House Destroyed by Fire. Temora
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated in Aurora-street, occupied by Jas. Kilmartin, was, together with the eontents. destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Mr…
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Remington Fire Not Faulty Mains Melbourne
After a special meeting of the committee of the V.A.T.C. to-day, the secretary. Mr. T. A. Tabart, Issued a statement denying that the inability of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Warren Electric Plant Lost WARREN
The electric power house at Warren was destroyed by fire on Monday evening, and the town is without a water supply, electric light, or power…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Port Adelaide Fire. £20,000 Damage. Adelaide
A fire last night gutted the storage sheds occupied by the Oversea and Interstate Trading Company, Ltd., at Port Adelaide. A large quantity of timber, barley, and agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire at Wagga. Business Premises Damaged. Wagga
A fire occurred early this morning in the business premises of Thomas Debney, general merchant, in Fitzmaurice-street. The fire was discovered in large bulk stores near the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Left the Chimney Fire's Swift Destruction Binya
While the occupants were away, attending a circus performance at Griffiths, where they stayed the night, a four-roomed building at Binya, used…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spark From Engine Fire at Nubingerie Wellington
Mr. A. C. Lee, District Coroner at Wellington, and a jury of six were engaged up till 9 p.m. yesterday in connection with the disastrous fire at Nubingerie on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nearly a Hold-up Dubbo Fire Inquiry Dubbo
When Third Fire Officer Grimmond reached Dubbo yesterday, to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances of a recent fire, at the request of the Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Floating Fire" Storage of Explosives Risk to Public Comment by Coroner
"I understand that this is not the only magazine in a thickly- populated area. Would it not be better to store explosives in a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Baringhup's Oakleigh Plate Triumph. Rampion Scores Brilliantly Heroic Still Winning Fire Destroys Guineas Stand : Heavy Loss to V.A.T.C.
Baringhup, starting at 20 to 1, captured the Oakleigh Plate narrowly from the 3 to 1 favorite, Fujison, who carried 10.4, and was conceding the winner 49lb in the weights. Rampion demonstrated his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Control. Narrandera
At a largely-attended meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association a letter was read from the general secretary asking the council to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Flood and Fire City Construction Works
A view of Ingham, Queensland, which has felt the full force of the cyclone, and flood. This picture was taken during the flood of 1900. There has been a glut of melons this season. The young folk are taking full advantage of their opportunity to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Coolamon
The Springwood Hotel, 11 miles north of Coolamon, on the Temora-road, was, at midday on Monday, destroyed by fire. Mr. Davies is the licensee and Messrs Toohey, Ltd., the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country News Three Fires Lismore's Big Week Water Shortage Lismore
Probably this week has seen a record in Lismore for fires. There have been three outbreaks within four days, and two cottages and a shop have been…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Queensland Bush Fires BRISBANE
Bush fires in the Thargomindah district are spreading on the Yakara, Wathopa, and Clyde runs, where miles of fencing and grass have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Origin of Bush Fire. Wellington
An inquest was held into the bush fires which did so much damage in the Arthurville district on December 10. The jury returned a verdict that the fire was started as the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →From Engine Sparks Bush Fire's Start Wellington
A coro[?], with Jury, was held into the origin of the bush are which broke out at Nubingerie on De[?] to and burst out several settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Fire
James Edison Ikin (54) was charged with maliciously setting fire, to a dwelling-house ill Hilt Street, Carlton, knowing that Florence Olive Sparkes was then…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Harrowing Fire Scenes
Mr. W. P. O'Neill, organiser of the F.S.A., at Lockhart last week said there had been some terrible bush fires in some of the districts he had visited. The spirit of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Homebush
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage. occupied by Henry J. Archer, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The cause of the outbreak is…
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