Fire-fighting Dog
This is emphatically the day of the intelligent, educated animal. Not the least amongst those clever animis is Fire-fighter Brum, a dog which is officially…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1912
243 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 13
Crackers Cause a Fire. Sydney
Owing to children letting off fireworks a fire occurred to-night at the residence of S. Steenbohn, 221 Parramatta-road, Leichhardt. The contents were…
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A message was received this morning from Yamba, Clarance River, stating that the tug Alexander was partly destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Theatre. Eighty People Killed. Madrid
A fire broke out during a performance at the Cinematograph Theatre, Villa Real. Eighty people were killed. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Picture Show Fire, Sixty Bodies Recovered. Madrid
The building at Villa Real, in which a fire occurred during a picture show, was an old shop. The audience comprised 180 people…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in High-street
The firebell rang out at about 6.45 a.m. yesterday, for an outbreak of fire in Mr. Edward Storm's jeweller's shop, opposite the Union Bank, and adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires in Newfoundland. Great Damage Done. St. John (Newfoundland)
Fires have swept a number of villages, and destroyed railway and telegraph communication. Over 1000 square miles of country is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire-making in Papua
The description of a process of firemaking practised by the bushmen of the Sambrogi villages, north-west of Mt. Murray, in the region explored by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Sydney. Sydney
A fire occurred shortly after nine o'clock to-night, in premises occupied by Messrs. Batson and Company, 91 Clarence-street. The building consists of a ground floor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Cunarder. Great Damage Done. London
A fire has occurred on the Cunard liner Crama, which is docked at Liverpool. It is believed to have commenced in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Fire Brigades. Ineffective Telephones
The visit of the Deputy Postmaster-General to Newcastle to-day will give an opportunity to bring under the notice of the department the danger to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Stamboul. Great Distress Probable. Constantinople
A fire has occurred in Stamboul which destroyed hundreds of houses in an area of about three-quarters of a mile,, including several mosques…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Carmenia Fire. Engines and Hull Undamaged. London
The engines and hull of the Cunard liner Carmenia, which was on fire at Liverpool, have not been damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in the Harbour. Steam Collier Lubra
Three shots from the gun on Signal Hill, intimating that a ship was on fire, caused, a, stir among harbour craft, and brought many residents of Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stamboul Fire. Due to Incendiarism. Constantinople
A thousand Houses, four mosque, and ten schools were destroyed by the recent fire at Stamboul. Fifteen thousand persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Town Fire-swept. Explosion of a Lamp. Montreal
The mining town of Cobalt has been swept by fire. The theatre, a bank, a hotel, and an entire business block were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Conference. Brisbane
The fifth interstate Movable Conference of Fire Brigade Boards commenced in Brisbane to-day. Delegates were present from New South Wales and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the New Fire Engine
Maitlanders had an opportunity yesterday of witnessing a fest of the capacity of the tarnine fire engine which arrived at the West Maitland fire station on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Sydney. Timely Discovery. Sydney
A fire was discovered shortly before 1 o'clook this morning, on the first floor of the American Manufacturing Company's premises, 283 Clarence-street, one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Ash's, Limited. Fire Brigade's Good Work
About half-pest ten yesterday morning, a fire started in the oil and colour packing department of the establishment of Frederick Ash, Limited, owning to a boy…
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