Country News. Fires. Grafton
Mr. John Friar's residence at South Grafton, together with its contents, was burned to the ground at 2 o'clock this morning. Mr. Friar [?]was absent on the Richmond River. The…
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Balloons Under Fire
Soma interesting experiments have just been conducted at Bienne for testing the practical utility of captive military balloons against in- fantry or machine gun fire. the paris…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transports Torpedoed. the Hitachi Maru and the Sado Maru. Terrific Fire From the Russian Ships. Corpse-strewn Decks. Some Thrilling Incidents
Some graphic details have come to hand of the attack made by the Vladivostok cruiser squadron, under Admiral Skrydloff, upon the Japanese transports Hitachi Maru and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Botany
While a young man named A. Wilson was passing the residence of Mr. Jas. (Miller in Alfred-street, North Botany, on Saturday evening, he noticed flames in a front bedroom, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Botany. Three Children Burned
A serious burning accident occurred on Saturday evening at Alfred-street, Botany, a child named Sarah Miller being severely burned about the body. Two other children were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Attack Upon Transports. Terrific Russian Fire. Decks Covered with Corpses. London, June 17
Survivors of the Japanese transport Hitachi Maru, which was torpedoed by the Russian cruiser squadron, say that they met Vice-Admiral Skrydioff at 7 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. Skrydloff's Raid. Evading the Japanese Men-0f-war. Coastal Towns Threatened. the Sinking of the Hitachi Maru. Decks Covered with Corpses. the Russian Fire Terrific. Escape of the Sado Maru. Effect of the Battle of Tele-sze. Consternation Throughout Russia
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Official Japanese reports state that Admiral Kamimura's squadron has been in pursuit of the Vladivostock squadron since the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storming the Russian Lines. Fierce Fight at Kiuliencheng. Deadly Rifle Fire. a Graphic Story of the Battle
The representative of the London "Daily Mail" with the Japanese army (Mr. F. A. Mackenzie), describing the fight which took place at Kiuliencheng, on the Manchurian side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the R.M.S. Australia. at Port Phillip Heads. an Early Morning Disaster. Pilot in Charge. Passengers and Crew Saved. Yawning Hole in Her Hull. Fires Extinguished. Calmness of Officers and Crew. No Hope of Saving the Vessel. the Service Uninterrupted. Melbourne
Between a quarter to 2 and 2 o'clock this morning the P. and 0. Company's fine mail steamer Australia was wrecked at Port Phillip Heads. No lives were lost, and after six hours…
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Sporting men will have their little joke, though the Grim reaper Death was fooling around with his scythe ready to mow them down; even the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Hotel Destroyed by Fire
The Railway Hotol at Emu Park, near Rockhampton, occupied by Mr. C. Redman and family, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The building was owned by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mme. Calve and the Fire Hose. the "Diva," Drenxched by Water Intended for Unruly Students
The spectacle of Mme. Calve drenched by water from a fire hose has been at Newhaven, Conneeticul. Three hundred Yale students, says the "New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A River Steamer on Fire. Twelve Hundred Lives Lost. Heartrending Scenes, (By Cable from Our London Correspondent.)
A most appalling disaster occurred at NewYork York on Wednesday. It appears that 1000 children and 900 adults, chiefly women, connected with St. Marie's Lutheran Church, New York,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country News. Fires. Delegate
A large stack of hay, belonging to Mr. Joseph Bartley, carrier, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Owing to the continuous rain during harvest the hay had been put into the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Promptly Subdued
On Monday night, as Mr. P. Barber was passing the residence of Mrs. Budd, corner of Taylor and Macquarie-streets, Parramatta, he noticed a development of flame in one of the…
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In Gerniany, a fireless locomotive is working by steam. It has just been complepted at the Hohenzollern works at Dusseldorf, and is one of a type designed for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Second Edition Fire in an Hotel. a Woman Shockingly Burnt
Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning Mr. Robert Weare, proprietor of the King's Head Hotel, at the corner of Park and Elizabeth streets, became aware of a strong smell of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"As a Man Thinketh." "As a Man Thinketh in His Heart So Is HE."—The Book of Proverbs. Chapter Viii. the Parsonage Council Fire
The Rev. McElroy Wylie lounged' in an easy chair by the fire, kindled on that occasion in the front bedroom, for it was a keen night in July, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Fatal Fire. Woman Terribly Burnt—result of Reading in Bed
About 12.30 a.m. yesterday, Mr. Robert Weare, licensee of the King's Head Hotel. Park and Elizabeth streets, city, being roused by a smell of fire, proceeded to a…
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A series of small fires occurred within the metropolitan area yesterday, none of them, however, resulting in serious damage. At 4 a.m. a lolly shop and dwelling situated…
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