Hamilton. Outbreak of Fire
At 4 o'clock yesterday morning an outbreak of fire was discovered in a storage shed on the premises of Mr. Walter Prigg. greengrocer, King-street, Hamilton. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1911
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 15
Swept by Flames. Constantinople Fires. People Boiled Alive. Constantinople
The damage done by the recent fires at Constantinople is estimated at £5,5000,000 sterling. The scene is one of utter desolation,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires in America. Spread by Incendiarists. Sanbernardino
A forest fire has ravaged a huge area of country in California. A number of mountain resorts have been destroyed, but the flames are now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Village Swept by Fire. Budapesth
A disastrous fire has occurred at the village of Runotspova, 110 houses being destroyed, together with much corn. Three hundred people are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. a Good Save. Sydney
A fire occurred on the top floor of a warehouse at 197-199 Clarence-street, last night, Shortly before nine o'clock, the alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire in Sydney. Details of Damage. Sydney
The cause of the fire which destroyed the top floor, occupied by H. E. Kugelmann and Company, and considerably damaged the lower premises, of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floating Fires. Anarchism in India. Calcutta
The Howrah Bridge, which connects Calcutta with the terminus of the East Indian railway system, and the shipping in the River Hughli have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in London. at the Carlton Hotel. American Actor Killed. London
A sensational fire occurred last night in the upper storeys of the Carlton Hotel, at the corner of Pall Mall and the Haymarket…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Antwerp. Antwerp
A warehouse filled with cotton, saltpetre, and wool has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £160,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carlton Hotel Fire. London
Among those who escaped from the Carlton Hotel during the fire was "Billie Burke," the well-known vandeville artiste, and Herr Dernburg, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Steamer. the Wallarah Damaged. Officers Injured
Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in the officers' quarters of the small steamer Wallarah at Catherine Mill Bay Mr. James Maconochie, chief officer and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Hunter-street. a Good Save
At about nine o'clock yesterday morning the Newcastle West Fire Brigade received a call to a fire that bad been discovered in Mr. D. C. Edwards'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Antwerp. Much Damage Done. Antwerp
A fire broke out in Antwerp, in premises known as the Australia and Queensland warehouses, which were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Russia. Several People Killed. St. Petersburg
Three hundred houses in the town of Kostroma, in Central Russia, have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-eight persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in London. a Perilous Rescue. London
A fire occurred at Messrs. Pounceby and Company's wino and spirit store, In Oxford-street, London, yesterday. Three persons who took refuge on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Fire Brigades
The half-yearly inspection of the fire brigades in the Maitland district has practically been completed by Divisional officer Gorman. East Maitland, Lorn,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Troops Fire on Rioters. Two Spectators Killed. Rioting in Wales. London
As a train was entering Lianally (Wales) yesterday, a mob standing on the slopes beside the track stoned the police and soldiers guarding the line,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Disastrous Fire. Berlin
The Oper Cycle and Sewing Machine Works at Ruesselshelm, Hesse, have been burnt down. Twenty thousand cycles and 30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Fire Brigades. Electric Installation
Active steps are being taken for linking-up all the Newcastle district fire brigade stations with telephones and establishing street fire alarms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strange Fire Alarm. Parrot's Timely Call. New York
A parrot, screaming "Come on!" awakened the occupants of a tenstorey apartment house in Maddisonsquare, in which a fire broke out, and…
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