Victoria. Fire in a Coach Factory. Melbourne
Last night a fire broke out in the three storey building of Waring Bros., coach builders, Elizabeth-street. Two floors were gutted, and some of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
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Bush Fires in Victoria. Towns and Saw M'lls Menaced. Several Buildings Destroyed. Melbourne
Bush fires continue to [?]. Advices from Bendigo state [?]at a [?]e on the Big Hill Ranges threatened a number of homestends, but a [?]nge of wind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Thomas Street. Washhouse Destroyed
About 7 a.m. this morning a fire occurred in Thomas-street, North Broken Hill, when a washhouse attached to the residence of Mr. James Lynas was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naptha on Fire. St. Petersburg
A great [?]aptha fire has occured at Grosnyi in northern Caucasia. Five boring towers and several reservoirs are blazing furiously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Silverton. Silverton Hotel Damaged
A disastrous fire was narrowly averted at Silverton early on Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight the bar of the Silverton Hotel was found to be on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Kalgoorlie. Big Blaze Narrowly Averted. Kalgoorlie
Shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the storeroom at H. G. Jacob's oil and color warehouse, Hannan-street. The brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Control of Fire Brigades. Reforms Advocated. Board's Management Criticised
The fire brigades of New South Wales are controlled by a board of representatives. One is appointed by the Government, one by the insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Dwelling Destroyed. at West Broken Hill. Fire Spreads to Adjoining House
A big fire occurred in West Broken Hill last night, when a seven-roomed wood, iron, and stone residence in Williams-street was together with its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Fire. London
Sexton's shoe factory at Norwich has been burned down, the loss amounting to £1000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Melbourne Fire. Cauldron of Resin Ablaze. Damage Estimated at £3000. Melbourne
A destructive fire occurred last night at South Melbourne in a two-storey brick building occupied by the Australian Chemical Manufacturing Company…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Ih Lane-street. Big Blaze Narrowly Averted by Prompt Action of Boarders
Mrs. L. M'Nenie's boarding house in Lane-street, was the scene of an outbreak of fire shortly before 10 o'clock on Sunday night, which, happily, was…
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At about 2.20 this afternoon the Central Fire Brigade received a call by telephone to a fire in the North division. The double reel proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Veteran Fireman. Death of Chief Officer Webb. of the New South Wales Fire Service. Sydney
Chief Officer Webb, of the Fire Department, died last night at the age of 63 years. He joined the New South Wales Fire Department in the year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Funeral of Fire Chief. Sydney
The funeral of the late Mr. Alfred Webb", who for over 14 years, had been superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, took place yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship on Fire. Awful Tragedy of the Sea. [Reuter's Message.] Aden
The fire on the Russian steamer Estonia was so rapid that the officers were unable to return to the bridge to order the engineers to stop the vessel. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Way to a Fire. Serious Accident to a North Sydney Firemen. Pole of Steamer Breaks. Fatal Results Feared. Sydney
Early this morning three North Sydney firemen were severely injured as the result of an accident which occurred to a steamer while on the way to a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Extensive Fire. Wellington
An extensive block of buildings at Cambridge was destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Furniture Factory. Quantity Op Contents Destroyed. Sydney
A fire occurred at Laycock and Co.'s furniture. factory in Young-street, Waterloo, this morning, The building which consists of one floor Was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Timber Yards Ablaze. Big Fire at St. Kilda. Melbourne
Flatmans and Sons' extensive timberyard in Kermann-street, St. Kilda, caught fire, and a huge quantity of timber was burnt. A number of small…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Childrens Hospital Quickly Extinguished by Officials. Brisbane
A fire broke out in the Children's Hospital at, Brisbane yesterday, but was extinguished by the officials of the institution before the arrival of the fire…
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