Mine Disaster. Another Fire Outbreak. Further Rescues Hopeless. Rescuers Still Persevere. London
The rescue parties at the Universal Mine continued their splendid efforts all night on Tuesday and all yesterday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
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Another Ship Fire. Great Damage Done. New York
While the Royal Dutch-West Indies steamer Javannassau was en route from Amsterdam to New York a fire was discovered in the coal bunkers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Newcastle
Shortly before twelve o'clock last night a fire was discovered in the confectionery establishment of J. Burgess. No. 439 Hunter-street West, Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in the Air. Zeppelin Disaster. Appalling Catastrophe. Berlin
The Zeppelin which blow up was sailing along beautifully when a battalion of sappers marching along a highway in the vicinity were alarmed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Balmain. Sydney
A fire occurred late this afternoon at the New South Wales Broom Factory, 111 Mullens-street, Balmain, owing to the fusing of some electric wires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Taree. Taree
Mrs. M'Mahon's Steam Packet Hotel at Taree was completely destroyed by fire to-day, only a portion of the furniture being saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moonee Valley Races. Greek Fire Wins. Melbourne
At the Moonee Valley races yesterday the different events resulted as under:— Handicap Hurdle Race, of 150 sovs: second horse to receive 30 sovs, and third horse 20…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Factory. Great Loss of Life. New York
A gas annealing plant in a six-storey factory exploded and killed four of the employees, and injured about twenty others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Race to Port. Halifax
The steamer Sowwell, with her decks red-hot, raced into Halifax yesterday. Huge seas broke the steering gear of the vessel, which was rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Apia. Buildings Destroyed. Auckland
News has been received from samoa that an extensive lire occurred at Apia on October 17th. The Central Hotel, the largest in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Strike. Fire Near the Wharf. Wellington
An attempt to set fire to the New Zealand Shipping Company's stores near the Wharves was prevented by the police early this morning. At three o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Station on Fire. Train Dashes Into It. London
The Liandulas station, in ,Wales, including the signal-box, has been destroyed by fire. The Irish boat express dashed into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.S. Sumatra. Cargo on Fire. Aden
The following wireless message has been received from the German-Australian steamer Sumatra, of 7484 tons, Captain Wellhoeffer:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Darlinghurst Fire. Husband Charged with Arson. Sydney
At the City Coroner's Court to-day, Mr. Hawkins inquired into the circumstances attending the fire at 62 Brougham-street, Darlinghurst, last Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Wells on Fire. Damage in Roumania. Bucharest
Intelligence has been received that twenty-five oil wells ace on fire in the Moreni district. The whole of the valley and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Steel Shavings
Factories and machine shops which produce large quantities of steel shavings from their lathes may take heed from a lesson recently taught at a large dynamo…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Roumanian Fire. Oil Wells Destroyed. Bucharest
After immense effort the fires in the oil wells at Morein have been stopped. Nineteen of the twenty-four oil wells which had ignited have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Steamer on Fire. Six Persons Burned. Bombay
An oil steamer, carrying 2000 tons of petroleum, has been destroyed by fire off Tuticorin. Two engineers, three servants, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Protection From Fire
Bridges in the backwoods of America are very prone to take fire. A wooden trestle bridge on the Klamath Lake railroad in Oregon is now protected from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Oil Steamer Fire. Several More Victims. Bombay
In addition to the six persons who were reported as having been killed in consequence of the fire on board the off steamer at Tuticorin, several others…
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