Darling Harbour Fire. Rowland's Works Ablaze
A fire broke out early this morning in a two-storey brick dwelling at the corner of Little Bay and Burns streets, Darling Harbour, occupied by E. Rowlands, Ltd., area…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
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Shipping Casualities. Carthagenian on Fire. New York, Jan. 11
A fire broke out on board the steamer Carthagenian in mid-ocean, but the flames were extinguished by the pumping of large quantities of water into the hold where…
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Yesterday afternoon the matron of the Kurri District Hospital, Miss Haylock, telephoned to town, asking that the fire bell should be rung, and stating that a bush…
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A fire broke out on Monday night at the rear of No.146 Pitt-street, Sydney, a three-storied brick building occupied by F. Cunninghame and Co., general printers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News by Telegraph. Fire on a Steamer. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon
A fire broke out amongst the coal in the bunker of the ferry steamer Manly this morning. The outbreak was first noticed by the night watchman, who observed smoke…
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A great naplitha fire has occurred as Gros[?] Northern Caucasia. Five boring towers and several reservoirs are burning…
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Several bush fires have been reported from country areas, and at Bega and Moruya maize and potato crops have been damaged. Bush fires also…
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Sexton's shoe factory at Norwich has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimat-ed at £100,000, and 1000 employees are thrown out of work…
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Austrian troops fired on and damaged a Servian cargo boat, opposite Semendria, on the Danube, 26 miles from Belgrade…
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Dealing with Sydney's frequent conflagrations is a big item in the annual outlay. The estimate of expenditure for the present year is £76,758 an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze in Melbourne. Burned Out in Twenty Minutes
A chemical store, heavily stocked with combustible drugs, from which overpowering fumes were emitted, blazed with such fierceness in City-road, South Melbourne, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cable News. Rubber Works Fire
The Leyand rubber works. Birmingham, have been destroyed by fire, and 700 persons have been thrown out of work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Darling Harbour Fire. Rowland's Works Ablaze
A fire broke out early on Monday in a two=storey brick dwelling at the corner of Little Hay and Burns streets, Darling Harbour, occupied by E. Rowlands, Ltd., area…
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A fire, broke out on Monday night at the rear of No. 146 Pitt-street, Sydney a three-storied brick building occupied by [?] Cunninghame and Co., general printers and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shipping Casualties. Carthagenian on Fire New York, Jan 14
A fire broke out on board the steamer Carthagenian in mid-ocean, but the Panics were extinguished by the pumping of large quantities of water into the hold where…
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The Russian steamer Eatonia has been abandoned owing to an outbreak of fire. Eleven of the crew, including the captain, are missing…
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Chief Officer Alfred Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, died at his quarters in the fire brigade headquarters, Sydney, late on Sunday night…
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The premises occupied by Messrs. Nettleton and Company, furniture warehousemen, at Waterloo, were destroyed by fire this morning. The outbreak is said to be due to a…
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In conversation, with Major Cracknell, country representative on, the Board of Fire Commissioners, this morning, it was learned that provision had been made on the estimates for…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided upon the establishment of a new fire area, comprising Mayfield, Rutherford, Telerah, and Homeville, which will be…
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