Government House on Fire
SYDNEY, Friday.—Government House, Auckland, was partly destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at several thousand pounds. The Earl of Liverpool and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
228 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 12
Launch on Fire
SYDNEY, Monday.—The motor launch Undaunted, plying between Bowraville and Macksville, was destroyed by fire. John Cox, the owner, was in charge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Big Fire. Five Shops Gutted. Heavy Losses. Sydney, Thursday Nights
A fire destroyed five weather board shops at Camperdown this morning. When the firemen arrived the fire had a strong, hold, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Nambour. Man Burnt to Death. Brisbane
A big fire occurred at Nambour, four shops and the Commercial Hotel being destroyed. Michael Geraghey, yardman at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Delungra
SYDNEY, Monday.—Fire broke out on the premises of J. Lamrock & Sons, storekeepers, Delungra, 19 miles from Inverell, early this morning. The premises were totally…
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A big fire at Delungra, near Inverell, demolished a block of build-. ings, doing damage to the extent of £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire at Brisbane
At the Brisbane Supreme Court on Monday, before the Chief Justice and a jury, Jane Nightingale appeared on a charge of having, on January 23, at Taringa,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Oxford-street
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire broke out at 4 o'clock yesterday morning on the premises of Alick Feros, a confectioner, in Oxford-street. Miss Cole, the manageress,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Councils and Fire Brigades
The Inverell Council must be congratulated upon the decision asking for the co-operation of the underwriters in an effort to secure an inquiry into the working of the fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Historic Wrecks. Toll of the Sea. Story of Fire, Storm, and Collision
Once more the civilised world is shocked with the news of a great disaster. The loss of the Empress of Ireland off the coast of Canalla adds yet another tragic page to the history…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on a Steamer. Extinguished at Sea. Sydney
When the steamer Montona was about twelve hours out from Singapore a fire was discovered in No. 3 hold. The work in the hold became…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The steamer Montaro, which has arrived at Darwin, reports that a fire occurred aboard when 12 hours out from Singapore. Work in the hold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Brisbane Fire. City Block in Danger. Brisbane, Thursday Night
A fire broke out at 1 o'clock this morning at Zoeller's buildings, adjoining the Brisbane "Courier" office in Queen-street and for a time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Sables. New York Fire. Seven Lives Lost. New York
A fire destroyed a tenement house in New York and spread rapidly. The escape was cut off before all the tenants were aroused. Seven persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires. Sydney Record Fire Big Blaze on Waterfront. Over £100,000 Damage. Sydney, Sunday Night
The biggest fire that has occurred on Sydney waterfront broke out shortly before nine o'clock last night on the Norths German Lloyd Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Miller's Point. Whabf Demolished. Damage Estimated at £100,000
SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire broke out on the North German Lloyd Company's cargo wharf at Miller's Point on Saturday night, and before it was got under at about 11…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Fiend. Six Months' Record. Sydney, Monday Night
Since November, 1913, there have been no fewer than 24 fires in Sydney, each of which caused damage estimated at over £1000. The total…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In regard to the proposed State Fire Insurance Bill, it was explained by the Caucus that primarily it provides for the insurance of all public…
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Third Officer Sydney Watson, of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Sydney, arrived from Lismore yesterday on his periodical inspection of local…
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Mr. Watson, an officer from the Fire Brigade Board in Sydney, arrived from Lismore on Thursday. He is on a tour of inspection of the brigades on the North Coast, and inspected…
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