A Vessel on Fire
SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire broke out at Townsville on Saturday night on board the steamer Seymour, owned and commanded by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
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A Mining Disaster. Over 100 Men Entombed. Fire Attributed to Blowing Out of a Motor Pump. Narrative by One of the Survivors
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Mt. Lyell Zeehan Mine (Tasmania) was the scene of a terrible disaster on Saturday, a fire breaking out in one of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Number of Dead Disputed. Fire Almost Out. HOBART, Thursday Night
Some difference of opinion exists as to actual death roll in the Mr. Lyell mine. According to the company's figures, 95 men were imprisoned, but…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A fire was discovered this morning in stables at tached to Payne's butchery business premises in George-street West. The…
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By a fire at Benicia, California, the N.S.W. Government's principal store house, containing the Pacific Fleet supplies, was destroyed. The loss…
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The Victorian Government has voted £1000 for the relief of Mount Lyell sufferers. A brisk fire is still burning in the…
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THE advertised meeting, in connection with the Dorrigo Fire-fighting Scheme, was held in Mr. Edgley's office on Saturday…
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A tram caught fire at Rose Bay yesterday afternoon and three passengers jumped out. Vincent Viscovich (54) was killed; his son,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Customs, referring to evidence given before the Imperial Trade Commission, to the effect that…
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A report has reached London of some interesting experiments carried out not long since at Dacci by an Indian Yogi, Thakur Tarani Kanlo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A London Fire. Three Killed London, Saturday Night
A drapery establishment at South Kensington was destroyed by fire and the lives of thirty girls were imperilled. There were three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Montreal Fire. £60,000 Damage. Vancouver
At Montreal a fire has resulted in the destruction of the premises of the Consumers Cordage and the Canadian Bag Companies. There was a poor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires in Sydney. Three in One Night. Sydney, Thursday Night
Three big fires occurred during last night. An eight storey building in Kept-street was gutted, the damage amounting to £15,000…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The present year as far as it has gone has been a record for fires, the Fire Brigades in Sydney having been at 840 out breaks during…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire! Outbreak in Milliner's Shop a Lucky Save
Of all places upon earth where one would expect to find an outbreak of the fire hand, the headquarters of a fire station would be the last. Yet…
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Shortly after 7 o'clock on Thursday evening, the fire-bell rang an alarm, and it was quickly discovered that an outbreak of fire had occurred in the mi[?] shop…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Crow's Next, Brisbane, early yesterday morning, several business premises being destroyed…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—During a fire at a hotel at Los Angeles many guests lost their heads in the mad stampede for safety. Five leaped from windows four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Factory on Fire. Heavy Damage Done. One Man Injured. Sydney, Thursday Night
A disastrous fire occurred at the Australian Litihyte Co's factory at Annandale this afternoon, resulting. In the total destruction of the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A fire broke out at the Lithyte factory at Annadale yesterday afternoon, resulting in the total destruction of the building and contents. One…
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