Fires in the Suburbs. Horses Burned to Death. Sydney
Early this morning firemen form [?] any, Mascot, and Redfern stations made desperate attempts to get two dra[?] horses out of a burning stable at the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
262 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 14
Snow's Big Fire. Further Outbreaks. Insurances Amount to £65,500 SYDNEY
After fighting the flames at Snow's [?] corner of Pitt and Liverpool [?] for nearly two and a half hours, the [?] men get the fire under control about t[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London News. Christmastide—panama Exhibition.—cost of Living and Strikes.—fire at Portsmouth. London, December 26th. CHRISTMASTIDE
In the years to come men will tell the story of the Christmas of 1913, as the tale of the record year. The trade, the prosperity, the crowded streets, have beaten…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires in Melbourne. Melbourne
A fire occurred in the clothing factory and stock of Messrs. Maurice Artand and Company, City-road. South Melbourne, yesterday, and did damage to the extent…
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The adjourned inquest into the circumstances surrounding the fire which occurred in Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, on the eighteenth of last month, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Sea. Steamer Moa Burned. Wellington
The steamer Moa, a vessel of 195 tons gross, took fire five miles from Wanganul Heads this morning, and was burned to the water's edge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Brigantine. Crew Make the Land. Brisbane
The crew, of four white men and ten Malays, of the bigantine Federal, which was burnt off the Turtle Group on the 24th January, arrived in Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suffragette Outrages. Three More Fires. London
Three fires caused by suffragettes have occurred in Perthshire. The first was at Aberuchill Castle, [?] Comrie, when a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Taringa Fire. Charge of Arson. Brisbane
The charge of murder arising out of the fire at the Salvation Army Rescue Home at Taringa was resumed at the police court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Surry Hills Fire. What the Brigade Found. Sydney
Mr. H. S. Hawkins, City Coroner, opened an inquiry to-day concerning a fire which occurred at premises occupied by Reuben Markow Simblist, a furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg Bush Fires
Bush fires have been very much in evidence on the hills round Wallsend and Plattsburg for the last week or two, and the spreading of these has resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Day of Fires
The district fire bridgade services were again' kept busily occupied throughout the whole of Saturday and a number of blazes some of them of a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Bombay. Eight Persons Incinerated. Bombay
A fire broke out yesterday in one of the native bazaars in the city. It originated in a sweetmeat shop is the centre of the bazaar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. Sydney
A fire occurred to-night in a four-storied building, No. 33 York-street, occupied by the Lawrence and Hanson Electrical Company, Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dealing with Fires
The numerous fires of late remind us of the many improvements made in fire engines and fire appliances generally. Middle-aged men can recall the primitive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, February 6. a Steamer on Fire
A well-known coasting boat, the Moa, suddenly burst into fiame in the Wanganui rordstead, five or six miles from the entrance A terrific explosion occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week-end Fires. Brigades Kept Busy
The Newcastle district fire brigades had several calls during the week-end, and some good work was done in suppressing the outbreaks…
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Sir,—The result of the retirement of Mr. H. M. Sheddon, ex-alderman of the Newcastle Council, and a representative on the Board of fire Commissioners, has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in Sydney. Sydney
A fire occured to-night at the Australian [?] Company four-story premises [?] Foveaux-street, Surry Hills. The premises, which were well alight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Greta Colliery Fire
An inspection of the No. 1 pit, East Greta Colliery, was attempted on Saturday, by Mr. J. T. Tennant, Inspector of Collieries, Mr. H. H. Williams,…
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