Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
A fire occurred about five o'clock this morning, and gutted S. Skuce's tobacconist and hairdresser's shop in Argent-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1911
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 15
Fire at Portland. Three Firemen Killed. Portland
During a fire in Portland, Oregon, yesterday, Mr. David Campbell, chief of the fire brigade, and two firemen were killed by a falling wall,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Theatre. No Lives Lost. London
At a picture show at Portsmouth luring a cinematograph exhibition of the naval review, the films ignited. The operator was unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Coalmine. Clermont (Q.)
A fire broke out at Blair Athol Company's mine early this morning. Volumes of smoke were noticed issuing from the air-shaft. All the men are idle. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire-fighting Appliances. New Engines for All Stations. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Holman, the Acting Premier, in reply to questions asked by Mr. Price, stated that it was not a fact…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Fire at Weston. Church of England Burned
The Anglican Church at Weston was completely demolished by fire yesterday morning. The fire alarm rang out at 4.30 a.m., and the Weston Fire Brigade,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Town on Fire. Caused by Lightning. Vienna
An alarming fire in the Galician naphtha district has been started by lightning. The flames have risen above the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires in Ontario. Mining Camps Destroyed. Vancouver
Fierce bush fires are raging in the Cobalt mining region of Ontario. Several mining camps have been destroyed, and it is feared there has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Distillery. London
A destructive fire broke out yesterday at the Dalmore Distillery, Ross-shire, Scotland, and is still burning. The whisky is flowing into Cromarty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Distillery Fire. Rivers of Burning Spirit. London
The fire at the Dalmore Distillery at Alness, Ross-shire, commenced on Sunday night. At midnight the residents of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fourth of July. Deaths and Fire. Washington
It is believed that the deaths which have occurred in connection with the Fourth of July celebrations do not exceed thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Your Winter Fire
The small boy frequently disconcerts the adult by his questions. Why is this, and why is that, and what causes this to happen one way and that to happen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shots and Fire-raising
The St. Petersburg papers are full of news of a tragedy in a villa just outside St. Petersburg, on the Baltic line. About two years ago a German subject named…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire-damp Detector. Field of Application. Lessening Risk of Explosion
In a paper road before the Newcastle (England) section of the institute of Electrical Engineers, recently, Mr. George Ralph dealt as follows with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Katoomba. Terrific Explosion. Katoomba
Early this morning a fire broke out in Mullany's store, in Main-street. The building, which is two storeys high, was soon in flames. A quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Forest Fires. Towns Destroyed. Ottawa
The town of Cochrane, in the Porcupine mining district, has been destroyed by bush fires, which are spreading…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Conference. the Fire Brigades
A municipal conference was held at the Newcastle Council Chambers last evening to discuss matters in connection with the fire brigades, and to bring under the notice…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Forest Fires. in Canada and Michigan. Vancouver
Thirty persons have perished by forest fires in Northern Ontario. The towns of Cochrane, South Porcupine, and Pottsville have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Town Hall Fire. Kalgoorlie
This morning at three o'clock a municipal officer visiting the Kalgoorlie Town Hall, discovered what appeared to be it sensational attempt to set the hall on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Forest Fires. Widespread Disaster. Streets Trewn with Dead. Cobalt
Great forest fires are still raging in the province of Ontaria. It is believed that the victims of the fires include 200 employees of Dome…
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