A Second Fire
A second fire occurred in Grafton late on Monday afternoon, in the premises in Victoria-street (near Messrs. McGuren and Pollack's office),…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
228 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 12
A City Fire
A warehouse in Kent-street, Sydney, used in connection with the store of Angus and Coote, the big jewellers and fancy goods firm, caught…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—During the passage of the steamer Victoria from Lyttleton to Wellington, a fire broke out in the hold. The hatches were battened down,…
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The basement of the premises of Fueth and Nall, cardboard box manufacturers, Hoskins' Place, Castlereagh-st., caught fire to-night. The brigade…
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The basement of the premises of Fuerth and Nall, cardboard box manufacturers, Hoskins' Place, Castlereagh-street, Sydney, caught fire on Monday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Mid Air. Painter's Terrible Plight, Vancouuer, Friday Night
While a man at Pittsburg (Pen.) was at work painting a ehmney stack at a height of 250 feet above ground, and suspended by a rope,…
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Fierce bush fires are raging in the Cobalt mining region of Ontario (Canada). Several mining camps have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on a Steamer. Man's Narrow Escape. Sydney, Tuesday Night
An outbreak of fire aboard the steamer Erina 55 tons lying at Long Wharf, White Bay, Balmain, this morning, resulted in the vessel…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—During the fire at Dalmore Distillery at Alness, Ross-shire, a herd of polled Angus cattle the property of the Distillery, stampeded…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A most disastrous fire occurred in Hobart on Wednesday night shortly after 9.30, when Fitzgerald's extensive softgoods warehouse was…
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Another disastrous fire occurred at Hobart yesterday, when Ferguson's wine and spirit store was completely destroyed…
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A fire occurred at a picture show at Geelong last night. The audience numbered 300. A second film was being got ready when it caught on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cables Bush Fires in America. Towns Burnt Out. People Roasted. Vancouver
Forest fires are sweeping over North-Eastern Michigan. Two towns are in ashes, 1800 people are homeless, and from 75 to 100…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Cobalt victims are believed to include 200 employees of the Dame mine who were penned in the shafts Corpses strew the…
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We are pleased to note that at Wednesday night's meeting of the Grafton Council official attention was directed to the Grafton Fire…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Hon. Frank Cochrane, Toronto, said that while not wishing to minimise the national calamit[?], there was every justification for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Forest Fires. Caused by a Cigarette. Vancouver, Saturday Night
The recent forest fires in the Porcupine District, Toronto, are believed to have been caused by the throwing down of a cigarette. The deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Timber Yard Fire. £10,000 Damage. Sydney, Saturday Night
An outbreak of fire occurred at the timber yards and cooperage of A. W. Cormack, Balmain, this morning. Despite the efforts of a strong…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The great forest fire disaster at Porcupine, which destroyed the mining works camps, is believed to be due to a casta way cigarette. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Turkey. Half Stamboul Destroyed. London
Two square miles of the cisy of Stamboul, Turkey, have been destroyed by fire, 5000 houses being burnt. From the centre of the city…
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