Fire at Summer Hill. Four Shops Destroyed
A fire broke out at about 12.15 o'clock this morning in a group of four brick shops, owned by Messrs, Hodgson, Smith, & Company, drapers and general storekeepers, Lackey-st.,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
580 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 29
Big Bush Blaze
A destructive bush fire broke out at Wahroonga yesterday afternoon, and raged for several hours before it was extinguished. Several homesteads narrowly escaped…
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The steamer Whakarua's cargo has been badly damaged owing to a fire which broke out on board on February 16. The vessel itself is thought to be injured, and she is to…
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Mr. George Andrews, of Mount Olive, met with a stroke of ill-fortune on Saturday morning, when his residence was completely gutted by fire. The house was a…
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A fire occurred at Mount Olive early on Saturday morning, as the result of which the residence of Mr. George Andrews was completely destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in America. Damage, £200,000. (By Cable.) London
A disastrous fire in Columbas (Georgia, U.S.A.) destroyed 11,000 bales of cotton and 16 goods cars, causing damage to the amount of £200,000…
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B. A, Moses and Co.'s boot factory, West Armidale, was discovered on fire at 4 o'clock on Thursday morning. The greater portion was completely destroyed. The tannery and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer. Capetown, Feb. 27
In connection with the fire which broke out on the steamer Whakar[?] has been ascertained that while the cargo on the shelter deck is damaged the main hatch cargo is…
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A coach factory at Waterloo was destroyed by fire this morning, and adjoining buildings were saved with difficulty. The amount of damage has not yet been…
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Some excitement was caused in High-Street last evening, at about 8.30 o'clock, by the ringing of the firebell. The alarm was given at the Fire Station door by an…
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One of the most serious fires Armidale has witnessed for many years occurred in the carry hours of Thursday morning, resulting in the boot and shoe…
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A truck o[?] furniture consigned by Mr. Smith from Muswellbrook to [?]arkville, and also a quantity of timber consigned by W. Barret and Son,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in Spain. "Madrid
A great fire has occurred at San Sebastian. It storied in a theatre just as the audience had left, and destroyed the municipal library, museum, and Academy of…
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A fire broke out at about 12.15 a.m. on Monday, in a group of tour brick shops, owned by Messrs. Hodgson, Smith, & Company, drapers and general storekeepers, Lackey-st…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Brigades' Calls. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
There has been quite a boom in fires since January last this year, and the Metropolitan Fire Brigades have attended no less than 366 calls since the…
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Early on Thursday evening a fire broke out in the furniture factory of Emerson Bros.' Proprietary, Ltd, Montague (Vie), and in less than half an hour the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Hotel Fire. Twenty of the Guests Perish. Omama
A hotel has been burned down and a score of the guest are dead in the ruins. Two of the guests became insane from fright. The wooden structure blazed with terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Professional Fire-raiser. Petrol Sausages. New York Jan, 20. [?]
[?] the existence of a so-called "Arson-Trust"—or an organised band of men who make a living by setting fire to houses and buildings for the purpose…
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Omaha, Saturday.—A hotel has been burned down and a score of the guests are dead in the ruins. Two of the guests became insane from fright. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cable News. Big Blaze Among Cottages. London, March 4
Thirty thatched cottages at Swavesey, in Cambridgeshire, were burned during a high wind. There were some remarkable escapes from death on the part of the inmates…
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