A Big Auckland Blaze
The only chemical works in New Zealand, those of Messrs, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Company, were destroyed this week. They are eight miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1913
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 13
Fires in Collieries. Brisbane
Yesterday a fire broke out in the Fairbank Colliery, near Blackstone, in the Ipswich district, owned by Messrs, Walker and Company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Canada. Hardships of Settlers. Ottawa
Refugees arriving at North Bay tell of the terrific bush fires and loss of life in the Porcupine and Bello River districts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fairbank Fire. Ipswich
The Fairbank Colliery, near Blackstone, in which a fire was discovered on Friday has been sealed down, and to-day the only indications of fire were some light…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rand Strike. Furious Fighting. Houses Set on Fire. Troops Fire on Rioters. Johannesburg
The trams and trains are hold up, and the municipal power cut off. The city is in temporary darkness. The strikers are now beyond control,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Riot Fights. Boldness of the Men. Streets Raked with Fire. Johannesburg
The men were very determined and reckless during the encounters with the police and troops. Thrice the Dragoons charged the mob…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
A fire broke out on the fourth [?] of the Australian Club, in William-street, early this morning. The alarn[?] was given by the porter of the club, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in Canada. Several Lives Lost. Vancouver
A fierce fire is raging in the forests near the Mill Valley, and several towns are in danger of being wiped out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Sydney. Boot Factory Burnt Out. Sydney
The Standard Boot Factory, in Queen-street Chippendale, owned by Mr. Alexander M'Donald, of Coogee, was burnt out early this morning, and damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Blaze at Gundagai. Gundagai
Early this morning the premises of Messrs. Watt (chemist), Bibe (furniture emporium), and Stratee Notaro (cyster saloon) were completely destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suffragette Outrages. Fire and Explosives. London
A deliberate attempt has been made to burn the stands on football grounds in Doncaster. A sorter at the Dublin Post-office…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
White's large boat factory in Fitzroy was destroyed by fire to-night. Great damage was done, and a large number of employees will be thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine on Fire. Forty Men Killed. Rome
Forty miners have been killed through a fire breaking out in a sulphur mine at San Glovaneill, in Sicilly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Convict Farm. Imprisoned Men Die. Jackson (Miss.)
Trapped on the second floor of an antiquated coil let "cage," 35 negro convicts perished In flames at Oakley Convict Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Factory on Fire. a Fearful Holocaust. Girls Burned to Death. Binghampton (N.y.)
A fire destroyed an overall factory here, and 40 girls were burned to death. There were 120 girls employed on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Alexandria. Soap Factory Destroyed. Sydney
The soap and candle factory of Messrs. Kitchen and Sons, Ltd., in Bourke-road. Alexandria, was destroyed by fire early this morning. From the start the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Mine. Twenty Men Killed. London
Twenty-three miners have been entombed in the Cadder Colliery, [?]itutate in Mavis Valley, near Glasgow, through an outbreak of fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Canada. Destruction of a Town. Winnipeg
The town of Athabaska Landing, in the far north of Alberta, has been destroyed by fire. Hundreds of people are homeless,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Head Fire Station
Mr. Frank Hickey, the contractor for the new head station of the Newcastle Fire Brigade in Melvil street having notified the fire brigade authorities that his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Sydney. Considerable Damage. Sydney
A fire occurred this morning at No. 11 Wilmot-street, city, in a building occupied by a number of firms. W. J. Johnston and Sons, engineers and ironworkers, have…
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