Fire at Manilla. Damage £20,000
A disastrous fire occurred between one and two o'clock on Friday morning, when McKenzie and Sons' fine stores at Manilla were completely destroyed. The cause of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
559 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 28
A Lucky Save. Fire at St. Joseph's Convent Aberdeen
The Sisters attached to St. Joseph's Convent, Aberdeen, had an exciting and very unpleasant experience at an early hour on Tuesday morning. Preparatory to…
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A fire occurred at a green-grocery shop at Redfern this morning, and the inmates had a narrow escape. When the alarm was raised they rushed down the stairs through…
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Mr. H. F. Roberts, coroner, conducted an inquiry at Manilla on Saturday respecting the fire at Mackonzle and Sons on 13th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire at Wyong. Seven Buildings Destroyed. Wyong
A big fire occurred at Wyong this morning. The premises of Campbell's hoot shop were found to be a light, and the whole place was soon a mess of flames. Bucket…
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A fire, did considerable damage in the top floor of Messrs. Lewis und Whitty's warehouse, Sussex-street, Sydney, last night. The prompt arrival of the brigades under Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petroleum Works Fire. St. Petersburg
A fire occurred at petroleum works at Bake and three reservoirs were destroyed, the damage is estimated at one million roubles…
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Several candidates are contesting the vacancy in the office of the representative of the country municipalities on the Fire Brigades…
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A four-roomed cottage was destroyed by fire at Botany early this morning. The owner and occupier, William Hamblyn, who is 91 yearn of age, was asleep at the time…
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A big fire occurred at Wyong on Monday morning. The premises of Campbell's boot shop were found to be alight and the whole place was soon a mass of flames. Bucket…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Mine. 400 Men Out of Work
Out of the biggest fires seen on the West Australian goldfields for a considerable time occurred early in Tuesday morning at the main shaft of the Ivanhoo Mine, with most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Baku Fire. Oil Reservoirs Ablaze. St. Petersburg, Feb. 24
A fire occurred in one of the petroleum works at Baku. Three oil reservoirs have so far been destroyed the damage amounting to 1,000,000 roubles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Victoria
The Melbourne daily papers recently have bad much space occupied with reports of bush fires occasioning of the "Argus" under date…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cottage Debtroyedi by Fire. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A fire broke out in a weatherboard cottage at Botany ,this morning; The building consisted of four rooms and a kitchen. Two rooms, the kitchen, and…
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Another serious fire occurred on Friday night, when the Australian Hat Factory, Foveaux-street, Surry Hills, was gutted. The fire broke out shortly before 6 o'clock…
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Mr. H. F. Roberts, coroner, conducted an inquiry on Saturday morning respecting the fire at McKenzie and Sons on the 13th inst. After hearing evidence the coroner returned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Mine. 400 Men Out of Work
One of the biggest fires seen on the West Australian goldfields for a considerable time occurred early on Tuesday morning at the main shaft of the Ivanhoe Mine, with most…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Greta Colliery Fire. an Official Inspection. Big Fall Discovered
The seal between the workings of No. 1 and No. 2 tunnels of the East Greta Colliery were broken Saturday, in order to permit as inspection being made with respect to the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Explosion Fire at Dye Works. Many People Killed. London
An explosion Occurred at a dye works at Innclsberg, Prussia, A boiler blow up, ana the wreckage caught fire, resulting in seriouas loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Redfern. Woman's Narrow Escape. People Terror Stricken. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A sensational fire occurred at Bedfern this morning, in the shop of Mr Marco, of Elizabeth-street. Mrs Maree and here, children,…
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