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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
354 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 18
Owing to the Warsangle tribe imploring H.M.S. Philomela's protection, the cruiser shelletl, and dispersed the Mullah's followers and thereby dispelled the growing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 10.30 last night a fire was discovered in the kerosene bulk stores at the rear of Messrs, Heathwood Bros, premises. An alarm was at once raised, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SHORTLY after 6 o'clock on Sunday night the South Brisbane Fire Brigades received a call to West End, and on arrival found that a fire had broken out in a large…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Co-operative Co.'s rear store and outbuildings, including the garage which contained a valuable motor car were totally destroyed by fire at West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Wednesday night last at about 10.30 p.m. the quiet solomaity was of Casino was disturbed by the loud clanging of the fire bell, and there was an immediate rush to find the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FIRE occurred in a small bulk store at the rear of Messrs. Heathwood Bros. on Tuesday night about 10.30 o'clock. Fortunately the glare was noticed by Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The stables and shed owned by Mr. D. O'Leary, bus proprietor were destroyed by fire early on Saturday last. Three buses, two cabs, one buggy and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For fire-resisting doors, armoured-wood is taking the place of iron in many warehouses andfactories. The armoured fire door is made of several thicknesses of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain Edward Warren has invented a new hydrogen motor with which he expects to revolutionise the science of power production. This invention is nothing less…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Through a short circuit in the electric light wires a small fire occurred at the Hotel Australia at 1.28 o'clock, on Friday morning. Portion of the ceiling on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The President E. Roca, a steamer running from Southern Argentina to Buenos Ayres, caught fire and sank, Twenty were drowned and 350 saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At about 11.20 o'clock last night the fire brigade at Casino received an alarm of fire by telephone. The outbreak was discovered to have its origin in a small…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large mansion at Victor Harbour, South Australia, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday, together with many valuable oil paintings and statuary…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A terrible tragedy occurred at the Empire Hotel to-night a man, whose name is at present unknown, shooting a barmaid and then committing suicide…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Until quite recently our firemen have had very little in the way of real fires to contend with, but, lately their services have been required on several occasions and they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN recognition of the good work done at the recent fire at Messrs. Heathwood Bros' premises by the Casino Fire Bridge, those gentlemen have forwarded Captain Rayner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN alarm of fire was given at 10 p.m. on Friday last, and the brigade turned out in full force, but found that it was in an old shed opposite the old butter factory. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire in the Westport mine by flooding the workings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advices from Westport. N.z. state that the Westpor Coal Company's mine at Millerston is on fire, and all work has been stopped. It will p0robably be nine months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A big fire occurred at Waratah (Tas.) on Sunday. The estimated loss is £5000…
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