Fire at Port Adelaide Much Damage Caused Adelaide
A fire broke out at Cowell Bros. timber mills, Port Adelaide, in the early hours of this morning, totally destroying that portion of the timber…
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Fires & bushfires, 1921
185 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 10
Fire Pump Demonstration
At the Central Fire Station to-day the members of the brigade, under District Officer R. Smith, turned but and gave a demonstration with the…
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A new motor fire pump, which arrived from Sydney yesterday, was brought from the Railway Town railway station to-day and placed in the Central Fire…
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At 6.30 o'clock this morning a member of the Central Fire Brigade noticed one of the cross arms holding the electric light cable in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Revolt in Ireland Sniping in Belfast Continues All Night Workmen Under Fire. (United Service Message.) London, June 14
Sniping was continued at Belfast throughput Monday night, and was intensified this morning when the snipers fusilladed the trams, which were…
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District Fire Officer R. W. Smith stated to-day that it was the intention of the Board of Fire Commisioners to extend the present fire alarm system…
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A letter from Birmingham (England), dated April 25, to a resident of Broken Hill contains references to the strike of coal miners, which gives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fire in Glasgow Estimated Damage, £250,000 (Reuter's Message.) London, July 3
A fire broke out in Argyle-street, Glasgow, which developed into one of the most devastating outbreaks in the history of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fighting in Upper Silesia Allies' Troops at Beuthen French Fire on the People Following a Disturbance (Reuter's Message.) London, July 5
Reuter's Berlin correspondent telegraphs:—"The German newspaper 'Algemein Zeitung's' Beuthen correspondent reports that the Allies' troops,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Railway Town Station Closed
In conformity with the decision of the Board of Fire Commissioners to motorise Broken Hill and do away with the Railway Town Fire Station, that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Leura Six Properties Destroyed Sydney
A serious fire occurred at Leura this, morning. Six properties were reduced to ashes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fourth Child Dies Fire Caused by a Light Purposely Left in Tent Later
The fourth child, Chrissie Preister, died early this morning. The children burnt were diphtheria convalescents and were shortly to be discharged. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Waterloo Much Damage Caused Sydney
There was an outbreak of fire at the corner of John Hoe and Co.'s furniture manufactory in James-street, a narrow thoroughfare which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manchester Fires 16 Sinn Feiners Gaoled (Reuter's Message.) London, July 16
In connection with recent incendiary fires at Manchester 16 Sinn Feiners have been found guilty of a treasonable felony. Three were each sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lane-street Fire Coroner Holds Inquiry Evidence Does Not Disclose How the Fire Originated
At the Courthouse this afternoon the City Coroner (Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.) conducted an inquiry into the cause of a fire which damaged a four-roomed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nunan's Buildings Fire Pimental Found Not Guilty Melbourne
Morton Parker Pimental, charged with setting fire to Nunan's Buildings when Miss Gertrude Reilly was burnt to death, was found not guilty at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mauretana on Fire Report From Southampton (United Service Message.) London, July 25
The Mauretania is on fire at Southampton. [The Mauretania is a turbine, quadruple screw ship, of 30,704 tons, built…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mauretana on Fire (Continued from Page 1.) Vessel Saved From Sinking by Efforts of Firemen (Reuter's Message.) London, July 25
Only the heroic efforts of the firemen prevented the Mauretania from sinking. Tons of water which were poured in to the seat of the fire on the vessel for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Mauretania Extensive Damage Reported (United Service Message.) London, July 26
The Cunard liner Mauretania, on which a fire broke out while the vessel was at Southampton, suffered extensive damage, which will take months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Benmark! Four Buildings Destroyed Adelaide
A destructive fire occurred at Renmark this Morning. The residents were awakened at about 5 o'clock by the ringing of the fire bell. It was found…
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