District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg Fire at a Colliery
A fire resulting in the destruction of the shed and considerably damaging the machinery, occurred at the Co-operative Colliery engine-shed, at Hellhole, Back…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 15
The Antwerp Fire. Not Due to Incendiarism. Brussels
The official inquiry as to the cause of the recent destructive fire at the Combine Docks, Antwerp has proved that it was not due to incendiarism,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fatal Fire. Boy Burned to Death. Brisbane
A large dwelling at Rosalie, occupied by Mrs. Leah Morton, an omnibus proprietress, was destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Rio Janeiro. Printing Office Destroyed. Rio Janeiro
The National Printing Office has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £600,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Papanui Fire. Caused by Combustion. St. Helena
The salvage of the Papaul is impracticable. The cause of the fire has been traced to spentanceous combustion of coals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Picture Show Fire. Panic in Chicago. Chicago
A film caught fire in a moving picture theatre. The audience, numbering about 8000, became panic-stricken, and…
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It is possible to make fire without matches? We know that it is, as what of the aborigines? They are not alone, as the Eskimo can do it; likewise the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Witchita. Two Firemen Killed. Vancouver
A conflagration which sweet over part of the town of Witchita did damage estimated at 500,000dol (about £100,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Hurunui. Just After the Launch. London
The steamer Hurunui, which is being built for the New Zealand Shipping Company, has been launched at Glasgow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tripoli Under Fire. Italian Navy in Action. Two Destroyers Sunk. Policing the Mediterranean. Rome
It is officially stated that the Ottoman Government has failed to meet the ultimatum of Italy to Turkey, and a state of war was declared from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Waratah. Dwelling-house Destroyed
At about half-past seven o'clock last evening a fire broke out in the residence of Mr. E. W. Bull Station-street, Waratah, A building, containing six…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah. the Recent Fire
Nothing has transpired to explain the origin of the fire which occurred at Mr. E. W. Bull's residence, Waratah, on Sunday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Damp Detector. Epoch-marking Invention. London
A new firedamp detector is being exhibited by the Glasgow Mining Association. Experts declare it to be an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Katoomba. Store Completely Gutted. Katoomba
A fire took place in Messrs. Mullany and Company's store at half-past one o'clock this morning, and in a few hours the building was completely gutted, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Cruiser. in Toulon Harbour. Paris
A fire occurred yesterday at Toulon on board the French cruiser Waldeck Rousseau. The bunkers had to be flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in London. Fumes Overcome Firemen. London
A fire occurred yesterday at Lovell and Christmas' cold store warehouse, West Smithfield, London. The pipes in the refrigerator burst,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Graves on Fire
One of the cemeteries on the outskirts of Berlin has been the scene of an extraordinary conflagration, 240 graves being on fire at one time. The fire brigade had…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Damp Explosion. Twenty-six Men Killed. Paris
An explosion of firedamp has occurred at a colliery in the Saint Etienne district, on a tributary of Loire, 36 miles from Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Incendiarism in Turkey. Fires at the Ministries. Constantinople
Simultaneous fires are raging in the Bajezid quarter of Stamboul, near the Ministers of War and Finance. Fires are also burning at Cumkapu,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Constantinople Fire. Great Damage Done. Constantinople
Two hundred houses and shops at Stamboul, as well as the mosque, have been burned. The damage is estimated at…
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