Great Fires in Tokio Burn Over 3000 BUILDINGS. 20,000 People Homeless (Reuter's Message.) London, March 18
Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports:— Tokio this afternoon was the scene of three fires, one of which, in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1925
499 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 25
Man Attacks His Wife. Wife Informed Police That He Set Fire to Shop Melbourne
Suffering from extensive wounds about the head Mary Kirkland, wife of George Kirkland, a secondhand dealer, of Brunswick, was admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Reported Near Mount Gambier. 1500 Acres of Timber Burnt
The burst of sultry heat which characterised last week-end was responsible for two bush fires (says a Mount Gambier message in the "Register")…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tokio Fires. Unofficial Estimate of Damage Over £5,000,000 (Renter's Message) Shanghai, March 19
Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports:— Unofficial etimates of the damage caused by the recent fires are placed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Florida Ravaged by Fire and Flood Palm Beach Destroyed (Reuter's Message.) London, March 19
Reuter'a Washington correspondent reports:— At Palm Beach, Florida, two big tourist hotels were swept away by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Waxworks. Only the Shell Remains of Madame Tussaud's Napoleonic Relics Are Irreplaceable (Reuter's Message.) London, March 19
The fire at Madame Tussauds waxworks was a most wonderful spectacle of multi-colored flames. The roof has fallen, and only the shell remains. Ten…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Violet Town. a Block of Buildings Is Nearly Burnt Out Melbourne
A disastrous fire occurred at Violet Town last night, and a whole block of buildings was nearly burnt out, comprising the offices of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Tokio Fires. Exofficial Estimate of Damage Over £5,000,000 (Reuter's Message) Shanghai, March 19
Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports:— Unofficial estimates of the damage caused by the recent fires are placed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Earthquake in China Followed by Fire. Provincial Town Destroyed. (Reuter's Message) Shanghai, March 20
The China Inland Mission has received a telegram dated March 19, stating that an earthquake destroyed Talifu, in the western part of the province of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →False Alarm of Fire
At 3 p.m. to-day the fire brigade received a call from the fire alarm at the corner of Sulphide and Argentstreets, but on turning out the call…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales. Fire at Ballina Ballina
At Ba[?]na on Sunday night the Australian Hotel, Moore's store, M'Cartney's store, and the business premises of O. Benning, H. Griffin, and F…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Precaution Attention Necessary
All motor vehicles present a certain amount of risk in connection with selfignition and the highly inflammable nature of the fuel makes the danger…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Fire Quickly Beaten. Sydney
What might have proved one of the most disastrous fires in the history of Sydney was averted last night when a blaze that started behind Reilly's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Fire Quickly Beaten. Sydney
What might have proved one of the most disastrous fires in the history of Sydney was averted last night when a blaze that started behind Reilly's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Fire at Mudgee Mudgee
A fire destroyed H. Marks's big emporium early on Sunday morning. Agricultural machinery, produce and lorries were consumed or damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great P[?]rie Fires in Central U.S.A. Estimated Damage £1,000,000. (Reuter's Message.) New York, March 28
A message from Sioux Falls (South Dakota) says:— Two prairie fires which raged virtually unchecked for two days in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Williams-street
Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon the Central Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a six-roomed weatherboard-and-iron house situated at 463…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at 342 Cobalt-street
At 11.10 a.m. to-day the Fire Brigade was called through the telephone exchange to 342 Cobalt-street. It was found that a fire had broken out in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Alberton Adelaide
The Port Adelaide Fire Brigade promptly responded to an alarm in the early hours of this morning and effected a good save at the drapery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Port Lincoln Three Shops Destroyed. Port Lincoln
A jeweller's, a confectioner's, and a fruit shop were destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. A butcher's shop and a general store were also…
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