Victim of a Fire. Brisbane
A two-storey building in Melbourne-street. South Brisbane, occupied by G. H. Sardis, as a fish-shop, was seriously damaged by fire last night. An elderly man, Theophilus…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
559 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 28
Panic at Theatre. Picture Film on Fire
A panic was caused at the Theatre Royal at Nhill owing to a film belonging to the Melba Picture Company catching fire. Mr. Hunt, the operator in charge, worked hard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sydney Show. Tea Kiosk Ablaze
An outbreak of fire in Bushell's refreshment bungalow on Sydney Showground yesterday afternoon caused great excitement. The ring and pavillons were practically…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Boston. Seven Lives Lost. Boston
A fire destroyed a five-storey apartments block. Seven lives were lost, and one person is missing. There were 120 occupants in the block, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Revolver Shot. Woman Fires at a Carter
A sensation was caused at Yarraville, Melbourne, yesterday, when a woman named Ruth Costello attempted to shoot a man named John Breheny, employed at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Panic at Theatre. Picture Film on Fire
A panic was caused at the Theatra Roya, at Nhill (Vic.) last week, owing, to a film belonging to the Melba Picture Company catching fire. Mr Hunt, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Boston. Several Persons Perish. (By Cable.) London
A fire took place in a five storey-apart-" tment block in Boston. Several. persons perished and one in missing. Two people were killed by, leaping from an upper window to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Warship. Officers Recalled
Early this morning an outbreak of fire occurred in the No. 1 lower bunker of H.M.A.D. Australia, the flagship, moored in Farm Cove, Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Fires. London, Friday evening
The Empire Music Hall. Kingston on Thames, has been burnt, and the damage is estimated at £3000. The Kingston grandstand was set on fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Portland. Business Places Burnt
A fire occurred at Portland on Wednesday afternoon, when several business places in William-street were destroyed. The fire seems to have broken out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cotton Fires in India. Calcutta, April 9
The epidemic of cotton fires continues, anil there is no clue to the origin. A large portion of the new market two valuable sheds crammed with goods,and other buildings, have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Revolver Shot. Woman Fires at a Carter
A sensation was caused at Yarraville, Melbourne, on Wednesday, when a woman named Ruth Costello attempted to shoot a man named John Breheny, employed at…
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A panic was caused at the Theatre Royal at Nhill owing to a film belonging to the Melba Picture Company catching fire. Mr. Hunt, the operator in charge, worked hard…
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An outbreak of fire in Rushell's refreshment bungalow on Sydney Showground on Tuesday afternoon caused great excitement. The ring ad pavilions were practically…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warehouse Fire. Fireman Drowned. London, Wednesday evening
A fire occurred in a warehouse in Liverpool, and a thousand bales of cotton were ruined. A fireman was missing, and upon a search…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Boston. Seven Lives Lost. Boston
A fire destroyed a five-storey apartment black. Seven lives were lost, and one person is missing. There were 120 occupants in the block, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boarding House Fire. Exciting Episodes. New York
During a fire in a boarding house a man who tried to escape over a roof fell and was killed. Another man was descending when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wilful Women. a £15,000 Fire. London, April 17
A fire due to a woman's suffragist bomb destroyed the pavilion on the Britannia Pier at Great Yarmouth this morning, the damage being estimated at £15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze at Newcastle. Outbreak in Furniture Warehouse
What might have easily proved a very destructive conflagration was discovered at the furniture warehouse of Mr. Walter Neves, Hunter-street, Newcastle, about half-past 2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Epidemic of Fires. Industries Affected. London, Sunday evening
An epidemic of fires has occurred. Over 20 have been reported in two days, including timber yards at Wednesday, damages estimated at £6000, and a tar distillery at the…
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