. Damage by Fire and Flood. [By Cable.]
The damage by forest fires in the United States is estimated at £20,000,000. Rain that has fallen has had the effect of checking the progress of the flames…
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LONDON, June 9.—The forest fires in Canada are now confined to three counties bordering on the St[?]Lawrence. In other districts, heavy showers extinguished the flames, and the danger…
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An outbreak of fire occurred at the premises of Mrs. E. Acton, 34 Bathurst- street, city, about 9 a.m. yesterday. The fire was confined to a bedroom, which, with the…
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KATOOMBA, Tuesday.--A weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. George Potter, containing five rooms, was burnt, to the ground last night. It appears that Mr. Potter returned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods and Fires. Cities Under Water. Rescued From Housetops
LONDON, June 9.—A group of cities on the east side of the Mississippi and north-east of St. Louis are from 10 to 18 feet under water. Seven hundred people spent the night on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canadian Forest Fires. Several Towns Isolated. Welcome Showers of Rain
LONDON, Tuesday.--Welcome showers of rain have diminished the danger in Canada, where immense forest fires have been raging for days…
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The forest fires in Canada are now confined to three counties bordering on the St. Lawrence. In other districts heavy showers extinguished the flames, and the danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Forest Fires in America. Immense Damage. (By Cable, from Our London Correspondent.)
Vast forest fires have occurred in the New England States, New York State, and New Jersey Clouds of dense smoke impede traffic. The smoke caused the Hamburg-American liner Deutschland…
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