Swept by Fire. a Texas Town. Enormous Damage. Houston (Texas)
A great fire has occurred in the town of Houston. The flames swept the eastern section, destroying twenty-five blocks of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1912
243 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 13
Wasted Artillery Fire
One of the distinguishing features of the war on the coast of Tripoli is the extraordinary number of bombardments by Italian warships. "From Tripoli to the Tunisian…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Primitive Fire-making
In some parts of the world where primitive customs still remain the old methods of obtaining flame are still in vogue. The natives of the Philippines,…
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The Equitable Life Insurance Building, one of the most important and beautiful business palaces in the world, was totally destroyed to-day (said the New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bombay Fire. an Indian Record. Bombay
The fire which broke out on the Bombay Cotton Green, and which resulted in the destruction of £250,000 worth of the product, raged for twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Strike. Adelaide
The position regarding the fire brigades strike was unchanged to-day. The metropolitan fire station was strongly picketed, the strikers conducting themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Strike. Adelaide
The position in regard to the fire brigade strike was practically unchanged to-day. Councillor F. Rinsdorf, the chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maniac in the Commons. Fires a Revolver. London
A man who was seated in the central ball of the House of Commons suddenly fired a revolver, but did no serious damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Strike. Settlement Effected. Adelaide
The fire brigade strike to a termination to-day. A meeting took place last night between Mr. Frinsdorf, the chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
A fire which broke out in Little Collins-street this morning, resulted in the destruction of the greater portion of Messrs. Briscoe and Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Brisbane. Brisbane
A fire of a destructive character, broke out in Brisbane shortly after eleven o'clock to-night in Fitzroy buildings, In Adelaide-street, a five storied brick and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Armed Burglar Again. Actress Fires Five Shots. Sydney
The masked and armed burglar was in evidence again this morning when an attempt was made to enter a largo boarding-house in Wylde-street, Potts Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Chicago. Six Men Killed. Chicago
Six men were killed by a fire which gutted a Clark-street lodging-house last night. One man jumped from the fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Fire Brigades. Question of Local Control. Sydney
A deputation representing Newcastle and suburban councils, waited on Mr. M'Gowen, the Premier, to-day, and urged the amendment of the Fire Brigades Act…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Act
The objection to centralisation in fire brigade central is being strongly urged. When the present Act was before Parliament it was opposed by nearly all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Winnipeg. Six Lives Lost. Winnipeg
The warehouse of the International Harvester Company has been destroyed by fire. An explosion during the fire buried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Waratah
About a quarter to eight o'clock last evening, a fire broke out in a two-stored weatherboard building owned by Mr. Joseph Bateman, and occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigades. Annual Report. Sydney
The report of the Board of Commissioners of New South Wales for the year 1911 was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Menagerie on Fire. Several Animals Killed. London
A fire broke out in a large shed at Kennington, in which ware confined a number of performing animals. Ten trained baboons, a mandril (a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Dartmouth. Mother and Children Burned. London
A block of tenements at Dartmouth has been destroyed by fire. Mrs. Maud Callard and three of her children were burned to death…
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