Blaze Among Boxes. at Zarkins Boot Shop
Shortly before 3.30 this afternoon the Central Fire Station received a telephone call to a fire at the rear of the new boot shop of Mr. Morris Zarkin,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
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The Cordial Factory Fire. Inquiry to Be Held
At the request of the insurance companies concerned, the coroner, Mr. T. Hall, sitting as jury will hold an inquiry at the Court House this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Crystal Street Blaze. Inquiry Into Berkholz's Fire. a Witness' Statement. "Trade Jealousy the Cause " an Open Verdict
Sitting as a jury at the Courthouse this afternoon, Mr. T. Hall conducted a coronial inquest into the circumstances surrounding the fire which occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Ar[?]ent-lane. One Place Destroyed. Another Damaged
At 3.15 a.m. this morning the Central Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Argent-lane in a small wood-and-iron house, owned by Mrs Virgo, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plethora of Fires. Sydney
Since Saturday the fire brigade has had one of the busiest periods of this year. Twenty-three calls were received up till this morning. The dry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Train. School Boys Play with Sulphur. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Irish express pulled up yesterday at Colwyn Bay with a carriage on fire. A party of terrified schoolboys…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Case of Fire. Code of Whistle Signals
For the information of "Subscriber" and others, the following is the code of whistle signals in case of outbreaks of fires in Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Balkans Blaze Subdued. London
A Reuter's message from Constantinople reports that Count Berchtoio's project for intervention in the Balkans is considered dosed. The Porte has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Bacon Chamber. Spread of the Flames Averted
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning a fire occurred in the r[?]ar portion of the promises of the Broken Hill Chilled Butter Producing Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Sydney Fire. Oil and Color Stores Ablaze. Sydney
One of the largest fires that have occurred in the city since the end of last year took place in George-street last night. The blaze was situated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Colliery Fire Subdued. Sydney
The fire at Pelaw Main Colliery was extinguished yesterday. The affected section has been flooded and sealed off for the past three months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Bush Fire. Sydney
A bush fire at Dorrigo caused extensive damage, several homesteads and sawmills being burnt out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire. St. Louis (Mis.)
Fire destroyed the plant of the Puritan Mills Company to-day. Seven employees were fatally injured by jumping from the windows. Two are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigade Horses Bolt. Superintendent and Volunteer Knocked Over
During the progress of the fire in Argent-street last night the horses attached to the Fire Brigade's double reel, through some, unexplained cause,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Basement. Argent-street Shop Threatened. Good Work by the Brigade
Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, smoke was seen issuing from the front of the fruit shop of Mr. L. Jolly in Argent-street, two doors from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in the City. Two Outbreaks Yesterday
Two outbreaks of fire occurred in the city on Sunday. The first call was received by the Central Fire Station over the telephone shortly before 11…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill Fires
Eighty-eight calls have been received by the Broken Hill Fire Brigade for the first nine months of the year. Of these 83 were fires, one was a chimney,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Fiend. Paris
A village in the province of Majunga (Madagascar) has been burnt and 1500 people rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Disastrous Fire. Paris
The Chamber of Commerce and several warehouses at Calais were burnt down to-day. The damage is said to exceed £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at North Broken Hill. Unoccupied House Destroyed
The mino whistles sounded an alarm of fire at 2.50 a.m. this morning. The fire was located in Wolfram-street, North Broken Hill, in an unoccupied…
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