Queensland. Fire on the Flinders. Brisbane
On Friday a fire was discovered in the afterhold of the steamer Flinders on arrival of the vessel at Bundaberg. The steamer discharged her cargo at the wharf, and no serious…
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Steamer Flinders on Fire. the Outbreak Subdued
BUNDABERG, Saturday.--The steamer Flinders arrived from Brisbane last night on fire in the after hold. The outbreak was discovered in the morning, when near Woody Island, but…
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LONDON, Saturday.--The town of Taira, on the cast coast of Japan, between Tokio and Sendai, has been swept by a devastating fire…
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HOBART, Sunday.--While Williamson's Gilbert and Sullivan Repertoire Company was en route from Launceston to Hobart by special train, a truck containing wardrobe and properties caught…
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Great excitement was caused yesterday morning by a report that the fire in the Proprietary 400ft level had descended to the 500ft. Colour was lent to the report by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Tumut. Oaten Hay Destroyed. Tumut
A fire occurred this afternoon at a hay shed, the property of William Beauzeville, of Gilmore, and destroyed 12 tons of oaten hay, together with the shed and machinery, which…
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A disastrous fire has occurred at Taira, on the east coast of Japan. Six hundred houses were destroyed, and 37 people were incinerated…
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There was another fire last night in the heart of the city, but fortunately a good save who effected. The locality of the fire was at Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze in a Basement. Fire Seizes a Clarencestreet Warehouse Brigades Effect Smart Save
Another excellent save was placed to the credit of the Fire Brigade last night. An alarm was given at 20 minutes past 9, and a second or two later the Headquarters,…
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LONDON, Monday.--The Canadian intercolonial railway workshops at Moncton (New Brunswick) have been totally destroyed by fire…
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The attack on the fire in the Junction mine has made such progress that the underground workings have been so cleared of fumes that the North mine resumed work this afternoon…
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BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--This morning operations at the Junction fire proceeded satisfactorily. Mr. Delprat reported that the 400ft. level was quite clear of smoke and gas. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Princess Ida's" Wardrobe. Destroyed by Fire. Hobart
The destruction by fire of the wardrobe belonging to Mr. J. C. Williamson's Repertoire Company is not so serious as was at first believed, thanks to the heroic efforts on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tasmanian Train Fire. the Opera Company's Losses. Hobart
Messrs. Bracy and Major were to-doy engaged in overhauling the properties damaged by the train fire on the way from Launceston on Sunday. The damage is fortunately…
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A great fire is reported from Moneton, New Brunswick. The Intercolonial Railway Workshops have been destroyed, and the damage is estimated at 1,000,000 dollars…
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A large four-storied warehouse at 211 Clarence-street, occupied by Morgan and Smith; general merchants, had a narrow escape of being destroyed by fire last night…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade added another triumph to its already long list last night, when a fire broke out in a building occupied by Messrs. Morgan and Smith, general merchants,…
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Mr. J. McNamara, of Trungley Hall, Temora, relates an eccentricity exhibited by the fire fiend, or, rather, by the wind, on his property in December last…
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The attack on the fire in the Junction mine has made such progress that the underground workings have been so cleared of fumes that the North mine resumed work on Monday. This is the best news in connection with…
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About half-past 3 p.m. yesterday the Yeend-street wharf, Balmain, was discovered to be on fire. Smoke was seen issuing from between the planking by some hands on the…
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