Fire in Goulburn. Suspicious Circumstances
The fire-bell sounded a few minutes before o'clock on Friday morning, the cause being an outbreak at the rear of Mr. J. Rafferty's butchering establishment in Auburn-street…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
154 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 8
Motor Car on Fire
At about midnight on Friday Mr. J. E. Ward's motor car, which was in the garage at the rear of the Royal Hotel, was discovered by the porter at the hotel to be on fire. Ho…
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Hardly a suburb of Sydney escaped without a bush or grass fire on Sunday, the causes being helped greatly by the heat and the powerful westerly wind…
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The question of control of Fire Brigades was discussed at a recent meeting of the Municipal Council, the aldermen being of opinion that…
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A serious fire broke out at about 7 o'clock on Monday evening in the premises of H. H. Groth and Co., oil, colour, and paint merchants, 525 George-street, city, and resulted in…
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The fire at Crookwell on Wednesday night had a more extensive effect than at first supposed, as the whole of the western side of the large brick shop and dwelling of Mr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Fire in Pelaw Main Colliery
A fire was discovered in a portion of the underground working of the Pelaw Main Colliery at Kurri Kurri this morning. Efforts are being made to locate the seat of the fire. Meanwhile…
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H. Grolh and Company’s oil colors store in George street, was gutted through to Kant-street last night, with the exception of bulk…
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A fire destroyed the plant of the Puritan Mills Co. Seven employees were fatally injured in jumping from windows. Two are dead…
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Considering that the town does not rejoice in the possession of a fire brigade, a good 'save' was effected in the case of a fire that broke out in…
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About 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon the engine-shed at the rear of Wright Heaton, and Co.'s caught fire. The alarm was given, and the brigade soon arrived and extinguished the…
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Newcastle, Monday.—Shortly before noon yesterday a fire broke out in the old cemetery at the rear of the Newcastle Anglican Cathedral, and considerable damage was done. Men were…
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MR. F. J. STEE[?]E, captain of the Young Fire Brigade, has received a communication from the Board of Fire Commissioners, who direct…
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A disastrous fire, causing £2000 damage, broke out in D. Hardy and Sons’, wheelwrights and timber merchants, Pyrmont, this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Fire at Timber Yards
A disastrous fire occurred this morning at Hardy's timber yard, Pyrmont. When the firemen arrived the entire factory was a seething mass of flames. Strenuous efforts were made to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Latest. Sydney, Saturday. Fire on a Steamer
A fire threatening serious results broke out early this morning on board the Adelaide Co.'s steamer Barrier, lying at Pyrmont wharf. The flames were extinguished in about an hour's…
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A most disastrous fire has broken out in Mount Lyell Mine Tasmania. Ninety-two men are entombed and their…
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ONE of the most terrible disasters that has happened in the history of Australian mining occurred at the North Lye[?] mine, near Queentown,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARIS, Wednesday. Fatal and Destructive Fires
A fire destroyed an asylum for old men at Quimper, and five persons were burned to death. Ten thousand square metres of warehouses at Dunkirk, containing saltpetre, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Seventy-eight Calls for Fire Brigade
Fifteen fires occurred in the metropolis between Sunday morning and last night. The brigades have received 78 calls during the last 15 days…
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