Fire in Steamer's Hold. Three Stowaways Burned to Death. [Reuter's Message.] London
The steamer Hero from Dunkirk arrived at Hull yesterday with the hold on fire. When the fire was extinguished the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
503 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 26
Fire at Lord Crewe's House. Inmates Aroused From Sleep in Middle of Night. Prompt Work of Firemen. Fire Witnessed by Society Men and Women. [Reuter's Message.] London
A passer-by discovered a fire at Lord Crewe's house in the middle of the night. The inmates were asleep, but were aroused. Urgent arrangements…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Railway Town
The Railway Town Brigade received a call to a fire at 6.45 a.m. yesterday in an underground bakehouse on the premises of Miss Jane Beaumont,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Windsor Hotel Fire. Open Verdict at Inquiry. Adelaide
At the inquiry to-day concerning the Windsor Hotel fire, an open verdict was returned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Playing with Fire
A widow, Annie Ruth[?]rg, living at Mount Rowan, was ch[?]ar ged at the Ballarat City Court on F[?]ay with endangering the farm [?]operties of…
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The City Brigade received a call by telephone at 10 minutes past 1 o'clock this morning to a fire in a bedroom at the Carrington Shades in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Auckland. Two Children Roasted to Death. Other Inmates Seriously Burned. Auckland
A fire occurred this morning at a shop in Ponsonby-road, Auckland, occupied by a family named Portbous. The inmates rushed from their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Chloride-street
The City Brigade received a call by telephone at 1.35 o'clock this afternoon to a fire in a four-roomed wood-and-iron house, owned by Mr. F. J. Barnden,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Railway Town
At 8.30 o'clock on Saturday night the Railway Town Brigade received a call to a fire. The outbreak occurred in a four-roomed wood-and-iron house,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Colliery. Poisonous Fumes Interfere with Work. Perth
A fire broke out at the Collie Proprietary colliery on Tuesday, and is still burning. The poisonous fumes from the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Chicago. Heavy Loss at Armour's Stockyards. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
A fire at Armour and Co.'s stockyards, Chicago, yesterday, destroyed the lard refinery. The loss is heavy. Huge quantities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Auckland. Aged Man Suffocated. Maori Jumps Through Window Auckland
A fire occurred early this morning at a boarding-house in Auckland. On the arrival on the scene, the fire brigade found an aged man (72)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Argent-street. Serious Conflagration Threatened. Good Work by the Brigade
What threatened during its initial stages to be an extensive and destructive fire broke out in the premises occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ak Auckland Fire. a Boarder Suffocated. Auckland
A fire destroyed Scotia House in Hobson-street, Auckland, on Saturday. A boarder named Albert Morris (72) was suffocated while attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Argent-street. a Shop Destroyed. Two Other Shops in Peril
At about 12.30 o'clock this morning, an alarm of fire was conveyed to the fire station by means of the telephone, and the double [?]ose reel was turned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at White Cliffs. the Royal Hotel Destroyed. Outbreak Occurs Early This Morning. White Cliffs
The Royal Hotel, [?]pal-street, White Cliffs, was completely destroyed by fire between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Westralian Hotel on Fire. in the Goldfields District. Caused by Lamp Bursting. a Woman's Courageous Behavior. Kalgoorlie)
Mrs. Ke[?] the wife of Stephen Keele, licensee of the "Woolumb[?] Hotel, experienced a trying ordeal during the absence of her husband, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Argent-street Fire. the Damage Done
The damage done to the stock in Moore's shop, by the fire, which destroyed the premises adjoining occupied by Mrs. J. B. Burns, Argent-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Bonanza Lease
A fire occurred about 10.15 last night in a four roomed wood and iron house on the Bonanza lease, owned and occupied by Mr. Walter Waters. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire at White Cliffs. Occurs Early This Morning. Premises Tenanted by the District Coroner. Absent at Wilcannia. White Cliffs
A second fire, following closely on the a burning down of Barclay's Royal Hotel, took place this morning at White Cliffs between 1 and 2 o'clock…
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