Big Fire In Sydney
THE biggest fire that has occurred on Sydney waterfront broke out shortly before nine o'clock on Saturday night on the North German…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
228 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 12
Abolition of Death Penalty. State Fire Insurance
The caucus of the State Labour party sat all day Wednesday, when a large portion of the Government programme was gone through…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in Glasgow. Damage Estimated at £250,000
LONDON, Thursday.—A disastrous fire occurred in Glasgow. Three hundred and sixty yards of quays on the south side and sixty yards of wharfage on the east side…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Sensational Arrest. Constable Fires Three Shots. Sydney, Sunday Night
A constable went to arrest a suspect in Nithsdale-street, city, this afternoon, but the man made an attempt to escape and the constable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Fiend. Cloncurry Devastated. Man Burned to Death. Brisbane
A big fire occurred at Clancurry last night. The Post Office Hotel, eleven shops, two sample rooms and a cottage were demolished. The fire originated…
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The Works Department has replied to the request of the [?] ber of Commerce, sent through [?] Briner, that permission the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Coutts' Crossing
A fire, which is supposed to have or ginated through the practice of aborigines making, use of the building, broke out at about 9.30 on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water for the Fire Brigade
Now that it is impossible, [?] stated in our last issue, to [?] water for extinguishing fire from the railway supply pipes, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cables. City of Salem on Fire. Ten Thousand Homeless. Salem (Mass.)
Nearly half of the old "witch city" of Salem, rich in historic buildings, has been devastated by fire. Fully 1000 buildings have been destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton's Fire Engine
Despite the appeals of Grafton citizens to the public bodies interested, the Department ignored the request for a motor fire engine for the city…
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Ammonia bombs as a means to extinguish forest fires are being tested in some of the national forest of America. In the case of bush fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]Ney Harbor Fire. [?]Verdict Returned. Sydney, Tuesday Night
[?]quest into the big wharf fire [?] Point on June 13 was con[?]-day. Coroner Fincham re-[?] open verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Portland. a Church Destroyed. Sydney, Tuesday Night
A destructive fire occurred at Port and last night, the Presbyterian church, a boarding house, and another residence being completely gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at the Trade Palace
On Monday afternoon last the town of Dorrigo was stirred into unusual activity by the cries of "Fire." Mr. Waiter Hilder was proceeding to the…
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A demonstration of the Federal fire extinguisher, a Brisbane invention, was given in the Market Square, Grafton, on Friday afternoon, in the presence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fires. Three Victims. Adelaide
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Clarke, old-aged pensioners, who were residing near Yankalilly, were burned to death through their cottage catching…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Burrowa. Big Stores Destroyed. Sydney
An extensive fire at Burrowa yesterday destroyed the general stores of R. Stevenson, the oldest business man of the district. Primitive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Forest Fires. Dynamite Factory. Threatened
ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday The greatest continuous heat for half a century is raging. Monster forest fires are burning in every…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires Increasing. Troops Fighting Flames. St. Petersburg
The fires in many districts in Russia are increasing. At Wankow 600 houses were burned. The troops are fighting great forest fires sixteen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sporting. Boxing. Riot at the Stadium. Innumerable Fires Started. a Fierce Fight. Hoses v. Bottles. Sydney, Sunday Night
At the Stadium last night Fritz Hollond (America) outpointed Les Darcy, the 18-year-old Maitland boxer, after 20 rounds. The contest aroused…
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