Fire on a Barque
The crew of the barque Lonsdale, 1700 tons, belonging to Messrs. Iredale and Porter, Liverpool, and commanded by Captain Dagwell, who arrived in Belfast…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 12
Fire at Yokohama. Three Thousand Houseless. London
A disastrous fire has occurred at Yokohama, in Japan. Five hundred houses were destroyed, and 300 people are houseless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Followed by Fire. Forty-five People Killed. London
A railway disaster has occurred near Marshalltown, in Iowa, in the United States. The train was running round a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Adelaide. Mother and Child Killed. Adelaide
A fearful burning tragedy occurred early this morning, at a boarding-house in South Terrace, known as Okehampton, resulting in the death of a mother and infant while…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Penrhyn Castle. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney
The Marino Court—Judge Backhouse, who had Captains M'Gibbon and Christie with him as assessors—held an inquiry to-day into the circumstances at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosion at Tangier. During Battery Fire. Eight Artillerymen Killed. London
An explosion has occurred at a military powder magazine at Tangier, in Morocco. The cause of the disaster is not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Chicago. Explosion of Benzine. Much Loss of Life. London
A fire occurred in Chicago last night which occasioned much loss of life. The outbreak was occasioned by an explosion of benzine in a furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mount Etna Eruption. a Burning Rampart. Cascades of Fire. London
The eruption of Mount Etna is the sequel to the abortive outbreak of April, 1908. Apprehensions are now ceasing, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Dance. Blazing Roof Falls In. Many People Killed. London
During a dance at an inn at Mekoerito, in Hungary, the building caught fire. The blazing roof fell and buried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Dance. the Official Report. London
The official report regarding the terrible burning disaster at Moekorlto, Hungary, states that 300 people—men, women, and children—were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Mining Trouble. the Crisis Ending. Fire at Radcliffe Colliery. London
The result of the conference at Cardiff of the representatives of the South Wales miners and coalowners indicates the probable ending of the crisis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Cotton Factory. Women and Children Killed. London
A fire broke out in a cotton factory at Bombay yesterday, the building being destroyed. Twenty-five woman and children…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in London. Grain Warehouse Burned. Heavy Loss Incurred. London
The Messrs. Dudin's large grain warehouse at Rotherhithe, in Southwark, a London suburb, has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
The main premises of the Social Democratic- Club were totally destroyed by fire this morn. The club owned a large building, which extended from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Passengers' Mad Rush. Pluck of a British Crew. London
The coal bunkers of the Newcastle liner Cavinrout, which was bound to America, with 900 Russian and Armenian emigrants, were discovered to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. Timber Yard Destroyed. Sydney
A fire occurred at an early hour this morning in the timber yards at Camperdown of the Edwards Timber Company. Limited. A valuable sawmilling plant and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Islington. Iron Foundry Destroyed
At about half-past four yesterday morning. Mr. Rupert Robinson, who lives in Phoebe-street, Islington, noticed flames in Mr. N. Carpenter's iron foundry, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Palmerston Fire. District Terror Stricken. Auckland
Another big fire, the sixth within a week, occurred at Palmerston North this morning, when the Sash and Door Company's factory was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer. the Liner Telamon. Vessel at Perim. London
The steamer Telamon, 4500 tons, owned by the Ocean Steamship Company (Holt's Blue Funnel line), which sailed from Sydney, on March 2nd for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Melbourne. in a Timberyard. Melbourne
Shortly after nine o'clock a fire was discovered in Mr. W. J. Brower's extensive timberyard and sawmills at Clifton Hill…
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