Fire Brigades' Busy Day. Sydney
There were 23 outbreaks of fire in the city of Sydney and suburbs yesterday. As a result the brigades were kept unusually busy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1913
377 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 19
The Aspendale Fire. Ninety-four Houses Destroyed. Melbourne
Ninety-four residences, exclusivo of merely temporary week-end structures is the official total of places destroyed in the Aspendale fire on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Knightsbridge Fire. Further Particulars. [Reuter's Message.] London
The fire which destroyed the Park Mansions flats, seven storeys high, at 'Knight[?], in the West End of London, last night, was attended by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in an Hotel. Exciting Scenes. [Reuter's Message.] London
The inmates of an Hotel at Knightsbridge were aroused by the [?] of [?]lookers in the street. Three of the maidservants in their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Xmas Eve Fire
At in little before 10 o'clock on Wednesday night, the fire brigade was called to an outbreak in a four-roomed house, behind the British mine. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lighting Causes Fire. Shed, Implements and Wheat Destroyed
Mr. W. O. Hamilton, the well-known farmer of "Standluke,V Terowie, South Australia, had his implement shed and its contents destroyed by fire nt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Horr[?]le Tragedy. [?] at a Christmas Entertainment False Alarm of Fire. Causes a Wild Rush for the Open Eighty Children Crushed to Death Men and Women Also Killed [Reuters's Message.] Calumet (Mich.)
Eighty children were killed at a Christmas entertainment last night during a panic arising out of an alarm of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. Serious Forest Blaze. Melbourne
After burning desultorily in the surrounding forest for a few days, a fire, fanned into startling activity by a fresh breese on Monday, attacked and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Promotions
The Board of fire Commissioner's for South Wales has approved of the promotion of sub-station officer Smith[?] of the Broken Hill Central…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Maffra. Melbourne
The biggest fire in the history of Maffra occurred on Thursday, starting in a [?]airdresser's shop. The [?]ames rapidly spread, and destroyed five…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Fire at Mount Gambier. Adelaide
A bush fire that started in the rough country beyond Glencoe in the Mount Gambier district, last Saturday, invaded the farms on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Residence Burned. Big Fire At BATHURST. Sydney, Friday Afternoon
"Glendower," one of the Huest counttry residences in Buthurst[?] and owned and occupied by Mr. M.Phillimy, was totally destroyed by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at a Picture Show. Outbreak at the Pavilion
Shortly after the performance at the Pavilion Picture Theatre began on Saturday night (says the Adelaide "Mail") a fuse cut out, and the [?]lm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Iodide Street. Outbreak Extinguished by Inmates
The Central Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in an four-roomed woodand-iron house at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, owned by Mr F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Picture Show. Outbreak at the Pavilion
Shortly after the performance at the Pavilion Picture Theatre began on Saturday night (says the Adelaide "Mail") a fuse cut out, and the flim…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney. Groth's Paint Store Again Burnt. Picture Theatre in Danger. Panic Averted by a Cool Manager. Sydney
For the second time in 15 months fire has destroyed the greater portion of Messrs. H. H. Groth and Co's big point, oil, and glass store, 525…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Adelaide. Valuable Laundry Burnt Out
A fire occurred on Monday night at the residence of Mr. H. Krantz, of Magill (says the "Register.") A laundry, which was not insured, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waterless Montreal. a Big Blaze. Houses and Stores Burned. [Reuter's Message.] Montreal
During a temporary failure of the water, system a fire broke out there and destroyed a block of houses and stores. The loss is eatimated at half a million…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Taxi-cab on Fire. Experience of a Bridal Couple. Adelaide
The folly of striking in match near exposed petrol was strongly demonstrated last night about 10.45 o'clock, when a taxi-cab was destroyed by fire…
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