Steamers on Fire
The German-Australian line steamer, Augsburg, which left Sydney on November 18 last for the Continent via ports, has arrived at Algiers. While in port a fire broke out on board, but was…
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Vessels on Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria has received a cablegram from London stating that the steamer Hornby Grange has arrived at…
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According to a cable message received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association, Ltd., an outbreak of fire occurred on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Bendigo Fire [?]Utbreak in a Hotel Melbourne
A fire at Bendigo early this morning partially destroyed the All Nations Hotel, The occupants had a narrow escape, one or two sustaining painful burns. The servants…
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A message posted in the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday stated that the German-Australian liner Augsburg, homeward bound from Australian ports, arrived at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The New York Fire. Dramatic Rescue of Firemen. Life-lines From the Roof
LONDON, Monday Evening.—A dramatic rescue of firemen was a feature of the fire at Parker Building (a 13-storey skyscraper) at New York…
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A highly dramatic feature of the fire at the Parker Building, which was destroyed in New York on Saturday night, was the rescue of several firemen…
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Hot, dry weather continues throughout New Zealand. Many bush and grass fires are reported at Tadmore, in the Nelson district. Over 1000 sheep, many miles of fencing, a…
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A very narrow escape from a serious accident happened in the basin at Broken Bay last week. While filling the tanks on Mr. Relph's big yacht Empress, vapor…
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Last night a fire occurred in Mr. J. F. Palamountain's general store, at Mount Gambler. Several small store rooms at the rear of the general store were gutted, but the…
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WERRIS CREEK. Wednesday.—The railway refreshment rooms and station buildings narrowly escaped total destruction by fire last night…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A fire occurred in the premises of Henry Berry and Company. Divett-place, between Wakefield and Flinders streets early this morning. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Fire Brigades. Prepared for Emergency. What the Superintendent Says
Asked this morning if such a catastrophe as that which took place in New York on Sunday last, as cabled by our London, correspondent, when three firemen were killed while at work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Fire at Cairns. Hotel and Shops Burnt. Brisbane
A fire broke out at 3 o'clock yesterday morning at Cairns, in a drapery shop, occupied by Mr. Andrew Jack, and spread rapidly to the Courthouse Hotel, on the north side, and…
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LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--A dramatic rescue of firemen was the feature of the fire at the 13-storey skyscraper, known as the Parker-building, and fronting…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Fire Tragedy. Eighty Persons Killed. in an American Opera House
LONDON, Tuesday Noon.--An outbreak of fire, caused by an explosion in connection with the working of a cinematograph, took place last evening in the Rhodes Opera…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Big Fire at Ganmain. Nine Buildings Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £15,000
GANMAIN, Wednesday.—A great fire occurred at half-past 4 this morning, destroying Cooney's brick hotel, of about 20 rooms, R. D. Burns blacksmith's shop, S. Holland's saddler…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New York Fire. Sensational Incidents. Rescue of Firemen. London, Jan. 13
The dramatic rescue of a number of firemen was one of the principal features associated with the fire at Parker-building, [?] thirteen-story structure, in New York, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Eighty Killed Another American Calamity Panic-stricken Women and Children Set a Theatre on Fire Scenes of Indescribable Horror. London, Tuesday, 2.50 p.m
Eighty persons killed and 100 others injured--such was the appalling result of an explosion that occurred yesterday in the Rhoades Opera Houses at Boyertown,…
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A fire at Hastings, starting at Johnson's restaurant, destroyed 13 buildings. Johnson has been arrested on a charge of arson. William Moon, caretaker of the Victoria…
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