Forest on Fire. Melbourne
A bush fire in the Sugarloaf Ranges ran for 12 miles in length, and from two to three miles in width. It was for the most part confined to the State forest…
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Fire at Parramatta. School Storeroom Destroyed
A small fire occurred at The King's School, Parramatta, shortly after, 5 o'clock this morning, a two-storied, building used as a storeroom being destroyed. The flames, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fire in Osaka. 1300 Houses Destroyed
LONDON, Tuesday.--A great fire is raging in Osaka, on the island of Hondo, Japan. Thirteen hundred houses have already been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disastrous Fire. Sweeping Through Osaka. Tokio, Jan. 16
A disastrous fire is raging in Osaka. Up till the present 1300 houses have been destroyed. A strong wind is blowing, and the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Fire at Parrammatta. King's School Stores Destroyed. Rifle Cartridges Explode
A fire occurred at King's School, O'Connell-street, Parramatta, early this morning, and the large stores attached were destroyed. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery, but a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire-fighters' Ultimatum. Will Stand It No Longer. Grievances Must Be Redressed
An ultimatum to the Fire Commissioners has been issued by the Broken Hill Fire Brigade, stating that unless the firemen's grievances are redressed by February 19 they will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cable News. Received To-day. The Osaka Fire. Many Women Perish. Ten Hours' Fierce Fighting
TOKIO, Tuesday Evening.—Additional details of the disastrous fire at Ooacks, by which ever 5000 houses were destroyed, and [?] persons rendered homeless, show that the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Damage at Bega
BEGA, Wednesday.--Considerable damage has been caused in parts of the district by bush fires. The Bland Bros., of Wallagoot, lost a hay crop ready tor the barn, and a large…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Settler in a Bush Fire
From various parts of the country, and almost daily come reports of disastrous bush fires, and of hard fights to saw crops and homesteads. So far there has been no homes…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fires. Refreshment Rooms Destroy
GOULBURN, Wednesday.--A fire broke out yesterday evening in wooden promises at Garfield, recently erected by Mrs. S. Milton as refreshment rooms. Before the brigade could…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Plantation Fire
Robb's sugar plantation at Cudgen, near Tweed Heads, is on fire and the whole area is threatened with destruction. On the estate stands the most up-to-date and the only…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Parramatta Fire
The Par[?] informed that [?]Wlad[?]stable and [?]at day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Picture Show
A small are occurred at the Drummoyne Picture Show in Bridge-street, Drummoyne, of which Mr. W. H. Sutton is the proprietor, shortly before the entertainment was commerced last night, only slight damage being done…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Wentworth Hotel
Owing to a spark from an adjoining chimney, a fire occurred in the wireless romm at Wentworth Hotel. Church Hill, Sydney, shortly after 2.30 this afternoon. The fire was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sugar Plantation on Fire
A disastrous fire broke one on Robb's sugar plantation at Cudgen near Murwillumbah, on Wednesday. Practically the whole of the standing cane and several houses, in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in Herbalist's Shop
There was a small fire in the basement of a shop at 110 George-street West, occupied by Delph Singh, a herbalist, this morning. A quantity of kapok became overheated and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta District. Fire at Parramatta
Early on Wednesday morning a fire broke[?] out in a weatherboard stable at the rear of[?] The King's School. The building was soon demolished. The place was used as a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Picture Show. Casino
At a picture show in the Kyogle School of Arts on Monday night a spool of films caught fire. The flames spread to the machine, and the usual panic ensued amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in New York. Big Warehouse Burnt
NEW YORK. Wednesday.—A disastrous fire occurred here to-day, a big warehouse being destroyed. This was a seven-story building occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Fiend. Record Number of Calls
While December enabled the fire brigades to establish a record with regard to attendance at fires--no fewer than 246 in the city and suburbs were dealt with--the present…
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