General Cable News. Fire on the Fifeshire. Aden
It is reported that a fire has broken out on the wrecked steamer Fifeshire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 15
Forest Fires
A forest fire such as recently [?]tated parts of Canada and Northern Michigan is an experience horrible beyond human conception. Every summer these…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Science and Invention. a Preventive of Fires
A liquid which is very efficacious in extinguishing fire is that known as carbon tetrachloride. It yields a vapour which immediately puts out fire. As it Is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fires in Newfoundland. Paper Mills Threatened. St. John's
An immense forest fire threatened he pulp mills in the Exploit River district or Newfoundland. Workmen employed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barque on Fire. Explosion of Naphtha. Capetown
The barque Lyndhurst, laden with naphtha caught fire off Fishpoint. There was a terrific explosion, and the crew escaped with great difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Aidin. Ten Persons Killed. Constantinople
An accidental fire has destroyed 800 buildings at Aidin, in Asia Minor. Ten persons, perished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Laden with Lyddite Shells. Malta
The steamer Menelaus arrived at Malta with her No. 4 hold on fire, and the port authorities were notified that the adjoining hold contained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Newfoundland. Villages Imperilled. St. Johns
The great fires are still raging in Newfoundland, and are destroying the crops and dwellings. The inhabitants of two villages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Athens. University Damaged. Athens
A destructive lire occurred here yesterday, and the university laboratories were destroyed. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in London. Spectacular Conflagration London
The building of Messrs. Ward, Look, and Company publishers, in Salisbury, Square, London, has been partially destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Panic in Chicago. a Great Fire. Chicago
A four-story building, containing chemicals, caught fire yesterday. Ten of the firemen engaged were injured. The patients in an adjoining hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in Switzerland. Lightning Fires Farms. Berne
There has been a deluge of rain at Lugano and Constance, and violent storms have caused great havoc in the Berne district, where lightning set…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Glasgow. Great Damage Done. London
Two great fires occurred in Glasgow on Sunday. The premises of the Co-operative Society were burnt down, the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cemetery on Fire. Result of a Drought. Berlin
Owing to the dryness of the shrubs and plants, 2400 graves in a Berlin cemetery were ablaze yesterday. The flames were extinguished by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Papanui, Bunkers on Fire. a Complete Wreck. St. Helena
The s.s. Papanul bound from London to Australia with emigrants, has put back to St. Helena. A fire broke out in the port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Antwerp. Great Damage Done. Brussels
A great fire occurred at the Campine Dock, at Antwerp, yesterday. Some largo timber warehouses and nine dwellings were destroyed…
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The summer is here; at least, that is the way it fools when the sun is out. The country side and everything else is being scorched, making the starting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Asylum
A message from Hamilton, Ontario, describes a terrible are which has destroyed the lunatic asylum there, with the loss of at least eight lives. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Warehouse. Great Damage Done. Sydney
The warehouse owned and partly occupied by Messrs. John O'Neill and Co., merchants and importers of engineers' stores, 400 and 408 Kent-street, was the scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Colliery. All the Miners Rescued. London
A fire occurred in a colliery in Chester-le-Street, in Durham. Eighty-one men were below at the time, and the greatest anxiety was…
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