Ancient London Building to Go Survived Great Fire
Oldest of the Courts of Chancery, where law students of the 14th. century studied before taking chambers, Clifford's Inn, a quaint and picturesque…
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Fires & bushfires, 1934
452 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 23
Fire Outbreak South Wharf Shed Spread Checked Melbourne
When a fire broke out among kapok mattresses and other goods in a shed on South Whaf early to-day, there was danger of the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girls Show Great Heroism in Fire Rescue Work SAVED! Young Family Man 'Hurt Sydney
Considerable heroism was displayed by three girls in rescuing their young sisters and brothers from a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →80 TRAPPED Fire in Salt Mine Short Circuit Munich, May 7
Though many escaped, 80 minors were entrapped when a short circuit, caused by the collapse of a pit prop which broke the high tension cable,…
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During the early hours of Wednesday morning a motor car owned by Mr. Stan Barksby was destroyed by fire. The machine caught alight on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire £19,000 Damage Stores Gutted Adelaide
On Sunday morning the Blackwood cold stores, in the Adelaide Hills, were gutted by fire. A smouldering heap about 15 feet high is all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Hickey Street Cottage Completely Destroyed
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Hickey-street, West Cessnock, owned and occupied by Waiter Hobson, together with its contents, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Deaths Gasometer Explodes Hongkong Fire Hong Kong, May 14
A large gasometer at the China Gas. Company's works in Hong exploded this morning, and a huge sheet of flame…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Home on Fire Old Man Overcome Found Prostrate Melbourne
A narrow escape from death was experienced to-day by Mr. Andrew Rutherford, aged 79, of Cluden-street, Brighton, when his cottage caught…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Angry Coolies Colliery Attacked Police Open Fire Calcutta, May 15
A Crowd of 900 coolies, incensed at the wages reduction, attacked officers of the East Indian Railway colliery at Giridah, Byhar Province, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Causes Extensive Damage Chicago's Greatest Conflagration Since 1871
"Starting late late this afternoo n, a fire swept the stock yards section of the south side of the cit y, and it was live hours before officials announced that it was under control. It razed an area about a mile square. For a time it was feared that the flames were out of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Damage Fire in Chicago 8,000,000 Dollars Chicago, May 20
Fire swept the stockyards section on the south side of Chicago for five hours yesterday. The flames razed an area about a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Left Fire Burning on Roadside. Aged Man Fined
James Slack-Smith, who is approaching his 70th. year, was charged before Mr. G. E. Johnstone, P.M., at the Muswellbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Lorry on Fire. Man Burnt to Death. Sydney
When a petrol waggon struck an electric light pole and burst into flames on the Prince's Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Meets Terrible Death When Lorry Overturns CRUSHED! Fire Breaks Out Mate Injured Sydney
A man whose identity has not yet been established, was killed and another seriously burned when a petrol motor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Cottage Family Saved by Cat
A weatherboard cottage and its contents were completely destroyed by fire at Morisset early on Monday morning. For a few hours it was…
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A disastrous fire which broke out in the bacon factory of Barnes Bacon Company, Homebush Bay, last night, completely destroyed the two-storied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Stratford
On Friday morning last a fire destroyed a motor lorry, two carts, several sets of harness and two saddles, resides horse feed and numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weston's New Fire Engine Not Arrived Yet
Almost twelve months ago the Fire Brigade Commissioners promised to provide Weston with a more up-to-date fire engine, but as yet the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail Workshops Fire in Roof SYDNEY
Believed to have been set by a spark from a passing train, a fire broke out on the roof of the Eveleigh Railway workshops at Alexandria…
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