A Canadian Bush Fire
An awfully destructive bush fire has occurred in British Columbia. Sweeping from the mountains down through the Kootenay Valley with terrific fury,…
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The Overland Motorists. Through a Bush Fire. Journey to Powell's Creek. Adelaide
The following telegram was received from the overland motorists, Dutton and Aunger, this morning:—We left Powell's Creek at 2.30 Wednesday, and camped at South Newcastle…
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At 10.15 o'clock last night some window curtains came in contact with a lighted candle in a back bedroom at the rear of the draper's shop occupied by Mr. John M'Dowell, in Elizabeth-street, Ashfield. A fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Auckland Harbour Illuminated. a Blaze of Light. Contrasts in Fairyland. Auckland
At five minutes to eight o'clock Auckland harbour was a dull leaden grey, under a half moon. There were a few fireflies whisking from the ships to the shore, a few [?]erries at…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday Morning.--Andrew Cook's large sawmills and planing works, situated between Church-street west and Burwood-street, Cook's-hill, were destroyed by fire at…
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A fire at Mr. A. Cook's timber yards, Cook's Hill, was got under control shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, but in parts it is still smouldering. Mr. Cook now estimates the…
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After all, the statements made by Australia's detractors that our country is one subject to droughts, bush fires, and other great calamities, must be transferred in some degree to…
Continued on Trove, page 392 →Between Two Bush Fires. Overland Motorists' Experience
ADELAIDE, Tuesday--The overlanding motorists, Dutton and Aunger, report that they arrived at Daly Waters on Saturday evening. They left Powells' Creek on Wednesday…
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A fire was discovered shortly before 11 o'clock last night on the premises of Parkinson ana W. and B. Cowan, Limited, gas meter manufacturers, Macquarie-Place, city. The alarm was…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Sir Thomas Bent today received the following replies to his cablegrams expressing Victoria's sympathy with the sufferers by the disastrous fires in British…
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GLOUCESTER, Tuesday.--Thomas Mahon's general store at Gloueester was burnt to the ground with all its contents, at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. It was a wooden building, with…
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The arrangements for the fire brigades' display in the Domain are now compete. While 250 men, with 80 horses and appliances, will take part, Superintendent Webb…
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Sir Thomas Bent received, to-day from the Premier of Canada (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) and from the Premier of the province of British Columbia (Mr. Richard M'Bride) replies to…
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The committee of the Legislative Council on the subject of fire prevention met yesterday, Dr. J. M. Creed in the chair. Mr. Small, chief engineer to the Water and…
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At a meeting yesterday of the committee of the Legislative Council on fire prevention Dr. J. M. Creed in the chair, Mr. [?] chief engineer to the Water and Sewerage…
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At 10.50 o'clock last night, when the rain was pouring down, someone in the Custom House Hotel saw flames breaking through the roof of the four-storeyed stone building…
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When the above was brought under the notice of Mr. Wood (Chief Secretory) this morning he observed: "Seeing I have not made the second reading speech on the…
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The annual report of the New Zealand State Fire Insurance Department states:— "That the rates of premium for fire insurance in New Zealand are too low is shown by the…
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NORFOLK ISLAND, Wednesday.--A fire was discovered at Government House this morning in one of the principal bedrooms, but was soon put out The room was wrecked…
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The German mall steamer Scharnhorst, so well known at Sydney, has been on fire at sea whilst bound to Singapore. Her malls were seriously damaged,…
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