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A burning tragedy by which a mother and her infant child mat their deaths, and another child was seriously injured, occurred before 5 o'clock yesterday morning, near Hanson-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The conclusion arrived at by the Court of Marine Inquiry yesterday morning concerning the outbreak of fire on the barque Penrhyn Castle in Sydney Harbor on February 11 was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Robison (Crown Law Department) appeared for the Superintendent of Navigation; Mr. J. R. Baxter Bruce appeared for the captain (William Davies) and officers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Friday.--A telegram from Yorke-town states that a flerce fire is raging on the lower portion of Yorke's Peninsula. It started on Monday on a farm belonging to Mr. Thomas,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Early yesterday morning a fire broke out at Mr. Gabriel Thompson's drapery shop, Cowper-street, Waverley, and the store and its contents were burnt out. How the fire originated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At five minutes to 2 o'clock yesterday the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to Cowper-street, Waverley, where a fire had broken out in a torraco of shops…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Shortly after noon yesterday a fire occurred in Cowper-street, Waverley. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade were summoned and on arrival found an outbreak in a terrace…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Deep in the heart's core of my fire to-night Visions and dreams, rose red and ashen grey, Enveiled in magic scents of long ago, Float up and cade away…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →ADELAIDE, Friday.--A sensational accident occurred last night at a moving picture show. The electric wire short-circuited, and the films were set alight. The whole lantern apparatus…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sir.—I read with much interest "Sympathiser's" letter in yesterday's "Herald" referring to the New South Wales Fire Brigade. Having been a member of the M.F.B. for some…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire, at present occupying the attention of the police, occured this afternoon at Melville-street, Hawthorn. The property is owned and occupied by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A fire involving dreadful Toss of life occurred in Chicago last night. The scene of the disaster was Fisk's furniture shop, a towering structure of 10 storeys…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fire brigade received a call on Sunday to a chemist's shop, situated at 20 Flinders-street, Surry Hills, and occupied by L. Dosslter, where a light had been thrown down and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Occidental Buildings, Fremantle, which are insured for £4600, were considerably damaged by fire this morning Two tailors' shops on the ground floor, occupied by Messrs. Patten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There were exciting scenes on February 18 at the Corporation's Parkhlll Fever Hospital, the officers' quarters of Which were gutted by a fire which broke out at 6 a.m. An…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire at Fremantle this morning damaged very considerably the Oecldcntal-bulldlngs. The sufferers were Messrs. Patten and Co., tailors, and Smith, photographer. Tho total…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Saturday.--An explosion of benzine caused an outbreak of fire in Fisher's ten-story furniture store in Chicago. Fifteen persons were killed, including five…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A distressing affair, involving loss of life, is reported from America. An explosion of benzine took, place in Messrs. Fish's ten-story furniture shop at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The eruption of the Sicilian volcano Etna is increasing in violence. Five new craters have been formed, and crowds of tourists are watching the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—Between 11 o'clock and noon yesterday a fire broke out in a shed at the rear of Mr. Symington's residence on Uralla-road, near Armidale. The building and…
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