Fires in Canada. Great Destruction. St. Johns
Miles of forest fires are burning long the Canadian-Pacific railway noble. They are sweeping the country…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
262 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14
THE S.S Waimate. Cargo Fire Extinguished. London
The fire on the s.s. Waimate, which put into Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, while en route from Wellington to London, has been extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Station. Passengers in Danger. Detroit (Mich.)
A fire destroyed the Fort-street station of the Union Railway. Forty-seven passengers, firemen, and policemen had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Newcastle
At ten minutes past five o'clock yesterday afternoon the headquarters of the Newcastle Fire Brigade received a call through the telephone to No. 8…
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A rather sensational incident occurred while the members of the West Maitland Fire Brigade were carrying out a practice in Charles-street last evening with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, May 29. Gun Fire at a Wreck
The firing from the big guns in the forts near the entrance to Wellington harbour at the wreck of the Devon was continued under the eye of Sir Ian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the Surrey. Not Serious. London
A fire has broken out in the fore-hold of the steamer Surrey, which recently arrived from New Zealand at Avonmouth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Brisbane. Much Damage Done. Brisbane
A disastrous fire, resulting in the destruction of a leading chemist's business promises and a number of offices above the shop occurred in Queen-street this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in New York. Seven Persons Killed. New York
Seven persons, four of whom were women, perished, and a score of others were injured in a tenement fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg Fire Brigade Matters
The Hon. Mr. Flowers. President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. Cracknell, Mr. Stonham (principal mechanic), and Mr. Webb, assistant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire in Sydney. Cargo Wharf Burnt. Big Ships in Peril. Immense Damage. Sydney
A big fire took place last night at the Norddeutshcer-Lloyd cargo wharf, Miller's Point. The alarm was given shorting before nine o'clock, and by midnight, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Fire. Eight Labourers Perish. Milford (Mass.)
A fire occurred at a rooming-house occupied by a number of Armenians, There were eighty labourers in the [?], and they were trapped by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting Fire
Fortune favours the brave Also, at times, the neglectful. The great fire, Sydney, Saturday night, might easily have devastated half a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Angry Policeman. Fires at Ambassador. Champaign (Ill.)
Because a chauffeur, driving Count de Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, did not attend a policeman's signal when returning from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Glasgow. Dock Ablaze. Enormous Damage. London
A disastrous fire has occurred at Glasgow, and 360 yards of quays on the south side and 60 yards of wharf-age on the east side of Kingston Dock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belgian Colliery Fire. Entombed Men Rescued. Brussels
A terrific fire has broken out in the colliery of Viellemarihaye, near Liege. Two hundred men escaped in the nick of time, but two hundred became…
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It is distinctly gratifying to find another following in the "Carol Foster" track, and urging the purchase for harbour fire uses, of a strong fire fi[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Perth. Perth
Last night a big blaze occurred at be premises in Chief and Hay streets occupied by the Skipper-Bailey motor ga[?]ge and repairing works. The top portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, Limited
The annual report of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, Limited, for the past year is remarkable for the vastness of the operations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alderman Pitts and the New Fire Station
Sir,—Your report of the meeting of the Newcastle Council of Monday night last stated that the real estate committee recommended that the application of the…
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