Canada. Disastrous Fire. Water Hydrants Frozen. Montreal
Forty-six women were burned to death by the destruction of a female lunatic asylum at Ferdinand during the night. It was an uncontrollable panic, and many…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 17
Wanted Boots. Constable Fires Revolver. Sydney
Constable Power saw three men behaving in a suspicious manner in Castlereaghstreet early this morning. Upon seeing the officer they made off. As they refused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire. Four Business Places Wiped Out. Brisbane
A fire completely wiped out five business places at Wondai, Queensland, yesterday morning. The local newspaper office narrowly escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Zeppelins. Two Destroyed by Fire. London
Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent, Thursday: Two Zeppelins were destroyed by fire in a shed at Tondern, Schleswig, due to a short circuit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Fire. in Georgetown, Tasmania. Hobart
A fire broke out at the Georgetown Hotel, Georgetown, Tasmania, early yesterday morning. The building was crowded with visitors. The main building was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Zepps. Gone. Two Destroyed by Fire. COPENHAGEN,Thursday
A fire on the 28th December burnt down two hangars at Tondern, Schles- weig, and two large Zeppelins were completely destroyed:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Raging. in Forbes District. Three Miles of Flames. Forbes
A serious bush fire broke out yesterday morning on the boundary of Inchgrower and Carrawobitty stations, thirty miles from Forbes. The wind fanned the flames,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Temora. Fire at Racecourse. Temora
A fire broke out on the Temora racecourse yesterday afternoon, and destroyed sixty acres of wheat belonging to the president of the racing club. The loss was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire. £25,000 Damages. Auckland
Burnard's timber yards, Hamilton, New Zealand, were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Sydney Fire. Heavy Damage Caused. Sydney
A fire occurred late last night in Clarence St., in a four-storey building, the two top floors of which are occupied by Henry Berry and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Picture Palace Fire. Audience Get a Way Safely. Damages £1250. SYDNEY
A fire occurred in the operating room at the Palace Picture Theatre. Hobart, last night while the building was crowded. The manager shut down the machine and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire. Clarence-street Warehouse. Sydney
A fire occurred at a large Clarence-street warehouse last night. Several floors were badly affected and a number of other firms sustained serious losses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Wheat Crops Destroyed. Sydney
Bush fires. owing to the intense heat, continue to be reported from various parts of the country. About 500 acres of wheat were destroyed at Laysdale,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Munition Factory Disasters. Fire in Canadian Factory. No Loss of Life. Kingsland (New Jersey)
A fire in a Canadian car factory caused a terrific explosion. It destroyed much munitions intended for Russia Hundreds of projectiles fell in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Fire in Melbourne. Wholesale Druggist's Premises. Melbourne
The premises of Kugelmann and Co., wholesale druggists, Melbourne, were gutted by fire on Saturday. Several firemen were affected by the fumes of the burning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire. Hat Factory Damaged. Sydney
Woods' hat factory, at the Globe, was partly destroyed by fire this afternoon. The first floor and contents were burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires. Wheat Crop Fires How They Are Caused. Sydney
While an employee named Davis was harvesting in a paddock near Monteagle (Young district) a wneel ran over a tin containing phosphorous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires at a Bank. Three in Two Days. Sydney
On Sunday fires were discovered in the grass in the yard and in the washhouse of the Commercial Bank premises at Culcairn (near Albury). Both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Baits Laid. Dastardly Doings. Sydney
Police investigations reveal the presence of several phosporous baits at Tumblong, in the Gundagai district. One crop ignited while the policeman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze at the Bluff. Three Acres Devastated. Sydney
A fire which broke out in McKenna and Hazlet's stores, The Bluff, New Zealand, spread to several other buildings and all were destroyed. The…
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