Naval Stores on Fire. Bluejackets to "The Rescue. London. August 31
A fire of serious dimensions occurred at the naval, stores on Haulbowline Island, in Cork Harbour, damage to the amount of £10,000 being done…
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Scientific Notes. Fire From Electric Lamps
Recently there was a fire in a theatre in the city of Settin, Germany, which was attributed to an ordinary electric hand lamp of the type provided with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cable News, College Set on Fire . LONDON
A serious attempt has been made to destroy Dulwich Collage, London, by fire. The collage was on Friday found alight in two places, but the fire were promptly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Devastating Fire. Thousands Homeless. New York, September 5
Fire has destroyed 30 business blocks in Hot Springs (Arkansas), a town with a population of 15.000, doing damage estimated to amount to £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FLAMES 500ft. High. Fire in Manchester. London, September 5
A great fire occurred, in a Manchester warehouse on Thursday, and the building was completely gutted. The spectacle attracted an immense…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Policeman Fires at a Fugitive an Exciting Arrest
Police-constable Maher was set upon in Wooloomooloo on Wednesday night as the result of a disturbance, and a man received three bullet wounds in the legs. Maher…
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We are pleased to learn that Mr. P. K. Ritchie of Corowa, is again submitting himself as a candidate for the seat on the N.S.W. Fire Brigades' Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suffragettes and Fires. Station Burnt Down. London, September 14
The su[?]agettes for the past week or two have contented themselves with minor outrages; but on Saturday they burned down Kenton railway station, at…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Mansion Set on Fire. Suffragettes Suspected. London
A deliberate attempt to burn down the residence of Lord de L'Isle and Dadley, at Penshurst Place, near Tonbridge (Kent), was made early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Warbreccan. Office and Contents Destroyed
During the thunderstorm which occurred on Friday night last week, lightning struck the telephone wires at Warbreccan, and the office and its contents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Oaklands
Word was received in Corowa on Friday last that Messrs. M'Pherson, Thom and Co.'s Oaklands office had been burnt to the ground that day. Further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forest Fires in California. Jack London Directs the Firefighters. San Franscisco
Advices from Santa Rose (capital of the Sonoma county of California) report that Jack London, the well known novelist, took a prominent part in saving the town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Oaklands
At Oaklands on Friday last Messrs M‘Pherson, Thom and Co.’s premises, which were of weatherboard and containing five rooms and office, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unlucky Exhibition. Another Fire at Ghent. Brussels, September 18
The Ghent Exhibition has been the scene of another conflagration. At midnight a fire, which broke out in the Rheinland restaurant, spread to a shop…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Motor Cars on Fire
While Pegoud was carrying out his exciting evolutions in the air fire broke out amidst the hundreds of motor cars belonging to the spectators. The smashing of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Awful Factory Fire. Escape Doors Locked. Manager Fined £2. New York
In March, 1911, fire broke out in the premises of the Triangle Shirt Waist Co., Washington street, New York. The flames spread so rapidly that 142 employes, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Huge Timber Yard Fire. a Remarkable Spectacle. London
A huge timber yard fire occurred in Yarmouth on Saturday night. When the conflagration was at its height, an area of 200 yards square was ablaze, and presented a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suffragette Outrages. Timber Yards Set on Fire. Golf Links Destroyed. London
The militant Suffragettes, after a short interval, have renewed their campaign of distraction. The putting greens at the municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Factory Fire. Fine After Two Years. Now York, September 27
Public comment has been aroused by the result of the prosecution of Max Blanck, proprietor of the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory, which was destroyed by fire in this…
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