Big Fire in Sydney. a Great Conflagration
A big fire took place in Sydney on "Wednesday night. The fire broke out at about half- past 11. and before midnight the whole building of eight stories was ablaze and the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
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Disastrous Fire. at Historic German Castle. Berlin, Dec. 16
A portion of the famous castle of the duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, at Schwerin, has been destroyed by fire, together with a quantity of furniture, some precious Gobelin…
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At the Central Police Court this morning, Thomas Fry was committed for trial for the alleged theft of a motorcycle valued at £77 from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney. Canada Buildings Gutted. Damage Estimated at £100,000
The Canada Buildings, seven storeys high, which are situated only a few doors on the railway side of Regentstreet, Sydney, were destroyed by fire…
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At about half-past 9 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out in the public school building at Weston, and within 10 minutes the whole building with conc[?] was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire. Great Damage. at Portsmouth Dockyard. London, Dec. 21
The huge semaphore tower and the surrounding block of stores at Portsmouth dockyard have been burned, the damage being estimated at several hundred thousands of…
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Two of the signalmen in the Semaphore tower at Portsmouth dockyard perished in the fire…
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On Sunday afternoon an extensive fire broke out at Glenlyon, and rapidly spread over a wide area of country. Throughout Sunday and Monday over 500 fire-fighters…
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London, Sunday.—The huge v semaphore tower and the surrounding block of stores at Portsmouth dockyard have been burned, the damage being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great London Fire. Knightsbridge Flats Ablaze One Body Found. London, Dec. 122
A fire occurred in the Park Mansions[?] Knightsbridge, at 4 O'clock this evening and developed into the largest [?]agration that has taken place in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon. Bush Fire
A bush fire broke out on the Albury racecourse. The grandstand had a narrow escape from destruction…
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News is to hand that six blocks of buildings have been burned at George town, British, Guinea. Eight thousand tons of sugar were destroyed, and the damage is…
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Liona homestead, the property of. Mr. A. W. Stinson, four miles, east of Coolamon, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The [?]faily left last Thursday by motor for…
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Considerable excitement prevailed in Weston on Sunday morning, the cause being a conflagration at the public school. Just about half-past…
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Ambrym volcano, on December 6, suddenly burst into oruption, vomiting forth fire and lava, devastating villages and plantations, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Island of Fire. Volcano in Active Eruction. Dreadful Cataclysm. Terrifying Scenes
Ambrym volcano, on December 6, suddenly burst into eruption, vomiting forth fire and lava, devastating villages and plantations, and…
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London, Tuesday.—A fire occurred at the Park Mansion Flats, in Knights bridge, London, early yesterday morning…
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A large bush fire which broke out in the National Park district, near Sydney, on Thursday afternoon, assumed serious propertious last evening, and was clearly visible…
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The necessity for caution to minimise the risk of serious fires in this hot. weather, when fires spread with alarming rapldity, cannot be too frequently and impressively…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at Cessnock. Four Houses Burned
A disastrous fire broke out in Vineent street, Cessnock, on Thursday morning, when when shops occupied by The Katiatus, Donald Robertson, and james Hartley, and…
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