Huge Shipyard Fire. Vancouver
Coughlan's shipyard, the largest British Columbia industry has been burnt down. The damage is estimated at £500,000…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
291 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 15
Hidden Fires
The correspondent of "The Times" at, The Hague says that the Crown Prince is involved in the dispute raging over the franchise question…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire A. Abernethy
Early on Saturday morning last a galvanised iron building at Abernethy, owned by Mr. A. Rutledge, of Katoombu, and used as storage for provisions, etc., was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Redbournberry Bridge
As Mr. W. J. Reynolds, of Town Head, was approaching the Redbournberry bridge about 3 p.m. yesterday he noticed flames about a foot in height leaping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire. Loss Over £2000. Raymond Terrace
A fire broke out about eight o'clock this morning in the bakehouse of Messrs. Markey Bros., in Hunter-street, and extended to the large hay shed of Messrs. Cameron and…
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An outbreak of fire occurred in a loft and stables, in the occupancy of Mr. H. J. Bickerton, [?] Rutherford, on Saturday night, shortly after 10 o'clock. The alarm was given…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fire at Gothenburg. London
A Copenhagen message states that a large Part of Gothenburg, including vast stores, has been destroyed by a conflagration. The damage is estimated at several million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Police & Fire-men's Carnival. Scone Hospital Benefits by £71 13s 9d
Sergt. Bell had an agreeable surprise in store for the management of the local Hospital when he yesterday presented a cheque for £71…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire. Estimated Damage £5000
A fire, which did damage to the extent of about £5000, broke out at an early hour this morning in a two-storied building in Cecil-street, Paddington, occupied by Horace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Rushcutter's Bay. Five Horses Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Hill's furniture store at Rushcutter's Bay was burned out to-day. Five horses were burned to death. The windows of adjoining buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Fire Alarm Box
Station-officer Sercombe, of the West Maitland Fire Brigade, installed a fire alarm box yesterday at the corner of Newcastle and Melbourne streets, East Maitland. This…
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A fire, which did damage to the extent of about £5,000. broke out at an early hour on Monday in a two-storied building in Cecil-street, Paddington, occupied by Horace…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrific Fires in Flanders
The "Times" Amsterdam, correspondent reports a great fire at Brugeeise, at a munition and gun factory, in which many workers and soldiers were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Branxton
A cottage at Branxton occupied by a family of the name of Richards, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Mrs. Richards went out to the kitchen to prepare the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Bolwarra
A destructive fire occurred at Bolwarra, in a hay shed, the property of Mr. J. A. Cooper. Efforts were made to save the property, and although the neighbours worked…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire in Sydney. Stedman's Factory Damaged
A disastrous fire, causing considerable damage, broke out in James Stedman's confectionery factory at Harris-street, Pyrmont, shortly before 11. o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock District News. Cessnock, Friday. Abernethy Fire
The district coroner (Mr. G. Brown) held an inquiry at the Cessnock Courthouse, on Wednesday into the circumstance of a fire at Abernethy on May 12, which destroyed a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Sidney
A fire broke out in the Pyrmont branch of J. Steadman and Henderson's Sweets, Ltd., shortly before midnight on Thursday. The firemen had much…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in a Park
About mid-day on Saturday the Mayor received word that a quantity of dry grass was on fire in South Singleton Fark and likely to become dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in High-street. Wolfe's Grocery Store Damaged
Just before two o'clock this morning, to be precise, at 1,50 a.m., the West Maitland Fire Brigade received an alarm through the local exchange of an outbreak of fire at Wolfe…
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