Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Guests' Sensational Escapes. Frozen Hydrants Again. Chicago
The Transit Hotel was destroyed by fire. The guests escaped to the roof. A number of girls and employment were trapped on the top…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
904 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 46
Big Queensland Blaze. Block Destroyed. Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred to-day at Pittsworth, 37 miles from Toowoomba. It originated at Donnellan's drapery block, and spread rapidly. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Probable Strike of Fire Brigades. Sydney
The firemen employed by the metropolitan and country fire brigades cla[?]m that they are badly equipped, and without adequate clothing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Fire Business Centre Destroyed. Brisbane
A fire broke put at Pittsworth, a town about 140 miles from Brisbane, to-day, and several, buildings, chiefly of wooden construction, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on a Battleship. Narrow Escape of Magazines. London, Monday evening
A fixe broke out on the battleship Caesar, at Devonport, owing to a leaky oil-fuel tank. A desperate effort was made to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at Pittsworth. Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred at Pittsworth, 37 miles from Toowomba. It originated at Donnellan's drapery block, and spread rapidly, soon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fire at Broadway Head Office of the Equitable Life Co., Destroyed. New York
The head office of the Equitable Life Assurance Co. at Broadway, has been gutted by fire, and ten lives lost. The damage amounts to half a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire. Life Assurance Offices Gutted Enormous Loss. Death Roll Heavy. Five Thousand Firemen at Work. New York
The Equitable Life Assurance Society's Offices at Broadway, comprising one of the most imposing buildings in New York, were gutted by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New York Fire Skyscraper Ablaze. Damage One Million Sterling. Men Leap to Death. President Imprisoned in Vault. New York
The huge marble nine-storied building of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and other great commercial corporations in one of New York's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire Near Toowoomba
A disastrous fire occurred on Thursday last at Pittsburg, 37 miles from Toowoomba. It originated at Donnellan's drapery block and spread rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New York Blaze 26 Storey Building to Be Erected. the Hidden Securities. New York
It is proposed to erect another [?]ing on the site of the demolished Mercantile Assurance Company's offices. The new building is to be 62 stories…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A 1,000,000 Fire. Sensation in New York. London
A sensational fire occurred in the commercial centre of New York yesterday. The outbreak took place in the premises occupied by the Equitable Life Assurance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New York Fire Toll of Six Lives. Imprisoned President Released. Effect of Intense Cold. Structure Encased in Ice. New York
The fire in the Equitable Insurance building cost six lives. Three employees were cut off on the roof, and perished, and one leaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Hay. Hay
One of the biggest fires in the history of the town occurred at Hay last night. The fire broke out in a shop occupied by Charles Best, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cables. the New York Fire. London
The books and records of the Equitable Assurance Company in New York have been recovered. A list of policies of nearly 1000, on which were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire at Hay. £2000 Damage. Whole Town Threatened. Hay
One of the biggest fires in the history of this town occurred last night, the origin being in a shop owned by Mr. Charles Best, stationer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Big Blaze
A serious fire occurred on Saturday night at Willausa (Vic). Twelve shops were destroyed. The damage is estimated at many…
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More than half the buildings on one side of the principal street at Wonthaggi (Vic.) were destroyed by fire yesterday. The remaining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in the Mountains
There is a big bush fire raging in the mountain range south of Mudgee. Many people thought on Sunday night—when the flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reading in Bed Fire at St. Peters. Woman Severely Burned. Sydney
While reading by candle-light in her home in King-street, St. Peters, shortly before 11 o'clock on Friday night, a married woman, Rebecca Ferguson,…
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