Woolwich Fire Cause Unknown No Casualties London, Thursday Evening
It is officially stated that the fire which occurred yesterday at Woolwich Arsenal and which would have had appalling results had the wind [?]…
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Woman's' Fatal Mistake F'oured Benzine on Fire AUCKLAND
A distressing fatality occurred at Fiopio when Mrs. Collins, a widow, mistook a tin of benzine for kerosene, and poured some on the Are to revive It. A violent explosion followed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Woolwich Arsenal. Outbreak of Fire. Gas Mask Factory. LONDON, March 5
Thousands of people watched the flames of a fire which started in a tailor's shop at Woolwich Arsenal and spread to a factory. The damage is already estimated at thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Opawa Fire. Cargo Destroyed
A further message received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association, Ltd., concerning the fire on the N.Z. steamer Opawa, states…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night Fire Thrills in London
Hundreds of onlookers cheered the rescue of a terrier by a fireman from a blazing shop in Great College Street, Camden Town, London…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Old Curiosity Shop on Fire
The Old Curiosity Shop, in Portsmouth Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, reputed to be the original shop made famous by Dickens, has had a narrow escape of being…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →General Cables Cleansing by Fire Tokio, March 5
As the Diet were discussing measures for the gradual abolition of illfame quarters, three hundred houses were totally destroyed by fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£50,000 CHEQUE Melb. Town Hall Fire MELBOURNE
A settlement has been reached between the City Council and the Fire Insurance companies on the insurance to be paid in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grocer's Shop Blaze Origin a Mystery
Fire broke out last night in a grocer's shop in George-street, Concord, occupied by William Grubb. The shop, two living rooms, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescued From Fire Digger's Fight for Family His Home Gutted Cessnock
A former Digger showed great pluck in rescuing his wife and children from his burning home early this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opawa Fire
PERIM, March 7.--The steamer Opawa sails on the 9th inst., the fire having been extinguished, and the necessary repairs effected…
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A fire broke out on the premises of Arthur John Jones, grocer, of Wold's avenue, Kogarah, yesterday, and slightly damaged the shop and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forbes Fire Brigade Forbes
At the meeting of the Forbes Municipal Council this week it was again decided to try and hasten the Board of Fi[?]e Commissioners in the matter of supplyine Forbes with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mine on Fire Silver Peak Shaft Mysterious Affair Broken Hill
The Silver Peak mine, at Round Hill, four miles from Broken Hill, was destroyed by fire yesterday in mysterious circumstances…
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When the news spread yesterday evening that the Silver Peak Mine, near Round Hill, about four miles out, was on fire, there was excitement in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Burnt Out Inverell
The building and plant of the Inverell Butter Factory was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage ti estimated at £[?] and is fully…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Cessnock. Cessnock
A dwelling occupied by Arthur Picton was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning. Picton was awakened by a crackling noise, and barely…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Co[?]age Destroyed by Fire. Lithgow
On Saturday night Mr. J. Brain discovered that his cottage, in Sheedy's Gully, was on fire. The family had been out, and the building was well alight. As the cottage was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at a Mine. Outbreak in Broken Hill. Broken Hill
A fire at Silver Peak mine, four miles from the city, at the side of Round Hill, yesterday destroyed the poppet heads and shop, and damaged the engine-house…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lost the Race at the Start Politeness Squeezed Back at Barrier-rise, Yet Finished Fourth Persian Fire's Promise for a Long Race
ONE of the also-rans in the second division of Wednesday's Ascot Handicap was Politeness, but the Almissa mare's position at the finish fails to give any idea as to the merit of her performance…
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