The Fire on the Roon
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 14
The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association, Limited, yesterday received a cable message confirming the news published in our cables yesterday respecting an outbreak of fire in No. 3 hold of the German…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Great Forest Fires. Sequola Grove Threatened. London, Sept 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 13
Forest fires have reached the mammoth grove of sequoia trees in Calaveras, California, and there is little hope of saving them…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Stamboul Fire Fund. Contribution From King Edward
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 9
LONDON, Friday. -- The King has forwarded a donation of £500 to a fund that has been started for the relict of the distress that has arisen as the result of the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stamboul Fire Relief. Contribution From King Edward London, Sept. 4
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 13
King Edward has given £500 to the fund which is being raised to relieve the distress caused by the great fire in Stamboul…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Fire Caused by Sea-waves
Sunday Times · Sunday 6 September 1908 · page 5
In spite of apparent impossibility, such a thing actually happened some time ago on the western coast of Ireland. The rocks along this coast, where the huge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Mail News All-day Riots Bombay. Troops Fire on Mob with Fatal Results. Many Killed. Bombay, July 24
Sunday Times · Sunday 6 September 1908 · page 12
Serious rioting took place here in connection with the mill-workers' strike, which has now affected nearly every mill in the city and many in the outlying…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire in the New Hebrides. Copra House Destroyed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 September 1908 · page 8
The French steamer Pacifique, which arrived here last night from the New Hebrides, brought news of the destruction by fire of a large smoke-house belonging to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Newtown
The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 7
Shortly before 4 p.m. yesterday the premises until lately occupied as a manufactory by Mr. Joseph Dann, in King-street, Newtown, narrowly escaped cestruction by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A City Fire
The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 7
At 4.15 p.m. yesterday the Metropolitan Fire Brigade were called out to the premises of Messrs. Mainwaring and Co., engineers. in Market-street, city, where a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Port Vila
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 3
A fire at Port Vila completely destroyed the smoke house of Mr. Colardeau. A large quantity of copra was included in the loss, which amounted to between £600 and £700. None of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring. New Cars for the Fire Brigade
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4
The Fire Brigade Board has decided to purchase two additional cars for work in connection with its department, and it has selected two Beaston Hambers, each of 20 h.p., which will be supplied by Messrs. George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Cable News. Received To-day. Great Forest Fires. a Town Destroyed. Duluth Threatened
Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4
LONDON, Monday Evening.—Fires are raging in the pine forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin (U.S.). The town of Chisholm has been destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Metropolitan Fire Brigade. New Motor Cars. "No Horses at All."
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 6
The Metropoolitan Fire Brigade has ordered two motor cars. One of them was taken delivery of yesterday, and it is expected that the other will be supplied in a few weeks'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Forest Fires. a Township Destroyed
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 9
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Fires are raging in the pine forests of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The town of Chisholm was destroyed, and Duluth (where there is a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Country. a Maitland Fire
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 11
WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--An inquiry, presided over by the coroner, Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, was held at the courthouse to-day, into the origin of the fire, which occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Annandale. an Inmate Burned
Evening News · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 8
A fire broke out last evening in a bedroom on the first floor of the premises of Charles Schofield, butcher, 119 Johnstone-street, Annandale, caused through the curtains coming in contact…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Fire Engines to Replace Horse-drawn Vehicles
The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 2
When the fire brigade demonstration in connection with the fleet celebrations was given in Sydney, a week or two back, a prominent Melbourne fire brigade authority,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murderers' End. Blacks Fire on Police. Three Natives Killed. Perth (W.A.i. Tupmlnv
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 9
Retribution has quickly evertaken the native murderers of station employees at Bachelor's Creek, in the north-west. The following telegram has been received by the Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Great Forest Fires. Towns Swept Away. People Caught in Flight and Burnt to Death. Total Loss of Life Will Never Be Known
Evening News · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 4
Recent cablegrams from our London correspondent have given brief accounts of the great forest fire in British Columbia at the beginning of last month. Brief details of the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Bush Fire
The Australian Star · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 1
Bush fires have started. One occurred at the Military Reserve at Mosman yesterday. Beyond a quater of an acre being cleared no damage was done…
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