Serious Fires at Clascow Damages Estimated at £160,000. London
The Co-operative Society's promises af Glasgow have been burned. The damage is estimated at £100,000. A second fire destroyed 12 business…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
503 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 26
A Sydney Fire. Paris House Badly Damaged. Sydney
A fire occurred early this morning at Paris House, a well-known restaurant, in Phillip-street, Sydney. Timely warning, was given, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Mysterious Fire. Blacktracker's Investi Gation
The mysterious fire at Eglinton on Tuesday night (wired the Bathurst correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" on September 1), by which See Fong, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel and Boardinghouse Destroyed by Fire. Nine Persons Burned to Death. [Router's Message.] Vancouver
A fire destroyed the Juneau Hotel, Juneau (Alaska), to-day, and a boarding-house. Nine persons were burned to death. Four bodies have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racecourse on Fire
Great, excitement was caused at the Hurst Park race meeting on Friday (says "Lloyd's" of July 30) just before the start for the Park Handicap…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adelaide Fire Statistics. Some Interesting Figures, Adelaide
Statistics supplied by the Superintendent of Fire Brigades in Adelaide show that from 1900 to 1910 there have been 1197 fires in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trouble in China. Troops Fire on Crowd. [Reuter's Messages.] Pekin
Huge.crowds continue to surround the Viceroy's residence at Chingtu (China), protesting against the nationalisation of the railways…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Immigrant Steamer. Returns to St. Helena. St. Helena
The Papanui, bound for Australia with immigrants, was five days in extinguishing the fire in the first bunker. Another bunker caught fire a[?]er…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mt. Etna's Eruption. Sixteen Craters Belching Fire and Smoke. Pine Forests Burning Fiercely. Panic-stricken Inhabitants. [Reuter's Message.] Rome
Mount Etna's eruption provides a grander spectacle than in 1910.Sixteen craters are belching fire and smoke. In the twe lower craters the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Antwerp. Brussels
The timber warehouses and nine dwellings at the Campino Dock, Antwerp, have been burnt, damage to the extent of 7,000,000 francs being…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Commissioners' Report. Sydney
The fire commissioners report under the new Act states that they feel sure a better system will be established when the initial difficulties have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Delayed Telegrams. a Steamer on Fire. All Passengers Safe. Sydney
The steamer Nerong left Sydney on Tuesday. A fire broke out in the hold during the voyage to the Bellinger River, and the cargo was damaged by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Wolfram-lane
The city fire brigade received a call at about 3.30 o'clock this afternoon to an outbreak in a two-roomed woodand-iron house in Wolfram-lane, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tract Shearing. the A.w.u. Plebiscite. the Spark That May Light a Fire. Possibilities of the December Vote
The A.W.U. is to count a vote next December which (says the " S.M. Herald" of September 12) is to decide the question as to whether the contract…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frozen at a Fire
Fire-superintendent Smith, of Whitefriars Station; had a novel and unpleasant experience on Tuesday (says "Lloyd's" of August 6) at an outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at a Colliery. London
A fire broke out yesterday at the Chester-le-Street colliery, 81 men being below at the time. There was great anxiety until they were rescued. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Disastrous Fire. in Kent-street, Sydney. Sydney
With the top floors burnt almost to cinders and the remaining three floors flooded with water, the five-storied building of John O'Neill and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interfering with Pillar Box. Canvas Bag and Letters Burnt. Lighted Cigarette Believed to Have Caused Fire. Port Pirie
On several oc[?]sasions the post office pillar box at Solomontown has been interfered with, having been filled with stones and rubbish, but a more serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Footscray. Young Ohild Bravely Rescued
A fire, attended by a sensational incident, occurred at a three-roomed cottage, occupied by Alfred Lee, in South-street, Footscray, yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Girl's Revenge. Refused a Holiday. Sets Fire to Master's House
When Mary Chilcott, domestic servant, was charged at Bristol on Tuesday, (reports "Lloyd's" of August 13) with setting fire to the house of her…
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