Training Ship on Fire No Lives Lost. Bravery of the Boys. London
The training ship Wellesley caught fire at North Shields, but all the boys were rescued. The Wellesley was one of England's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1914
262 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14
Fire in Sydney. Thrilling Escapes. Sydney
A fire occurred in Young's-buildings, corner of Park and Pitt-streets, yesterday afternoon, and a good save was effected. Nine persons, who were on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boardinghouse Fire. Three Persons Killed. Bridgeport (Con.)
When a fire broke out in an Italian boardinghouse in which there were 50 occupants a panic followed. The police used their clubs to drive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Cathedral. Much Damage Done. Berlin
The cathedral at Neuss, on the Rhine, has been badly damaged by fire. The tower collapsed but the have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a College. All Students Escape. Wellesley (Mass.)
Two hundred and fifty girl students fled for their lives when a fire broke out in the College Hall in this city. Many groped their way through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Vancouver. Much Damage Done. Vancouver
A fire in Wisconsin buildings swept along the entire block. At first it was believed has 20 persons had been entrapped by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Agra. Grain Stores Destroyed. Delhi
The municipal grain godowns in Agra have been burned and an enormous quantity of grain was destroyed, The damage is estimated at four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Swazi. the Vessel Safe. Port Said
The steamer Swazi, 4941 tons, Captain Abbey, which left Sydney for the United Kingdom on January 31st has arrived at Port Said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in India. Incen[?]arists at Work. Calcutta
The authorities have no clue to the epidemic of fires at Calcutta. A large portion of the new market, including two valuable sheds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Liverpool. Fireman Drowned. London
A warehouse in Liverpool has been destroyed by fire, and a thousand sales of cotton ruined. A fireman who was missing was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Damp Indicator
A cable message was published in it "Newcastle Morning Herald" on October 30th last, stating that Professor Haber, of Berlin, had invented a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in an Asylum
What might have been a terrible tragedey took place last week, when a fire broke out in the women's ward of the Sunnyside Mental Hospital, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flag of Blood and Fire
Wellington has been invaded by at peaceful army the week, and the streets are full of men in uniform and girls in poke bonnets. Thorn is a conference being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Bombay. Troops Guarding Cotton. Bombay
Troops are guarding Cotton Green, in Bombay. Further outbreaks of fire have occurred, making 26 fires in 17 days. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Fire at Oakhampton
A five-roomed cottage occupied by Mr. Herbert Bennett, near Scobie's gate, Oakhampton-road, was completely demolished by fire on Saturday afternoon. The alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Boston. Seven Lifes Lost. Boston (U.s.a.)
A fire destroyed a five-story apartment block. Seven has were lost, and one person is missing,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Ship
A fire broke out on Wednesday on the Norwegian ship Rajore, lying at North Carrington, and caused about £60 worth of damage before it was subdued. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Wallsend. Fire Brigade Gathering
The members of the West Wallsend Fire Brigade entertained Fireman J. D. Wilson at a smoke concert in the station on Thursday evening. Captain W. Craig…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Suffragettes. Epidemic of Fires. London
In connection with the destruction by fire of a pavilion on the Britannia Pler at Great Yarmouth, which was caused by a suffragette's bomb, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Newcastle. W. Neve's Warehouse
Shortly after half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon the headquarters' [?]tion of the Newcastle Fire Brigade [?]ceived a call to the furniture warch[?]…
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