Fire at Boot-polish Factory. Girls Leap Prom Windows to Roadway. Man Severely Burnt. Sydney
Graham Bros. boot polish factory at Camperdown was destroyed by fire this morning. A number of girls had narrow…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
503 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 26
Tragic Fire at Boulder City. Triple Loss of Life Father and Two Children Perish in the Flames. Kalgoorlie
A terrible fire occurred at Boulder City a few minutes before midnightion Wednesday. The fire broke out in a house in…
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The bush fire that was burning at Wamburra, in the Wentworth district, has been extinguished after a fortnight's fierce fighting…
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The City Brigade received a call at 3.22 o'clock this afternoon to a fire in Crystal-street. The double reel turned out and proceeded to the scene of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigades Boards. Inquiry Into Finances. Motor-cars for Electioneering Purposes. Sydney
Before the Royal Commission inquiring into the finances of the Fire Brigades Board, evidence was given yesterday that the official motor-cars had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Missi[?]g Parisiana. Abandoned at Sea on Fire. Crew Picked Up and Landed at Albany. Sydney
Houlder Brothers[?] the owners of the steamer Parisiana. 86 days out from New York to Sydney, via ports, received news from[?] Albany this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire at Coraki. Half the Town Swept Away. an Impressive Scene. Flames Cross From Building to Building. Sydney
This morning the people at Coraki were awakened by a fire, which swept away half the town before it was quelled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wamburra Bush Fire Extinguished. Adelaide
The bush fire that was burning at Wamburra, in the Wentworth district, has been extinguished after a fortnight's fierce fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Fire Brigade Loan. Adelaide
The Fire Brigades Board has made arrangements to borrow £25,000 for the purpose of purchasing properties for the use of brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Virginia. Hotel and Theatre Buring. Panic-stricken Women Forcibly Removed. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
The Traders Hotel and the theatre adjoining, with a number of business houses, were destroyed yesterday at Clarksburg, West Virginia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Big Bush Fire. Covers Four Miles of Country. Extensive Damage Done. Adelaide
A big bush fire started three miles north of Bute yesterday morning. Several hundred men hastened to the scene and put the fire out…
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The Fire Brigades' Inquiry Board yesterday dealt with matters chiefly connected with the work of the secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Adelaide Fire. Extinguished in Less Than an Hour. Adelaide
A fire yesterday occurred in the buildings in Adelaide occupied by Messrs. Leaver (bat manufacturer) and F. J. Holland (boot dealer)…
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The Central Fire Brigade was called to attend a fire at the Adelaide Club Hotel, Blende-street. at 9.30 last night. The fire was confined to a detached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Destroyed by Fire. One Man Loses His Life. Five Seriously Injured. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
The Millard Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska, was destroyed by fire yesterday. One man lost his life and five were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fire in Grenfell-street. Adelaide
A tire broke out last evening on the premises of Robert Harper and Co., Grenfell-street. The blaze was quickly subdued by the fire brigade, only a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stables Cutted by Fire at Norwood. Houses Removed in Time. Six Sheep Burnt to Death. Fodder, Harness and Other Things Destroyed. Adelaide
Mr. W. D. Cosgrove's stables at Norwood were gutted by fire early this afternoon. The Norwood Fire Brigade and local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Fire Bricades Scandal. Further Disclosures. the Secretary's Railway Ticket
Sensational disclosures have been made in connection with the administration of the Sydney Fire Brigades' Board. Further evidence was given…
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At 12.50 this morning, the Central Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak of fire in a store room attached to Messrs. Gilbert Bros. saddlery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destroyed by Fire. Alexandria
A cotton warehouse was destroyed by fire at Alexandria (Egypt) to-day the damage being estimated at £100,000…
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