Fire in a Convent
A fire occurred in the Convent of the Sacred Heart, at Newcastle. The nuns by means of knotted sheets lowered 50 children safely from the upper stories of the building, and the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
380 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 19
Fires in New Zealand. Immense Conflagration at Christchurch. Auckland
A fire which broke out in the furnishing department of Strange and Company'sbig retail premises last night, in a few hours destroyed many of the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Big Fire at Timaru. Damage, £70,000
A big fire occurred in Timaru, N.Z., Canterbury, completely destroying the Farmers Co-operative retail stores andoffices. When discovered half an hour after closing, the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Broken Hill. Father Rescues His Three Children
A fire occurred on Friday night hi a shop and dwelling at Broken Hill, occupied by R. Meredith, whose three children were in bed in one of the back rooms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riots in Bombay. Police Officers Fire on Mobs. London
Serious street rioting has occurred in Bombay. The arrest of several of the Sunni section of the Mohammedans who were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theatre Destroyed by Fire
The Theatre Royal, Windsor, has been destroyed by fire. The loss includes the property and scenery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reorganisation of the Local Fire Brigades. Action by the Water Board
At yesterday's fitting the following minute by the President of the board (Mr. W. J. Millner) to the Under-Secretary of Public Works was read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigades' Vote
Recently Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., received a letter from the Morpeth Fire Brigade, asking how it was that other brigades had been allotted their portion of the Fire Brigades'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Fire at M Bank
A fire was discovered at 3 o'clock this morning on the premises of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank, George and King streets, at which extensive alterations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Goulburn
An outbreak of fire occurred in Goulburn at about half-past 2 o'clock on Friday morning. The scene of the fire was Mr. F. Wedd's business premises in Auburn-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reorganisation of Local Fire Brigades. Action by the Water Board
At Tuesday's sitting tho following minute by the President of the board (Mr. W. J. Millner) to the Undersecretary of Public Works was road and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Goulburn
An outbreak of fire occurred in Goulburn. at about half-past 2 o'clock on Friday morning. The scene of the fire was Mr. F. Wedd's business premises in Auburn-street…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Great Fire at Marseilles
.'A' fire in warehouses at Marseilles, becoming to the chamber of Commerce, covered an area of 10,000 metres. The damage is estimated at several millions of franes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires in Berlin
The German police are seeking for the author of thirteen incendiary fires in Berlin. The fire brigade has in consequence been kept incessantly on the alert…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fearful Fire in Ohio. a School in Flames. Only One Exit. Blocked with Writing Bodies. Hundreds INCINERATED.LONDON.March 5
A terrible calamity has occurred ut Cleveland, Ohio. The Lake View Common School, attended by 350 children, ranging in age from 5 to 14 was burnt to the ground and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Colliery
Repeated attempts which have been made to [?] the eatombed miners at Hampstead Birmingham, colliery failed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on R.m.s. Mongolia
Reuter's correspondent at Marseills tele[?]ph that the R.M.S. Mongolia, from London February 28 arrived at Marseilles with a fire [?] The outbreak was subsequently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Schools and Fires
For such a disaster as that reported from Ohio to occur in Now South Wales is practically impossible. The modern school in Now South Wales is practically fireproof. Even in the older buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Calamity. School Catches Fire. 170 Children Perish. London
A terrible calamity has occurred at Ohio, U.S.A. A school building of six stories high, attended by 360 children, caught fire. The children…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →King of Norway's Death Sought. Lunatic Fires Twelve Shots. London
An attempt was intended to bo made on the life of King Haakon of Norway yesterday. A Swedish labourer named Gren a discharged lunatic, fired a dozen…
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