The Fire Got Away
HAY,Wednesday—A destructive, fire raged at Tooganmain Station yesterday. A settler's son ras boiling a billy when the fire' got away from him. destroying ever a thousand Acres…
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Great Fire at Newcastle
Newcastle is having more than her fair share of troubles. First of all there are the strikes, which are of weekly, if not daily, occurrence. Then the second attack of creep a few days ago…
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WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--Serious grass fires are raging in Southern Hawkes Bay. Bush fires in the Forty-mile Bush have reached alarming proportions, and much damage has been done…
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Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in an [?]coupled six-roomed cottage in Mansfield-street, Balmain, as aresult it is supposed, of the careless use of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Blaze Along Newcastle's Water Frost Ruins Still Aglow Insurance Adjusters at Work Newcastle
Huge crowds of Interested spectators from all parts of the city and district took up positions last evening along the market wharves, and at all the different avenues…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Mines. Fire Precautions. Broken Hill
The B.H. Block 14 Company has started the foundations of a large fire service tank on the highest point on the mine, with a capacity of 15,000 gallons of water. This will be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Disasters at Newcastle. Further Serious Creep. Big Fire
Newcastle, the great coal centre of New South Wales, had more than a full share of disasters during the past week being visited by another creep and a very destructive fire…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The ruins of Messrs. David Cohen and Company's warehouse are still smouldering, despite the fact that tons of water have been played on the debris. The dwarfed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Severe Lesson. the Mayor Outspoken. Moral of the Fire
The Mayor of Newcastle, Aldorman H. A. James, to-day said the city could ill afford to lose palatial warehouses like that just destroyed. It was deplorable that the means…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The New York Fire. Secret Societe's Work. London, Jan. 20
According to the "New York World," the recent fire in Parker's-building was the work of the Armenian Hunchakis, a revolutionary society, after a fruitless…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Neweastle fire. Cohen's Strong Room Opened.all Contents Safe
NEWCASTLE, "Wednesday.-The fire In the rains of Cohen's warehouse is still burning, but all danger of adjoining buildings again catching has passed…
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The fire which totally destroyed the large warehouse of Messrs. David Cohen and Co. in the early hours of yesterday morning continued to smoulder throughout the night, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Serious Fire in Brisbane. Queensland Brewery Company. Carbonic Acid Gas Explosion. Brisbane
At about 11.30 last night flames were seen issuing from the premises of the Queensland Brewery Company, in Brunswick-street. The large building was soon ablaze. A scries of…
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SUNNY CORNER, Thursday.—Bush fires are raging around the town, and many citizens are out fighting the flames by the fire, the…
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BERRY, Wednesday.--The bush fires which were raging on Hay Mountain and at Coolangatto all last week-end have now about burnf out. Considerable damage to property and…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Bush fires are still raging all over the State. From additional particulars it appears that in the Beach Forest fire Patrick Coulahan and David Burke were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires in Tasmania. West Coast Isolated. Burnie
Big bush fires, following on the unprecedentedly hot weather, have done much damage on the west coast, burning miles of telegraph line between Gormanston and Hobart. With…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires in Tasmania. a Township in Danger. Hobart, Wednesday. [?]
The last few days have been very hot al Lottah, on the coast, over 100 degrees in the shade being registered several times. Bush fires are raging around the township, and…
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The fire that has just devastated the principal business street of Newcastle has served again to bring out the applling disparity which in most cities exists between…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Balmain
Yesterday a fire broke out in an unoccupled two-storied weatherboard cottage in Mansfield-street, Balmain. Four brigades were, quickly on the scene, and the names were extinguished…
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