Demonstration of a Fire Extinguisher
Yesterday afternoon a demonstration was given in Messrs. Gissing & Rutherford's yard of a Minimax Fire Extinguisher, in the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New England · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1914
156 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 8
Telegrams. [Through Our Sydney Representatives.] Fire at Miller's Point
Sydney, Monday.—The damage done on Saturday night by the fire at the N.D.L. Co.'s wharf is now estimated at £75,000. The Secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glasgow Fire
A disastrous fire at Glasgow destroyed 360 yards of quays on the south side, and sixty yards of wharfage on the east side of Kingston Dock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Fire
During a small fire which broke out in a photographic studio in Georgestreet last night, a skylight collapsed, the glass falling in hundreds of pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Queensland Fire
The damage at the big fire at Cloncurry (Q) is estimated at £14,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Salem Flume-swept. Thousand Buildings Burnt
Nearly half the old "witch city" of Salem (Masscbusette), rich in historic buildings, has been devastated by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Portland
Two private residences were destroyed by fire at Portland last night. The Presbyterian Church adjoining was also damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Stanthorpe Fire
A block of business premises at Stanthorpe (Queensland), including the Commercial Hotel, Commercial Bank, and eight shops, was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Salem. London
A great fire at Salem, Massachusetts yesterday, destroyed 1000 buildings, and 10,000 persons are now homeless. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →English Fire Fiend. Bloodhounds on the Trail. "Sadie" and "Justice."
Who is the fire fiend? The mystery surrounding the cause of the recent series of stackyard fires on Cleveland farmsteads was solved by bloodhounds, used by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cablegrams in Brief. Fires in London
A series of mysterious fires in the Old, Kent-road, London, destroyed several shops and did damage estimated at £100,000. The [?] followed on a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Popular Fire Insurance Company. "The Liverpool, London and Globe." Figures Which Speak for Themselves
The name of the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company is a familiar one to most of our readers, and in every country town of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forest Fires
Forest fires which are raging over wide stretches of north-east Russia, are assuming alarming proportions. An enormous quantity of corn and hay…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire From Heaven
The possibility that a discharge of lightning may start a fire is recognised in every insurance policy, yet we were scarcely prepared to hear from forest authorities that more than half the forest fires are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cablegrams in Brief. Great Forest Fires
The greatest and most continuous heat wave experienced for half a century caused monster forest fires in every direction in Russia. The effect…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country Fire Brigades
Chief-Officer Sparkes states that the want of fire-fighting appliances in many country towns is due to the apathy of the residents in providing the necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Avoid Theatre Fires
Regulations issued last week require a rigid free-resisting curtain to be erected in front of the stage at all theatre and public halls. Any person…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Mine
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Orange
F[?]rster and Thompson's general stores at Orange were destroyed by fire this morning. The brigades saved the adjoining buildings after a stirring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in Europe. Russia Breaks with Austria. Belgrade Bombared and on Fire. British Warships on the Move. Soldiery Massing Everywhere. London
Russia has broken off diplomatic negotiations with Austria, and the war strain has enormously increased as a consequence. German diplomacy…
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