Fire at Leeds Oil Works. London
A fire occurred at Hess Bros., oil works, Leeds, yesterday and consumed 300,000 gallons of oil. Three firemen were injured by the exploding oil…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
446 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 23
Disastrous Fire at Pittsworth. Business Places in Ruins. Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred at Pittsworth (Queensland), at 1.30 a.m. this morning, and is still raging. Already five business places have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Monda Vale. Fourteen Miles From Manly. Large Boardinghouse Destroyed. Sydney
A fire occurred at Monda Vale. 14 miles from Manly this morning, when the fine structure known as Brooks Mansions some years ago, but latterly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Fire on a Battleship. London
A fire occurred to-day on the battleship Cucsar at Devonport, caused by a lea[?] fuel fuel tank. A desperate effort was made to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in New York. Nine-storey Building Destroyed. Three Men Killed. Deputy Fire Chief Disappears. [Reuter's Message.] New York
The marble nine-storey building of the Equitable. Life' Assurance Society. New York, and other great commercial, corporations, was destroyed-by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Immense Bush Fire. Perth
An immense bush fire, with an area of 20 miles, is reported 95 miles south of Burra Coppin, where there is practically no settlement. Kangaroos and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Plumber's Residence. Destroyed by Fire. Adelaide
Constable M'Pherson reported to the police yesterday that a four-roomed galvanised iron dwelling. owned by J. H. Best, plumber, had been destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Murrumburrah Fire. the Coroner's Verdict. Sydney
The coroner at Murrumburrah found that the fire which destroyed a block of buildings there recently was wilfully caused. He commented strongly on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New York Fire. Additional Particulars. [Reuter's Message.] New York
The fire in the Equitable Life Assurance Building, New York, cost six lives. Three of the employees cut off on the roof perished, one leaped to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Fire at Halifax. "Herald" Building Destroyed. Also United States Consulate and Numerous Offices. [Reuter's Message] Halifax (Nova Scotia)
The "Halifax Herald" building was destroyed by fire to-day. A gale hampered the firemen's work. The offices of numerous mercantile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires. in South Australia. Governor's Residence in Danger. Adelaide,Monday
A bush fire occurred yesterday near Marble Hill, the summer residence of the Governor. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade sont…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Outbreaks of Fire. Dwelling Damaged in Lanestreet
The Central Fire Station received a call by telephone at 11.35 a.m. yesterday to a Fire in a six-romed house in Larre-street occupied by Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Wontha[?]i. Nine Shops and Lyceum Hall Demolished. Poor Fire-fighting Equipment. Melbourne
A fire broke out at Wonthaggi yesterday and threatened to wipe out the greater port of the town. Before the [?]ames were controlled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Leper Settlement. New Bedford
The buildings in the leper settlement at Peniked Island, U.S.A., were destroyed by fire to-day. It is believed that some of the inmates perished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.s.w. Fire Brigade. Pay of All Ranks
The pay of all ranks in the New South Wales Fire Brigade has been substantially increased for the current year. Following are the advances:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire in Tweed River District. Sydney
The most severe bush fire ever experienced in the Tweed River district is reported from Murwillumbah." Extensive damage has been done to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Osaka Fire. Tokio
The recrudescence of the fire at Osaka (Japan) last evening was extinguished by midnight. The damage amounts to £3,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in New York. New York
A fire swept the seven-storey ware-house of the Terminal Warehouse Company, near the North River, New York, to-day, resulting in a loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill Fire Brigade. the Regent Rise in Wages. Dissatisfaction Among Local Firemen
At the beginning of the year it was notified by the Board of Fire Commissioners at Sydney that all men employed on the permanent staffs of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Employees' Grievances. Union Meeting in Sydney. Broken Hill Ultimatum Discussed. Sydney
A meeting of the Fire Brigades Employees' Union was held last night, at which a letter containing the ultimatum of the Broken Hill firemen to the…
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