Another Stable Fire. Three Racehorses Burned, (By Cable.) Wellington (N.Z.)
M'Smith's training stables, at Gisborne, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The racehorses Aldgown, Tiibnnal, and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
559 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 28
A Sunday Blaze. Great Damage in Prahran
Residents of Prahran, near Melbourne, when sitting down to their Sunday dinner were startled by the clang of the firebells, and running out they saw a great tower of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kurri Fire Brigade. Annual Social
The annual social, under the auspices of the Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on Saturday evening. Included in a large attendance were—Major…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Erskineville. Several Thousands Damage
At an early hour this morning a fire broke out at Roberts' Sheet Metal Works, Burren-street, Erskineville. The damage is estimated at several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Landowners' Revolt. Fire at Peasants From Windows. Rome, Jan. 10
The peasants at Paliano successfully asserted their rights to cultivate parts of the larger estates. Two landowners, named Tucei, refused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires
Tremendous bush fires are raging on the Upper Murray, Victoria. Twenty thousand acres of grass have been destroyed, and miles of fencing burnt. All…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire Near Melbourne. Damage, £100,000
In the short space of one hour on Sunday afternoon the well-known drapery store, "The Colosseum," in Prahran, Melbourne, was, with its large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Erskineville. Several Thousands Damage. Sydney
At an early hour this morning a fire broke out at Roberts' Sheet Metal Works, Burren-street, Erskineville. The damage is estimated at several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sea. a Derelict Destroyed. Washington
Another fire at sea has been reported by the revenue cutter Miami, which found the British schooner Glen Afton on fire in the Gulf of Mexico, and the fate of the crew is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Film Fire
Kinora, Ltd., film manufacturers' establishment at the Letchworth Garden City, has been destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated by £35,000. The fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Disastrous Fire
A fire which recently broke out on Mr. Charles Niven's property, at Mudgee, destroyed 600 acres of grass. The flames also spread to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Blaze at Moree. Seven Buildings Enveloped. Moree
Shortly after dusk last evening a disastrous fire broke out in Bale-street, Moree. The flames originated in the saddler's shop of Mr. Cheadle and spread with alarming…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Bathurst District. Settler's Single-Handed Fight
Reports of bush fires throughout the Bathurst district continue to be received. The scarcity of rain and the dryness of the season accentuates the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at the Glebe £15,000 DAMAGE. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A big fire occured at Messrs Burns and Co.'s premises at the Glebe. More than half the yard was destroyed. The brigades did splendid work in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescue Facilities Inadequate. Crowds Overtaken by Fire and Lava. 207 Refugees Drowned. Tokio, Wednesday night
The means of rescue at Sakurashima are altogether inadequate. Crowds of fugitives on the beach were overtaken by fire and lava, thought launches plied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze at Wireless Station. Extensive Damage
Last night a serious fire occurred in the station of the Maritime Wireless Company of Australasia, Limited, Avoca-street, Randwick, that resulted in extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Fires in Sydney. Clothing Factory Gutted
The big two storey building of Messrs. S. Weingott and Sons, Limited, clothing and ollskin manufacturers, which covered about half an acre of ground at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Friday afternoon. the Fire at Moree
The following buildings were destroyed by fire in the conflagration at Moree:—Harry Lethbridge's mercer shop and residence; James Cheadle's saddlery shop and residence;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fires. Blaze at Moree. Shops and Houses Destroyed
A destructive fire started about 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Balo-street, Moree. It was first discovered in premises occupied by James Cheadle; saddle and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire. Outbreak at Moree
Between 6 and 7 o'clock on Wednesday night, shortly after the closing of the shops, the main business centre of Moree became the scene of what threatened to be the most…
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