A Fatal Fire. Wellington
A fire last night destroyed a boarding-house is Wellington. Twenty-five of the boarders escaped through the windows, but two men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1911
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 15
Blizzard and Fire. in the United States. Vancouver
A blizzard has occurred in the middle-west States of America. The temperature is at zero, and railway traffic is at a standstill in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Siege. Anarchists All Die. Their House on Fire. They Fight to the End. London
The siege of the building at the rear of the Anarchist Club, in Sidney-street and Commercial-road, London, ended dramatically yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Train. Many Passengers Killed. Warsaw
The carelessness of passenger who was carrying bonzine set fire to a train near Grodno, Russia. Many of the passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Minneapolis. Electric Light Destroyed. Vancouver
The electric light company's plant at Minneapolis was destroyed by fire, and the city was unlighted the whole of last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in New York. Six Chinese Killed. Vancouver
A five-storey lodging-house in Chinatown, Now York, was demolished by fire. Six fatalities occurred. A hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Sulphur Mine. Rome
A fire occurred in a sulphur mine at Turo, and seven miners were suffocated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Santiago. Railway Station Damaged. Santiago
The Central railway station in Santiago, in Ch[?], has been partially burned Several sleeping and restaurant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Hamburg. Jute Mills Destroyed. Hamburg
The North German Jute Spinning Mills have been destroyed by fire, Fifteen hundred people have been thrown out of work…
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Sir,—As a visitor to your for carnival week. I was greatly surprised to hear that the Newcastle Central Fire Brigade was not taking part in the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Cincinnati. Firemen Overwhelmed. Vancouver
The Chamber of Commerce in Cincinnati was destroyed by fire last night. The roof collapsed, overwhelming a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg Fire in Plattsburg
Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire was discovered in the rear portion of a two-storied weatherboard building in Kemp-street, Plattsburg. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cincinnati Fire. Vancouver
Five firemen who wore engaged in suppressing the fire at Cincinnati, in Ohio, are missing. A score were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sidney-street Fire. Mr. Churchill's Explanation. London
Mr. Winston Churchill, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, in reply to the criticisms upon his conduct on the occasion of the fire at the house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades' Display. Procession and Drill. an Interesting Function
The official programme set down for carnival week opened on Saturday afternoon, with a display by the fire brigades of the district directed by Divislonal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Hotel. Rescue of the Inmates. Berne
A fire occurred at the Grand Hotel Continental at Montereix, in Switzerland The guests were rescued through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades' Board. Inquiry Opened. Sydney
Mr. Acting Judge Edmunds opened an inquiry at the Chief Secretary's Office, Sydney, to-day, into the purposes to which public and other funds have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. Factory Destroyed. Girls Jump for Their Life. Sydney
A fire broke out in a boot-polish factory at Camperdown this morning. The building, with its contents, was consumed in less than an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Coraki. Great Damage Done. Coraki
At two o'clock this morning a fire started in the Richmond Terrace, Coraki, which faces the river, and as there were no fire-fighting appliances the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades' Board. Question of Expenditure. Sydney
Acting Judge Edmunds continued the inquiry at the Chief Secretary's Office, Sydney, this morning into the purposes to which public and other funds have been…
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