Man and Wife Suffocated. Fatal Fire at Wellington. Wellington (N.Z.)
Through the burning of a house in Lorne-street, Wellington, at midnight a man named Hall and his wife were suffocated. A gale fanned the fire,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
377 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 19
Extensive Wool-shed Fire. London
The Midland Company's wool shed at Bradford, became ablaze last night in two places widely apart. Nineteen laden waggons were burned with the…
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Some bones have been found among debris at the Murchison Inn which was burned down last week at Geraldton. It was believed that all persons…
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A fire occurred in railway-street, Wyong, on Saturday, night, resulting in the complete demolition of several business places…
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A match factory was destroyed by fire at Caversham yesterday. The damage is estimated at £2000. Eighty employees have been thrown out of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill Fire Brigade. Proposed Better Accommodation
One of the results of the visit to Broken Hill of Mr. Broadhurst, clerk of works to the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, will probably be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Beryl-street. Four-roomed House Destroyed. Narrow Escape of a Second House
At about a quarter past 7 o'clock last night the mine whistles sounded the alarm of fire for the North division, and the double reel of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Laboratory. Sydney University in Danger. Sydney
A fire occurred in the chemical laboratory of the Sydney University this morning, which for a time threatened to destroy the building. Owing,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Australia. Death in a Hotel Fire. Perth
An examination of the human bones found in the debris of a fire at Murchison inn, Geraldton, has proved them to be those of a local fisherman, Peter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fires. Two Business Places in Sydney Gutted. Sydney
A fire which destroyed almost the whole of the stores and plant of Duval's rubber factory in Elizabeth-street, and another that gutted W. Wilson's slate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fires. Two Business Places in Sydney Gutted. Sydney
A fire which destroyed almost the whole of the stores and plant of Duval's rubber factory in Elizabeth-street, and another that gutted W. Wilson's slate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Drill Competition. Arranging the Contests
A well-attended meeting of the volunteer firemen was field nt the Central mine to arrange for a fire drill competition to be contested between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at the Ghent Exhibition. Brussels
A fire raged in the Ghent Exhibition for two hours to-day, and 150 square yards of floor space were destroyed. The English fire brigade extinguished…
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The fire at the Ghent Exhibition did damage to the extent of £10,000…
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A well-attended meeting of the volunteer firemen was held at the Central mine to arrange for a fire drill competition to be contested between…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Timber Mills Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
A fire occurred at the timber yards of Thorsby's, Limited, Tamworth, yesterdsy. The building was constructed of wood, with a corrugated iron roof…
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Yesterday a fire broke out in the Mentone railway station, and before the fire brigades could effectively attack the flames the station buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fierce Storms in England Lightning Causes Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London, Friday Afternoon
Fierce thunderstorms and torrential rains have seriously disturbed London and many parts of the south of England to-day. The lightning, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Freezing Works Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
The freezing works on Kanimbla station. Mount victoria, formerly worked by Vickery and Sons, but which had not been used for some considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Auckland. Damage Over £25,000 Auckland
A fire started in a lift well at Laidlaw, Leeds, and Company's live storey warehouse in Auckland, and the flames spread upwards, principally injuring…
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