General Cables. Great Fire at Manila. London
A great fire is raging at Manila, The Senate, Treasury and Mint have been destroyed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1920
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The Fire on the Bismarck. London
Reuter's correspondent reports it would appear that the damage to the liner Bismarck was not so extensive as at first reported. Lloyds merely report that one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tucabia Fire Coroner's Inquiry. Accused Committed for Trial
At Ulmarra on Thursday the District Coroner, Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., conducted an inquiry into the circumstances attending the origin of a fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at a Factory. Melbourne
No. 2 factory of Hoadley's Chocolate Co., Ltd., South Melbourne, was destroyed by fire to-day The damage, is estimated at £100,000, which includes £60,000 worth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reprisals at Cork. City Hall on Fire. London
The expected reprisals for the murder of a soldier in a lorry took place at Cork early this morning, when a series of loud explosions, followed by rifle firing, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attack on Police. Caught in Triangular Fire. London
While there was a slight decrease in the number of serious political crimes in Ireland in the week ended October 5, attacks on forces of the Crown increased,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Ulmarra. Big Conflagration. Bakery Completely Destroyed. Soldiers Club Gutted. a Wonderful Save. Whole Street Endangered
Sixteen years had passed since Ulmarra had witnessed its last big fire, and residents had almost come to think that they were to be immune from the attack of…
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A minor fire occurred on board the Iolanthe at about 7.30 last night. The boat was moored at the wharf and one of two men engaged executing repairs at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danger From Bush Fires. Sydney
The question of devising means of lessening the danger from bush fires has been considered by the executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep on Fire. Adelaide
A unique occurrence is reported from the northern part of South Australia. Three hundred sheep were found to be on fire and it was found that the smoke was…
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Mr. Springhall, acting as fire assessor for the various insurance companies concerned in the fire at Ulmarra last Saturday, visited Ulmarra on Thursday, and…
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Renter's Berlin correspondent states that the fire on the Victoria Luise was confined to the refrigerating room. The vessel was not one of those surrendered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Ship on Fire. London, Thursday Night
A Berlin correspondent states that the fire on the Victoria Luis is confined to the refrigerating room. The vessel is not one of those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Picture Show. Sydney
Owing to several feet of filming catching fire at a picture show at Petersham a man called out "fire" and there was a rush for the doors, a number of women…
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An inquiry into the cause of the big fire at Ulmarra recently was held at Ulmarra yesterday, before the Coroner, Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M. A considerable amount…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casualties. Death After a Fire. Sydney
James Hatton, aged 57, died last night shortly after helping to extinguish a fire which had broken out in a neighbor's house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TELEGRAMS £10,000 Damage by Fire. Sydney
A fire in a bulk store at Redfern, containing 10,000 gallops of lubricating oil, caused damage estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Colliery. Sydney
A seam of coal in the Lymington colliery, Newcastle, caught fire 1500 feet from the entrance and 150 miners are idle. The blaze is expected to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Fire in London. Damage of £1,000,000. LONDON
The Hop Exchange was gutted by five, the damage amounting to £1,000,000. There were sensational scenes, firemen sliding down hoses to save their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Glebe. £50,000 Damage. Sydney
Olding's carriage and motor building Works at Glebe were almost totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £50,000. Beard's…
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