A New Fire-damp Tester
Numerous attempts have been made of late years to construct apparatus which will enable minors at any time to test the air of the shaft in which they are working at any…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1916
53 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 3
Big Fire in Sydney Stedman's Burnt Out Frequent Explosions Hotel Lodgers Plight
At 2.30 on Thursday morning one of the largest fires that has occurred in the City of Sydney for a number of years was discovered in the business…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires. Cars Burnt
On Monday morning about 3 o'clock Mr. Arthur Worthing, motor car proprietor, of Macksville, was aroused and noticing a glare in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liquid Fire
An awful picture of the effects of liquid fire is given by Georges Lohir in the "New York Times." He interviewed a French officer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Archbishop Under Fire
While the Archbishop of Canterbury was on his recent visit to the British Expeditionary Force in France he had experience of a certain liveliness such…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Fire Shields. Mechanism for Men
Kuropatkin's command on our northern front is characterised by vigour—and success (writes the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concert Under Fire. Programme Proceeds Despite Bursting Shells
Writing from Belgium to a friend, Corporal A. E. Gregory, Rifle Brigade, who previous to mobilisation resided in Seedley, Manchester, Eng., tells of a concert held amid bursting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Persistant Fire
In one of the largest anthracite coal veins near. Summit Hill, Pa., a subterranean fire has been eating its way for more than 60 years. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Science Notes. Cigarettes and Fires
During the past year it is reported that there were 1,306 fires caused by cigars and cigarettes carelessly thrown away, in New York alone. The average…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Dangers
Most everyone who has had any dealings with machinery knows about tho liability of oil raga and waste that have been used for cleaning purposes to ignite from spontancous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Footballers Under Fire
Describing some of the great advance on the Somme, a correspondent to a London paper refers to the exploits of the East Surreys. "The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Footballers Under Fire
Describing a portion of the great advance on tho Somme, a correspondent to a London paper refers to the exploits of the East Surreys. "The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The First Sight of Fire
Word comes of an interesting development in natural and imported life in New Zealand. In the Pohokura district of that beautiful country there him been a notable increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire in City
The insurances in connection with John Council's fire total £71,950. [A message on Wednesday stated: A big fire broke out last night at John…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Fire at Fort Macquarie
A fire started in the Royal Hotel, Port Macquarie, yesterday morning about 3 o'clock, and the hotel was burnt to the ground. The licensee of the hotel is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Destructive Fire
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Pott Macquarie at about 2 o'clock on Thursday morning, with the result that the following buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Big Fire
The big fire Which destroyed the fine wholesale grocery store of Messrs. John Connell and Co. is naturally set down to the work of incendiaries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Port Macquarie
At about 2 a.m. on Thursday, 26th instant, the residents of Port Macquarie were startled by the shouts of "Fire," and the ringing of the church…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Port Macquarie
Damage to the extent of £5000 was caused by a fire which broke out in Lanser's Star Hotel, at Port Macquarie, on Thursday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Port Macquarie Fire
With reference to the fire at Port Macquarie, which we briefly reported in last issue, the conflagration started about 2.30 (on the morning of…
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