Destroyed by Fire
PARKES, Thursday.--This morning, between 1 and 2 o'clock, a wooden shop, owned by Mr. Patrick M'Girr, and occupied as a produce store, way found to be on fire. The building…
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Under Fire with a Camera
The cinematograph man at the front during the Boer war was on many occasions even to be less envied than the man who carried a gun. The most exposed part of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Fire Brigades' Claim. Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board v. Melliday
Mr. Shand, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and Stinson, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Barry (Messrs. Curtiss and B[?]rry) for defendant. In this case the plaintiffs claimed the sum of £23 12s from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire on a New York Barque. the Barque Amsterdam Scuttled
Cable news has reached New Zealand that the Dutch barque Amsterdam, whilst lying in New York harbor caught fire, and had to be scuttled. The vessel had almost finished taking in a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire on the Pilbarra. at a Melbourne Wharf. Nitre Cargo in Flames. a Perilous Experience. Exciting Rescue of a Man. Melbourne
A fire, which quickly assumed alarming proportions and throw the city into a state of intense excitement, broke out to-night on the steamer Pilbarra, berthed at the Australian Wharf, in the Yarra…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Steamer Pilbarra on Fire. Cargo of Nitre, Kerosene and Timber. Thrilling Experience of a Boy. Hemmed in by the Flames. Desperate Efforts at Rescue
MELBOURNE, Friday--A fire broke out to-night, about 7.30, on board the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Pilbarra, lying in the Yarra. The steamer arrived here yesterday morning from…
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We were down at old Maloney's, sitting smoking in the gloom. And not a word or movement broke the silence of the room…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plague at Marseilles. a Providential Fire. London, September 11
The factory [?] Marseilles where the recent outbreak of Plague originated "has been totally destroyed by fire. The fire is said to have broken out…
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A factory at Marseilles, where the recent outbreak of plague originated, has been totally, destroyed by fire accidentally…
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The Parramatta Fire ,Bridge was called out on Sunday morning to extinguish a small blaze in a washhouse at the rear of premises at Church and Harold streets, occupied by John Sutton,…
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COROWA, Saturday.--A brick building situated at Wahgunyah, recently purchased by Mr. F. Tyrrell, and occupied by one of his employees, was destroyed by fire during yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Maryborough
About 11.30 last night[?] a fire broke out at Maryborough. The fire originated in a wooden shop owned by Dr. Garde, and occupied by Mrs. Pratt as a fruit shop and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plague Spot Destroyed by Fire
LONDON. Friday Afternoon.--The factory at Marseilles where the plague originated has been accidentally totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Outbreaks of Fire. Hobart
A fire at Messrs. M'Viley and Little's fancy arcade, Liverpool-street, occurred shortly after midnight on Thursday, and on Friday another outbreak occurred at G[?]nn's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Pilbarra Fire. Vessel to be Docked. [By Telegraph.] MELBOURNE
Operations have been commenced for righting the Pilbarra, which was damaged by fire last night. On discharging cargo the steamer will at once go into dock. A large quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire on the Pilbarra. Extent of the Damage. a Menagerie in the Hold
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The work of unloading the Pilbarra will be begun to-morrow, and when completed the sleamer will be docked for repairs and to survey cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Camden
CAMDEN, Tuesday.—A fire broke out at the stables and coach-house of Mrs. H. Beard, Orielton Estate, yesterday afternoon. The buildings were completely gutted, the damage being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Fire Near Camden
CAMDEN, Monday.--a fire broke out at the stables and coach-house of Mrs. H. Board, Orielton Estate, this afternoon, the buildings being completely gutted. The damage is estimated…
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The headquarters of the M.F.B. received a call to attend, a fire in Bathurst-st, yesterday morning. On arrivel at Barnes' wharf, where the fire was, it was seen that about half a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russia in Armenia. Soldiers Fire on a Crowd
LONDON, Monday.--Russian soldiers recently fired into a crowd at Elizabethpol (an Armenian centre, 128 miles from Tiflis) which had met to protest against the transfer of a local church…
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