Fatal Theatre Fire in Scotland. Edinburgh Disaster. London, May 10
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 3
During the last act of the music-hall performance at the Empire Palace Theatre Edinburgh, at which the King and Queen were to attend a command performance during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mysterious Fire. Melbourne, Thursday
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4
A disastrous fire broke out at Watson;s Buildings, Flinders-lane. Melbourne, at 3 o'clock this morning. The structure is a six-stored one, containing a tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fires. Thrilling London Episode. London, May 18
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3
A destructive fire occurred in Cecil Court, Saint Martin's Lane, following on an explosion in the basement, where millions of feet of cinematograph films were stored. In a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in Melbourne. Extensive Damage
Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 5
At 3 o'clock on Thursday morning a large fire broke out on the top floor of Watson's Chambers, Flinders-lane, Melbourne. When the firemen arrived the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Coney Island Wild Animals Cremated. New York, May 27
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 3
A great fire has taken place at Coney Island, property to the value of £600,000 being destroyed. the famous buildings known as "Dreamland" were among those…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Fire in San Francisco. Loss of Life. San Francisco
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 5
A serious fire His occurred in Chute's Amusement Park. Several persons are missing and are believed to have perished, and several received serious injuries. Scores of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fatality. Vancouer
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 5
Five persons were burned to death in a [?]ire at Silverton, a mining town near here…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Frisco
Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 4
New York, Monday.—Following closely on the fire by which the great amusement palace at Coney Island was destroyed, comes the news to-day of a similar…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Straits Settlement Fire. Penang
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 5
A fire accidentally caused, at Jedong Estate. Banganierai, resulted in the loss of 70,000 lbs. of rubber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades Administration. "Worst-managed Service in the Department." Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 5
A large deputation of officers and men of various fire brigades interviewed the Chief Secretary with a request that the fire brigades should be placed under a commission…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Morning Blaze at Cessnock. a Splendid Save. Cessnock
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 7
At 4.30 o'clock this morning the fire alarm rang out, and it was discovered that some empty cases leaning alongside Mr. A. W. Bridge's general store in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singular Fatality at a Fire. a Minister's Death. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 4
A fire of a serious nature occurred yesterday at Minto, on property owned by the Rev. Jabez Ashnead, when a weatherboard cottage, which was let furnished to a tenant, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigades Administration. "Worst Managed Service in the Department." Sydney
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 6
A large deputation of officers and men of various fire brigades interviewed the Chief Secretary with a request that the fire brigades should he placed under a commission…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crystal Palace Fire. a Good Save. London, Tuesday night
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 5
A fir of the southern end of the Crystal Palace had obtained a good hold of the woodwork before it was extinguished and meanwhile the space occupied by the Fashions Fair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suspicious Fire at Bellvue Hill. the Inquest. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 5
At the investigation held concerning the suspicious fire at a building on the Cooper Estate, Belivue Hill, last month. Dennis Teery, contracton, deposed that on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Rate
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 3
Many ratepayers in the Cessncok shire are complaining that the fire brigades' rate of 1½d in the £ is excessive. The shire engineer (Mr. Lindeman). referring to this matter, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suspicious Fire at Bellvue Hill. the Inquest. Sydney
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 7
At the investigation held concerning the suspicious fire at a building on the Cooper Estate, Bellvue Hill, last month, Dennis leefy, cent actor, deposed that on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Broken Hill. BLOCK 10 Change House Destroyed
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 7
Block 10 mine, Broken Hill, suffered Severe loss on Wednesday morning, when its big change house, close to the main shaft, was destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Distressing Bronchitis. Had to Get Up and Sit by Fire at Night. Another Splendid Chums by Peps
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 4
Mrs. Christian Hooper, of Melbourne-street North Adelaide, S.A., writes: "I am now 53 years o [?]age and suffered for nine months from bronchitis. At first the cough was not severe,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cables. London, June 12. Fire Fata[?]es
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 5
Two men and four children have been burnt to death in a fire at a shop in Sutherland, near Liverpool…
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