Fire at Louth Park
At two o'clock yesterday morning the fire alarm was sounded at the West Maitland Fire Station, directing attention to a lire that had broken out in a dwelling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1913
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 13
Fire in a Factory. Plucky Elevator Lad. St. Paul
A youthful elevator-man saved the lives of a score of employees of the Louis Dow Company, manufacturers of office fixtures, when flames threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Louth Park Fire
Sir,—In your issue of to-day you give an account of the fire which occurred at the residence of Mr. Eckford at Louth Park. I wish to draw attention to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in London. Three Lives Lost. London
A fire which occurred in a Jewish tenement house in Bow resulted in a man being burned to death. Another man perished in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Russia. Great Damage Done. St. Petersburg
A great fire has occurred at Nivguta, on the Mutan Kiang River. Six hundred houses and many commercial establishments were burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires. Outbreak in California. Santa Rosa
Jack London, the novelist, headed a band of firefighters when the town of Glenellen, in California, was threatened with destruction by forest fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Alexandria. Five Cottages Destroyed. a Scene of Panic. Sydney
A fire broke out at Gerber-street, Alexandria, in the early hours of this morning. Five weatherboard cottages were totally destroyed and two others were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District. Fire at Aberdeen
Early yesterday morning a fire broke nut in Aberdeen in a block of buildings, rind was must disastrous in its results. The fire started in Allwood's store, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Timberyard Fire. Shipping Threatened. London
A huge timber yard fire has occurred at Yarmouth. A space covering 200 yards square, packed with timber, is ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Mansion. Building Destroyed. London
Lord Guliford's mansion at Waldershare park, Dover, was destroyed by fire during the night. Only the walls were left. Only valuable, pictures and furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Motors in America
Only recently has it been realised in America, says "Engineering," that the prevention of fires, rather than the fighting of large conflagrations, is the true role…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in a Factory. Caused by an Explosion. Berlin
The explosion of a powder mill caused a fire in the Michaelles Sugar and Honey Factory, in Hamburg. The damage done is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at the Glebe. Man's Narrow Escape. Sydney
A fire which was discovered early this morning in Bridge-road, Glebe, did about £10,000 worth of damage. Its close proximity to the timber-yards of George…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Exciting Experience. on Fire in the Sky. Berlin
An Austrian monoplane, carrying a passenger, became ignited at a height of 2000 feet. The machine descended at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Atlantic Disaster. Steamer on Fire. Many Lives Lost. Ten Vessels Save Passengers. London
The British steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to New York, has been abandoned on fire in the Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Volturno. Cause of Disaster. Violent Explosion Forward. London
Two boats which got safely away from the steamer Volturno, in mid-Atlantic, have not been seen since. It is believed that 110 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Imperator Fire
The fire which broke out on the Homburg-American liner imperator towards the end of Augusta, while at New York, is commented on by the "Financial Times," which says:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Volturno Fire. Cause of Explosion. Statement by the Captain. London
The explosion on board the steamer Volturno is attributed to the smashing of boxes in the hold containing chemicals, and the mingling of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Disaster. Many Men Entombed. Fire Still Raging. Heartrending Scenes. Over Four, Hundred Missing. London
The explosion at the Universal Colliery at Sengenhydd, near Cardiff, shook the whole of the neighbourhood, and was heard a long distance away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volturno Fire. Passengers Trapped. the Carmania Defended. London
The survivors of the Volturno who have arrived at Rotterdam are agreed that the fire was caused by the explosion of carbide calcium…
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