LATESTCABLES Big Fire at Amsterdam. Immense Damage. London
By a disastrous fire at the Compagnie ne l'Ocean, Amsterdam Dock, the warehouses of the company were destroyed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
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A Disastrous Fire
SYDNEY, Monday.—Messrs. Foster and Sons' bedstead and bedding factory, a two-story brick building at Ultimo, was gutted by fire at an early hour on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Grafton. Outbreak at "Reduced" Hotel
Another outbreak of fire occurred at the premises formerly known as the Court House Hotel (which was reduced under the 1907 local option…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Down in Texas" a Great Fire. Vancouver
A fire at Houston, Texas, destroyed a great portion of the city. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000, and hundreds are…
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At 2.30 on Thursday morning a fire occurred at premises in Victoria-street, Grafton, known as the Court House[?] Hotel, but now occupied by Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Guy Fawkes. Butter Factory Razed. Guy Fawkers
BETWEEN the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock this morning a disastrous fire broke out in the butter factory and demolished the building…
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In Botany road the Council's stone wall was struck by lighting, and the rock was hurled in all directions. It is reported that a fire-ball fell at…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fire Brigades employees in Adelaide are on strike. The city is at the merey of flames should a fire occur. Places of public amusement…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— A big fire at Germanton, to-day, destroyed the principal portion of the town. Ten shops were consumed, and several others,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Fires. Repeated Outbreaks in the State. What About Grafton?
The repeated outbreaks of extensive fires in New. South Wales country towns are beginning to came some anxiety not only in the public mind but in official circles…
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The Noorebar, on Thursday, lauded at the Jetty, a two-cylinder petrol motor fire extingouhing pump, case of hose, firebell, gear and equipment, for the local brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Victoria Barracks. Two Thousand Damage. Sydney, Thursday Night
A fire occurred at the Victoria Barracks, Paddington, early this morning, a large store-room being destroyed. The damage amounts to…
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A delegation from the Grafton Municipal Council recently paid a visit to the local fire station in order to make some endquiries regarding the administration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mischievous Children. Cause a Big Fire. Sydney, Sunday Night
Three boys, under the age of six years, set fire to the old Australian Smelting Works at Port Kembla, which had been out of use for some…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A large fire broke our in Melbourne yesterday in one of the main business blocks. It was several hours before it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Red Riot. Murder, Pillage and Fire. Damage £3,000,000
LONDON, Sunday.—The looting of houses and banks in Pekin by the mutinous soldiers continues, property belonging to foreigners being damaged…
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Now that we are the proud [?] the only fire motor engine in the country district [?] that in[?]…
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A disastrous fire occurred late last light in Fitzroy Chambers, a fine block of buildings comprising six storeys in Adela-de-street, Brisbane…
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A lodging house in Chicago was [?]tted by fire. Six men were killed. There were 20 pereons in the build…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire broke out in the premises of the Harvester Company, Broadway, Glebe, in the same block of buildings as occupied by Abrace…
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