Fire at a French Arsenal
A fire at Toulon personal destroyed the workshops, the officers' torpedo school, and several storehouses. Thirty soldiers and sailors were injured. The damage is estimated at several…
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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
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A fire at Toulon personal destroyed the workshops, the officers' torpedo school, and several storehouses. Thirty soldiers and sailors were injured. The damage is estimated at several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in the cellar of the Imperial Hotel last night, but it was fortunately noticed in good time, and the licensee (Mr. A. W. Tinkler) was able to say this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 20 minutes past. 11 o'clock on Tuesday night the ringing of the fire-bell proclaimed an outbreak of fire, and the call was speedily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fuse pushed under the door of an annexe was the cause of the fire at Tonlon arsenal. The fuse discovered at the Toulon arsenal has been found to be uninflammable, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A great fire, the cause of which is unknown, has occurred at the arsenal in and the workshops, officers' quarters torpedo school, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Narrabeen Hotel, a building consisting 0f 22 room was destroyed by fire curly this morning, and the inmates had a narrow escape. Madam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An enjoyable camp fire concert was held last evening, in the presence of many visitors from Maitland. The programme which was listened to with pleasure, was as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A few minutes after 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning the Perth (W.A.) Fire Brigade received a call to the premises of Messrs Sandover…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A German ship, unloading ballast at the wharf above the A.A. Co.’s Shoots, Newcastle, brought a somewhat peculiar cargo to the port. The ship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The hotel at Somerton, 23 miles from Tamworth, was destroyed by fire to-day. No particulars are available…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a little after 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning the Melbourne Fire Brigade turned out to attend to a fire which occurred in a brick building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About midnight, on Tuesday, April 30, Messrs. Chapman Bros.’ sawmill, Ellalong, was destroyed by fire. From what can be gathered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tho twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held at the office of the company, 95 Pitt-street, Sydney, on Friday, 3rd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fire in the hold of the steamer Pielofeld was extinguished at Brisbane on Sunday evening after burning for about fifty hours. About 5. o'clock the services of a diver were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In reply to an enquiry from the Chief Secretary, as to whether the local municipal council intended to establish a fire brigade under the Local Government Act, the body has decided to inform the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent to the Manilla Express writes:— Our little village was thrown into a state of great excitement on Monday morning. when it became known that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited, was held at the office of the company, 95 Pitt-street, Sydney, on Friday, 3rd…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Mayor (Alderman Bennett), at the municipal council mooting on Thursday night, drew attention to the inefficient state of the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 7 o'clock last evening the West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call, stating that an outbreak of fire had occurred at Mr. John Bowes' premises in Lower Bourke-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the meeting of the Singleton Municipal Council Mr Lloyd made a statement to the effect that when he arrived on the scene everything was…
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