Comedian Made Serious His House on Fire. a Resourceful Boy. Sydney
Last night a fire broke Out at the residence of Mr. Hugh Ward, the popular comedian, Double Bay. It was caused by a defective bath heater. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
605 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 31
Blackheath. Narrow Escape From Fire
What might have been a very serious fire occurred at Messrs. Neate Bros. this (Monday) afternoon, when a tin of methylated spirits fell to the floor and burst…
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'A' fire occurred early yesterday morning at the wool scouring works belonging to Whiddon Bros., at Botany. The whole of the works,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Between Two Fires Mr. Neilson's Unenviable Position. Labor Council Regrets His Action. Sydney
'That the intention of the Minister [?] Lands to proceed with the sale of [?]at Kensington is a distinct breach of a vital plank of the Labor Party's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Lord Crewe's Residence. Discovered by a Passer-by. London
A passer-by discovered a fire in the house occupied by Lord Crewe (Secretary for the Colonies), in the middle of the night. The inmates were asleep,…
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Lady Crewe and her infant son were taken in an ambulance to Lord Roseberry's house, without suffering any ill effects. The pictures and art objects…
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Mr. Leslie Jacobs, a young man employed at Messrs. E. Webb and Co's stores, suffered severe burning to the right forearm on Saturday night. He…
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A four-roomed wooden cottage at Molong, owned by S. D. Par slow, and tenanted by Robert Bailey, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night…
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Three soldiers were killed and 7000 rifles and 10,000 cartridges were destroyed as the result of a fire yesterday at the ammunition barracks at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Buenos Ayres. Damage Estimated at £175,000. Buenos Ayres, Tuesday afternoon
A fire destroyed a number of warehouses and customs sheds at Buenos Ayres. The damage is estimated at £175,000 sterling…
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ON Saturday night the frequenters of Bank-street were startled by the alarm of fire. The glare was noticed at East Molong, and many were of the…
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A fire of a particularly sensational character occurred in Auckland, N.E. yesterday. The scene of the outbreak was a shop in Pen[?] R[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at A. and A. Hordern’s
Messrs. A. and A. Hordern, of the Haymarket, Sydney, fancy drapers, narrowly escaped loss by fire on Wednesday night. When the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Sea. Thirty One Lives Lost. Sydney
The steamer Benthury, bound from Hong Kong to Tourane, was burned on January 3rd. Thirty one lives were lost. Out of a crew of two…
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At last night’s Council meeting Aid. Stanford moved:— That the Council write to the Fire Underwriters Association in reference…
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Early on Saturday morning the town was aroused by the outbreak of a fire at a house in Wolgan-street. The place was owned by Mrs. H. Burgess and was…
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Mr. J. D. Barclay's Royal Hotel, with billiard saloon, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning…
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The Royal Hotel at White Cliffe was gutted by fire early this morning. The origin of the blaze is unknown. The premises were uninsured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Brigade. To the Editor
Sir—With reference to the above matter I take the first opportunity to reply to the misstatement made at last Council meeting as per report in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Catches Fire. Seven Passengers Succumb. London, Wednesday afternoon
Owing to a train becoming afire, seven passengers were killed and 32 others were severely burned, near Perm, Russia…
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