Fire at Chillagoe. Damage Estimated at £2500. Brisbane
A cablegram has been received from Chillagoe stating that a fire occurred there yesterday. The damage is estimated at £2500…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
503 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 26
Blaze at Crown Law Department
Another fire broke out at the Crown Law department, about 9 o'clock last evening. It had evidently started in a press or heap of papers. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Motor-car Garage
Just as the last sparks were disappearing and the smoke was rising lazily from the burning embers of the big job in Castlereagh-street the bells were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Sydney. Big Conflagration at Box Factory. Sydney
A big fire broke out at a late hour last night and burned with such startling fierceness that it demanded the whole of the fire-fighting forces of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Argent-street. Hairdressers' Shop Gutted
Early this morning Mr. Stewart Skuce's hairdresser's shop in Argentstreet was completely gutted by fire At one time it looked as though the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatalities at a Fire. Vancouver
David Campbell[?] the fire chief, and two firemen, were killed under a falling wall at Portland, O[?]gon, to-day in attempting to extinguish a fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Sydney Gardbox Factory Fire. Its Cause Unknown. Fireproof Roofs on Buildings. Acting Premier's Promise. Sydney
The cause of the fire which gutted [?]u[?]rth and Nall's cardbox factory, Sydney, is unknown. Mr. Nall estimates his loss at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensation at Picture Palace. Cinematograph Films Ignite. Cry of "Fire[?]" Raised. Two Thousand Terrorstricken People Rush to the Doorways. No Fatalities Occur. [Reuter's Message.] London
At the Portsmouth picture palace last night, during the exhibition of some cinematograph naval review films, the films ignited and the operator was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Church Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
The Church of England building at Weston, near West Maitland, was totally destroyed by fire shortly after midnight. Nothing was saved. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Public Menace. Fire Brigades' Disgraceful State. Threat of a Strike
"There is a complete absence of proper, appliances, and very often the fire brigade exists only in name," said Captain Dakin, secretary of the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Queensland Mine. Unsuccessful Attempts to Extinguish It. Brisbane
A fire broke out in the Blair Athol Company's mine, Clermont (Queensland) yesterday morning. All attempts to extinguish it proved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Church Struck by Lightning. Set-on Fire and Totally Destroyed. [Reuter's Message.] Montreal
Lightning struck the Church of St. Jean Baptiste at Montreal (Canada), today, and set fire to it, causing its total destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Naptha District. Started by Lightning. Galioian Town Out Off From Outer World. Two Bridges Destroyed. [Router's Message.] Vienna
Lightning started an alarming fire in the naptha district of Galicia yesterday. Tho flames rose above the reservoir…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires in Ontario. Several Mining Camps Destroyed. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
The fierce hush fires in the cobalt mining region (Ontario), have destroyed several camps. Fatalities are feared. The weather is hot and dry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →False Alarm of Fire
The mine whistles, at about 2.30 o'clock this morning, sounded an alarm for a fire at Wost Broken Hill, and the City and Railway Town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Distillery. London
A fire broke out at the Dalmore distillery, adjacent to the Cromarty Firth (Scotland) to-day, causing damage estimated at £100,000. The burning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on Steamer at Balmain. Vessel Severely Damaged. Narrow Escape of Owner's Son. Sydney
A fire occurred oa board the steamer Erina, lying at the wharf at Balmain this morning. The vessolwas severely damaged, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire at Dalmore Distillery. Further Particulars. Cromarty Firth Lit Up by Flames. Visible at Dingwall, Nine Miles Away. [Reuter's Message.] London
Further particulars are available of the fire which broke out yesterday at the Dalmore distillery, adjacent to the Cromarty Firth (Scotland)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Redfern. a Bakehouse Destroyed. Sydney
A fire occurred this morning at the bakehouse of Joseph Styman, pastry cook and baker. Regent-street, Red-fern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fourth of July Celebrations. Half a Town Destroyed by Fire. [Reuter's Messages.] Washington
It is believed that the deaths in the Fourth of July celebrations do not exceed 40. Half the town of Princeton (Indiana)…
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