"Bravest Men in the World." Broken Hill Fire. Broken Hill
THE Block 14 fire is now absolutely out, though it will be several days yet before productive work can be resumed. A drive is being carried on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
380 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 19
A Fire Scare
About 8 o'clock last night a big blaze was observed at the river end of Georgistreet and in a few seconds a large crowd of people had assembled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bloemfontein
The fusing of an electric wire in a Government building at Bloemfontein set fire to the structure, and a whole block of [?]dings was destroyed. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Plucky Wives. Extinguish Raging Fire
A serious outbreak of fire took place at Burraga on the Lloyd mine, in the vicinity of the mine office and store, destroying a large quantity of mine timber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Bloemfontein
The fusing of an electric wire caused a fire in the Government buildings at Bloemfontein, the capital of the River Colony, South Africa. The entire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a Sawmill. HEDDON-GRETA
At about 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at Messrs. Pike Bros. sawmill at Heddon-Greta. The discovery was made by Mr. F. Hodges, lamp-trimmer at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Telephone Fire in Paris. £l,8OO.000 DAMAGE
A fire of a most disastrous character, entailing the loss of material to the value of over £1.800,000 and the complete breakdown of the entire telephone service of Paris and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late News by Wire. Sydney, Thursday afternoon. Factory Fire
The damage by fire at Firth's cardboard box factory is estimated at £10,000. The insurance only amounts to £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at Moree. Two Banks Burnt. Moree
The most destructive fire of the history of Moree, occurred last night. About 11 o'clock the fire bell sounded the signal that the Commercial Bank, a wooden structure, was on fire, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire at Muree
The Commercial Bank at Moree, where a destructive fire occurred on Wednesday night, has opened its safe. All the ledgers are in good order. The leather had melted off the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fires. Redfern Factory Gutted
Between 2 and 3 o'clock on Thursday morning the people who live in that densely populated area near the corner of Abererombic and Codrington streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Arsenal. Ovation to Crown Prince London
There has been a fire at the arsenal at Kooneburg and the military telegraphic equipments have been destroyed. Servian spies are believed to have caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fire Accident
What might have been a serious fire accident, occurred in the School of Arts prior to a dramatic performance last evening, when the flame from a gas jet in front of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Moree Fire. What a Nursegirl Saw
An official inquiry concerning the origin of the recent fire at Morce was hold before Mr. Jamieson, P.M. Mr. Mackay Woodruff represented the insurance companies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Sydney. Considerable Damage Done
A little before midnight the M.F.B. received a call to a fire which had broken out in the premises of Johnson and sons, leather and grindery merchants,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Jewellers' Shop
A fire broke out at Hollingdale and Kessel's jewellery establishment, King street, this morning but was extinguished before getting a firm hold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Moree Fire. What a Nursegirl Saw
At an official inquiry concerning the origin of the recent fire at Moree, evidence of a somewhat sensational character was given by a nursegirl named…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in the City. Much Damage. (By Telegraph). Sydney
A little before midnight a fire broke out in the premises of Johnson and Sons, leather and grinding mdrchants, Castlcreagh-street. When the fire brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Wollar
Mr Richard Kirkland, blacksmith, of Wollar, met with a serious loss by fire early on Saturday evening, 7th instant. By some unknown means his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd. Extract from "London Review," July 17, 1908.)
Phenomenal progress is the chief characteristic of the report of the above corporation for the year 1907. Compared with rivals, it is very young…
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