Disastrous Fire
An hotel was destroyed by fire in Cleveland (Ohio) on Thursday night. Six women were rescued from the burning building in an unconscious condition. It is not yet known…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 27
Boarding House Fire in Auckland. Old Man Suffocated. Auckland
A fire occurred in a boarding-house in Auckland and suffocated an old man 82 years of age. A Maori effected his escape from the building by jumping through a glass window,…
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A fire at the Armour Company's stockyard destroyed the lard refinery. The loss sustained by the company was heavy. Huge quantities of grease in close proximity to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Kurri Kurri. Store Destroyed
A large wooden Shop and dwelling, in Cessnock-street, Kurri, known as the old Co-operative Store, was, with its contents, destroyed by the early on Sunday…
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The goods depot of the Western Railway at Harve has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £120,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fatal Journey. Train on Fire. Seven Passengers Killed. St. Petersburg Feb. 22
A fire broke out on a train while in motion near Perm, and several carriages were destroyed. Seven passengers were killed and 32 received…
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A fire has taken place at a cinematographic performance at Les Marches, Drome. The roll of casualties numbered 35, several of whom were fatally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Kurri Kurri. Store Destroyed
A large wooden, shop and dwelling, in Cessnock-street, Kurri, known as the old Co-operative Store, was, with its contents, destroyed by fire early on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Brussels Exhibition Fire. the Careless Smoker Blamed. Brussels
A commission of experts appointed to enquire into the fire at the Brussels Exhibition, in which many of the British exhibits were destroyed, has decided that the fire was not…
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Two firemen were killed and one injured by the collapse of a burning floor during a fire at the establishment of Messrs. Coben, rag merchants, Bankside, Southwark, this…
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A skaters' pavilion, in which 29 workmen were sleeping was burnt through the upsetting of a lamp and 15 of the inmates were burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News From France Aeroplaning and Fire. Paris
M. Morin aeropl[?] from Pacy to Ton[?] in one hour and 40 minutes. A great fashion emporium and some houses at Elbenf have been destroyed by fire, the…
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St. Petersburg, Tuesday.—The upsetting of a lamp set fire to a skaters' pavilion in which 29 workmen were sleeping, and 15 were burnt to death…
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A syndicate block of buildings in Minneapolis has been demolished by fire. The damage is estimated at one million dollars (£200,000). During the progress of the re there were many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire at Hornsby. Seven Places Damaged
A destructive fire broke out in Tuesday night at Hornsby, which at midnight had practically, destroyed three places, including, a bank, and half-gutted 'four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Picture Show. (By Cable). London
One of the heroes of the fearful disaster at the cinematoraph exhibition at Bologne, Russia (earlier details of which are published eisewhere) braved the…
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A fearlul disaster occurred at the village of [?]. in the Government of Novgorod, in Russia, during a cinematograph entertainment. "The outbreak was…
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A big are occurred as Murrumburrah this morning in the business portion of the town. Five buildings were destroyed, namely Lazzarini's stores, the "Signal" Newspaper Printing Office,…
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Sydney, Friday.—A serious fire occurred in the business portion of Murrumburrah this morning, when three houses and five business promises were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Town in Flames. Big Blaze in Alaska. Vancouver, March 10
Douglas Town, situated on Douglas Island, Alaska, is in flames, though the temperature is below zero. The volunteer firemen are unable to cope…
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