Fire Losses. World Record
Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday.—The annual report of the State Fire Insurance Department states that the Dominion is in the unenviable position of having to shoulder per capita…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
132 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 7
Fires in the Country
Wagga, Monday.—The fire which broke out in tie produce stores of Prescott's, Ltd., on Friday morning, is still burning. The premises contained about 10,000 bags of chaff. There…
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Fourth Officer J. Ford, of the Fire Brigades Board is at present on a tour of inspection of the fire brigades in the Southern District. He visited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Shocking Affair. Woman Set on Fire. Sydney
Ellen Ahlgren, 45, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital in a dying condition, suffering from shocking burning injuries. She alleged that a neighbour with whom she had been…
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Forty working girls perished in a fire which destroyed an overall factory. When the alarm of fire was raised 120 girls dashed, panic-stricken, from the building, which was enveloped in…
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For four consecutive nights the hotel man had watched his fair, timid guest fill her pitcher at the water cooler. "Madam," he said, on the fifth night,…
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Bowral, Monday.—The fire brigade received a call shortly before 8 o'clock last night to a fire at Mrs. Chapman's residence near the Burradoo railway station. Three weatherboard…
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Recently Mr. H. W. Pinkerton, jeweller, of this town, had a fire in the business portion of his premises, resulting in a loss of about £10 worth…
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At 20 minutes to 12 on Monday night Constable Wells, of Darlinghurst police, noticed a fire in top floors of Nos. 58 and 60 Oxford-street, Sydney. occupied by C. Anderson…
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A kerosene lamp is Supposed to have been the cause of n fire which broke out in the four roomed cottage. Dover, Greenwich-road, Greenwich. at about 11.20 a.m. on Thursday. The…
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At half-past 7 on Sunday morning the biggest are that has occurred in Sydney this year was discovered in Wilmot-street, city. An extensive five-storey building, used as a factory, 11…
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While walking along Montague-street at about 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, a pedestrian was surprised to find a blaze on the wall of the Montague-street frontage of Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. Fire at Ritchie Bros. Estimated Damage, £20,000. SYDNEY
A fire broke out early this morning in Ritchie Bros.' railway works establishment, Auburn, and at one time threatened the destruction of the whole establishment. The immense stock…
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The excitement inevitably caused by the ringing of a fire bell, at least amongst those who might by close enough to hear one like we have at…
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The steamer -Burgemeister Hackman is in flames in the channel. There are 300,000 tons of crude oil burning, and the whole city is lit with the glare. The fire boats worked all night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Imperator Fire. How the Second Officer Died. London
The English newspapers give stirring details of the fire on the Imperator. The second officer, Mr. Godrecht, who was standing on the bridge looking through a glass which covered a…
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At half-past one o'clock this morning a fire broke out at Crookwell in a block of buildings belonging to the Methodist Church, and the whole block, from Furner Bros.' store to the…
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One of the largest fires that have ever occurred in Manchester broke out in a bonded store on the Bridgewater Canal last night. The building was filled with oil, butter, and…
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Our Crookwell correspondent writes:—At 1.30 this morning (Thursday), just as most of the residents of Crookwell were enjoying their first sleep, the town bell rang out its alarm of fire,…
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As briefly stated in last issue, the district coroner (Mr. S. L. Cox, J.P.), commenced an enquiry at the Crookwell courthouse on Saturday last, for…
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