Fire in Cincinnati. Several Firemen Perish
VANCOUVER, Wednesday.--Several firemen are dead, or missing, as the result of a fire which has destroyed the building occupied by the Chamber of Commerce in…
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Fire Brigades Inquiry. to Be an Open Court
Acting-Judge Edmunds, who has been appointed a Royal Commissioner to inquire into charges made against the Board of Fire Commissioner's, will open his inquiry early next…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous American Fire. Spectators and Firemen Killed. New York
A disastrous fire has occurred at Cincinnati. A banquet was taking place in a hall on the fourth floor of the chamber of commerce…
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Bush fires are increasing rapidly in the south-eastern portion of Riverina, between Euston and Gol Gol. In spite of the efforts of the beaters, the flames have extended over…
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Bush fires of an extensive character have been sweeping the south-eastern corner of Riverina, between Euston and Gol Gol, extending a considerable distance also…
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Two small fires were caused. last night by the slaking of lime stored on timber in the open. The rain caused the heating of the lime and the firing of the wood, but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New York Fires. Five in One Day. New York
There was a succession of fires in New York to-day. Altogether Ave outbreaks occurred, the damage aggregating £30,000…
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LONDON, Thursday.--The balance of opinion at Lloyds is that the steamer Parisiana caught lire, owing to the oil aud turpentine aboard, and foundered…
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The "Times" writes that the balance of opinion at Lloyd's is that the Parisiana, which is overdue on the voyage from New York to Melbourne, has taken fire, and with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Grass Fire. Eighteen Hundred Acres Burnt. Hay
A grass fire broke out last night on the eastern boundary of Mulberrygong station, and burnt three miles in a north-westerly direction. Fire carts from the neighbouring…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Oxford-street. Four Shops Burnt Out
At about 1 o'clock this morning a shop at 241 Oxford-street, occupied by Mr. T. Green, a picture-frame maker, was found to be on fire. The alarm was given to the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Blaze in Paddington. One Shop Burnt Out. Three Others Badly Damaged
A destructive fire broks out in Oxford-street, Paddington, a few minutes after I o'clock morning resulting in one shop being totalled burned out, while three others suffered…
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The attention of the Government has been called to the frequent occurrence of fires at picture shows owing to the ignition of the…
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Arrangements are being made for the first meeting to be held next week of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into certain matters in connection with the administration…
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Some commotion was caused in Liverpool shortly before 9 o'clock on Holiday evening by an outbreak of fire at the Town Hall during the progress of a…
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WENTWORTH, Friday.--The bush fires are still raging fiercely, principally at Moonlight and No Man's Land, and at the back of Crozier Bros." lease. The dry scrub aud grass are…
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Tbe toll of the air grows amaxingly. Nearly every day the cable records some venturesome airman as bating flows to hto death. Occasionally there are escapes from what appears to be certain death that border on the miraculous. Within the scops of a cablegram it is, of course, impossible to describe all the circumstances, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Strathfield. Two Boys Burned
Careless use or matches is supposed to have been responsible for a fire which occurred in a front bedroom of Mr. Hilton Dight's home in Redmire-road, Strathfield, this afternoon…
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BERNE (Switzerland). Friday Evening— A fire occurred last night at the Grand Hotel Continental, Montcux. The guests were rescued through the burning roof…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Last Solace. French Criminal Buried with His Fire
A man named Doilla, who was guillotined for murder at Le Mans (France), smoked a pipe before his execution, and asked leave to have it buried with him…
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