Recent Fires. Appreciation of Brigade Work
A meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held yesterday, when it was decided that the secretary (Mr. H. W James) be instructed to convey to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
576 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 29
Fire in Lane-street
The Brigade received a call by telephone at about 7 o'clock this morning to a fire in Lane-street, where a 4roomed wood and iron house was…
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A fire to-day destroyed six business blocks and two hotels at Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.A.). The damage is estimated at £250,000…
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Two hundred incendiary fires have accurred in Berlin since February. The police, who are at their wits end to discover the perpetrators, are watching…
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The Central Fire Brigade received a call by telephone at about 11 o'clock this morning to a fire in Crystal-street North, where a four-roomed wood and…
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Carter's general store situated at Smithfield, was destroyed by fire yesterday incrning. The damage is o[?]timated at £2000…
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A fire broke out to-day at the workshops for the blind at Belfast. The damage is astimated at £8000. The Central Hotel and post office narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Madrid. Three Hundred Families Homeless. [Reuter's Message.] London
A fire in the working class quarter of Madrid yesterday destroyed 2000 houses, rendering 300 families homeless…
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A tragic fire occurred at South Melbourne to-day at the works of the Matchless Ficknidler Company. Nobody knows how it occurred. Seven…
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The premises of the United Hat Factory, Devonshire-street, city, were destroyed by fire this morning…
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Mr. Stein, superintendent of the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who last month was so severely injured while assisting the work of the brigades…
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At 10 minutes to 8 last night, a fire occurred at the rear of Messrs. Keeling and Naylor's drapery establishment in Argent-street. The fire broke out in…
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The Contrat Fire Brigude turned out at about half-past 2 this morning in response to a call by whistle to a fire in a five-roomed house in Ryan-street,…
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The premises at Gloucester occupied by Mr. Leslie, chemist, were destroyed by fire last night. For some time it' was feared that the flames would…
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A strongs fire conspiracy in England is recorded by "Lloyd's Weekly News" of March 15. It says that after a trial lasting four days, William Thompson…
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A fire yesterday broke, out in the cargo of the steamer Ionic, lying at the Wellington wharf. A quantity of flax stored in the fore hold got alight. The…
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Boone anti Co.'s furniture store, 144 Sussex-street, was almost totally destroyed by fire shortly after midnight. Thc contents of the store proper were…
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A fire occurred at St. Kilda last night, when a lamp overturned at the residence of Mr. L. Marks, a domestic, named Elizabeth Hardiman (28), being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Australia. the Subiaco Fire. Perth
The inquiry into the cause of the fire at Subiaco on April 5 was concluded yesterday. The jury returned a verdict that the premises had been wilfully set…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Wellington. Post Office Block Ablaze. Wellington
A fire broke out in the Post Office block of buildings, Wellington (N.Z.). Inst night. The flames were fanned by a fierce gale. The fire gutted a…
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