Fire at Railway Town. Boy Scouts Assist the Brigade
Shortly before 9 o'clock last night, the Railway Town Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in a three-roomed wood and iron house,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1917
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German Retreat Extending. Fires Observed in Lens. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's correspondent telegraphs: "There are indications that the German retreat is extending. Fires have been observed in Lens."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Woolwich Arsenal. No Loss of Life. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Press Bureau notifies:— "A fire occurred at Woolwich arsenal this morning. There was no loss of life and only slight damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Retreat Extending. Fires Observed in Lens. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's correspondent telegraphs: "There are indications that the German retreat is extending. Fires have been observed in Lens."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mice Cause Fire. Business Premises Destroyed. Adelaide
A fire which broke Out at midnight on Monday at Stockport destroyed a shop and contents belonging to Mr. W. T. Howard. After a hard fight the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Off Chloride-street
At about 2 o'clock this morning the Central Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in a four-roomed weatherboard house situated in a lane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Railway Town. Boy Scouts Give the Alarm
Shortly, after 1 o'clock to-day a call was received by the Railway Town Fire Brigade from some boy scouts to attend a fire which had broken out in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Munitions Factory. Damage Small. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Press Bureau states:— "A fire broke out in a shed adjoining a munitions factory in North London. Explosions followed. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at South Mine
At about 2.45 o'clock this morning, a hut at the South mine, which was used by a party engaged in sinking a shaft, was slightly damaged by fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Monitions Factory. One Worker Killed, Four Injured. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Press Bureau reports:— "A fire and a small explosion in a munitions factory in the north of England this morning killed one and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany and United States. One Hundred Miners Entombed. Mine on Fire. Austrians Suspected. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
Austrians are suspected of deliberately setting fire to the Trinidad (Colorado) colliery. A hundred miners are entombed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On a Warship. Under Fire Conditions
In "Chambers's Journal" "Taffrail" gives a realistic description of warship[?] going into action:— Three British destroyers were in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Calls
During the four months of the year, terminating on April 30, the Broken Hill Fire Brigade responded to 30 calls to fires, and to four false alarms. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Internal Germany. Further Disorders. Military Fire on the Crowds. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Zurich correspondent states that neutrals from Germany report further serious disorders, particularly in the Westphalia steel districts, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Haystacks Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
Hay stacks baye been destroyed by fire in varions parts of the country under suspicious circumstances. Detectives have been despatched from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grandstand on Fire
At the Mentone (Vic.) races on Saturday, the grandstand caught fire after the third race. Smoke (says a correspondent) was seen to be coming from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Fire Alarm
A telephone fire alarm was installed at the Hospital yesterday by means of which direct communication can be made with the fire brigade station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at North Broken Hill
The fire brigade received a call by telephone at 6.45 o'clock last night, to a fire near the Waverley Brewery. This was in a seven roomed wooden house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Townsville. Pier and Vessels Cargo Destroyed. Melbourne
The Australian Naval Department announces the receipt of advice from Townsville (Q.), that the new pier, jetty, and shed had been burnt out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Creat Forest Fires. Lives Reported Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
Telegrams from St. Paul (U.S.) state that great forest fires are raging in Northern Minnesota. Some settlements have been burned and lives reported…
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