Great Glasgow Fire. Hundreds Rendered Workless. London
The damage caused by the great fire which occurred at the warehouse of Messrs Campbell and Company, yesterday, at Glasgow, amounts to £60,000…
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Fatal Fire in New York. Crowd Cheers Brigade Rescuers. New York
A Sensational fire occurred in New York last evening. The conflagration broke out in a crowded apartment house, and spread so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By-law Regulating the Lighting of Fires
Captain P. K. Riltchic, of the Corowa Fire Brigade, has received the following by law regulating the lighting of fires, as issued from the Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. Motor Car on Fire
A large touring motor car, owned by Mr. A. A. Withers, Middle Park, burst into flames when proceeding along Johnston street, Fitzroy, last night. A street fire alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney Six Storeyed Building Gutted. Manager Falls in Faint on Footpath. Damage Estimated at £25,000. SYDNEY
A foretaste of the problem that is before the city firefighters in that future which sees the skyscrapers lining Sydney streets, if the City Council manage to gain its way…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Paris. Has Far-reaching Effects. Paris
A fire occurred at the St. Denis electric power station on Saturday night. It broke out amongst the lubricating oil and quickly spread…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fancy, Bush Fires! Tarawera, Trangie
Dear Uncle Jeff,—I am sending in three pieces, of poetry, and I hope you will find them suitable for the competition. We have had very little rain here, but I hear…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Big Fire In. Sydney
There was a big fire in Sydney on Saturday morning, the fine premises occupied by Harrington's, Ltd., photographic merchants, George-street, being completely…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Startling Evidence Regarding a Fire
Stanley Ingham M'Kenzie, a motor mechanic, giving evidence regarding the origin of a recent fire at Enmore (Sydney), stated that he had done repairs to Jones's motor…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Adrianople Refuses to Yield. Fire and Pestilence. London, December 6
City of Adrianople was begun by the Bulgarians at 6 o'clock on Tuesday night. A final summons to surrender was sent to Ghazi (victorious) Chukri Pasha, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Cordite on Fire. Country Illuminated for Miles. London
Forty tons of cordite became ignited while on the drying stoves at the Nobel works at Ardeer, North Ayrshire. The blaze illuminated the country for miles,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sensational Fire. 200 Lives in Danger. Big Blaze in Pittsburg. Pittsbueg
A sensational tire occurred on Friday in a large residential building on the north side of the business district of Pittsburg. Two hundred lives were placed in jeopardy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush-fire Preparations
On Monday, evening of last week a meeting was held at Mr J. Ryan’s residence for the purpose of forming a bush-fire brigade to serve the country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poking Fires for a Living
The trades of London are many, and some of them may seem to be very strange. One occupation by which a score of Britons are said to earn their livelihood is that of…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →A Disastrous Fire. Hundreds Workless in Nottingham. London
A disastrous fire took place in Nottingham early yesterday morning. The outbreak occurred at a large apron factory and the premises were completely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Whitton. Mr. Jacob's Bulk Store Destroyed. Whitton
On Monday morning, at about four o'clock, Mr. John Jacob's bulk store was discovered to be on fire. A number of willing workers were quickly on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Fire at Medlow Baths Laundry. Mt. Victoria
A fire broke oat at the laundry of the Medlow Baths yesterday afternoon and completely burnt it out all the valuable machinery being destroyed. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Strikes. Men Fire on "Breakers. Two Detectivies Killed. New York, December 12
The employes, on the New York Susquehannah railway have gone to serious lengths in their endeavour to prevent their places being filled from outside…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →General Cable News. Motor Fire Engine Fatalities. London
A motor fire engine overturned at Willoden, killing the turncock and injuring several firemen. Another motor fire engine dashed down a steep hill at Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fire-engines. Car Dashes Into House. London. December 23
Two accidents to motor fire-engines are reported. At Willesden Junction, a fire engine was overturned. The turncock was killed, and several firemen were injured…
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