Destructive Fire. a Tannery Destroyed. Sydney
The Rosebank Tannery at Botany was destroyed by fire at noon to-day. The damage is estlinated at £5000. The building was constructed of wood and was soon…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
429 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 22
Airmens Convention. Aeroplaines As Fire Extinguishers. New Jersey
The Airmens Convention discussed the practicability of using aeroplanes to extinguilsh fires. Mr. Mort, one of the members, said the idea was absurd, but other…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Brisbane Fire. Harrisons Jam Factory Destroyed. Sydney
A fire broke out shortly, before midnight, in Harrisons Jam factory, Brisbane. The, flames had a strong hold on the building before the brigades arrived, so there was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disastrous Fires. Vancouver
The moat extensive fires which have occurred for many years are raging in the Yukon territory. The valley of the Yukon River is a roaring furnace and settlers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Picture Palace. London
A fire occurred at the Picture Palace,. Clerkenwell. The fireproof curtain was lowered and the band played. Four hundred children were marched out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Boarding House. Elderly Man Incinerated Sydney
A fire occurred in a bedroom of a boarding house in Adelaide. Several boarders rushed to the scene, and found the bedclothes ablaze, and the flames reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Masked Burglar Again. Alleged Attack on a Coachman Fires and Decamps. Sydney
Another encounter with a masked armed burglar is allegd to have occurred early this morning at Mrs. Burdekin's residence, macquarie-street. A coachman named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at Maclean
Early last Monday morning a fire broke out in the storeroom at the Lower Clarence Co-operative Butchery, Maclean. A crowd quickly gathered, and, with the aid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fatality. Woman Incinerated. Sydney
A house occupied by a Mrs. McCormack at Bendigo was totally destroyed by fire. The firemen subsequently discovered Mrs. McCormack's remains, which had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Caused by Locomotive
We ("Clarence Examiner") understand that the Supreme Court case of Mr. W. A. Zuill, which it was expected would have been tried at last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Bega. Begn "Star" Consumed. Sydney
A fire occurred at Bega this morning, when Sturah's saddler's shop, and the office of the "Southern Star" newspaper was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire-making in Papua
The description of a process of fire-making practised by the bushmen of the Sambregi villages, north-west of Mt. Murray, in the region explored by Mr. Staniforth…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at a Cabinetmarker's. Sydney
The premises of Buckley and Nunn, cahinetmakers, was gutted by fire at Melbourne last night. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in Molesworth-street
About 2.27 p.m. yesterday a fire was discovered by several persons at the Skating Rink in a cottage occupied by Mr. B. Welsby, next the School of Arts. Mr. Harold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Bunyip. Sydney
Four shops and two dwellings at Dunyip, Victoria, were burnt to the ground. The damage is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tug Gutted. Alenandra Destroyed by Fire. Grafton
The Government tug Alexandra, which is used by the Pilot at Yamba for the purposes of testing the bar entrance and bringinh in vessels, caught fire and was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Cullenbone. Hotel and Store Destroyed. Sydney
Cullenbone Hotel, situated nine miles from Mudgee,together with an adjoining store, were completely destroyed by fire this morning. Two other premises were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire. a Fire Brigade Officer Killed. Narrow Escape of Several Men. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Arncline last night, when a big timber yard, joinery, and sawmills,.belonging to W. A. Detman, were totally destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homeless. Numbers Burnt Out. St. John (Newfoundiand)
Fires have swept many villages and destroyed railway and telegraph, communication. Fifteen hundred persons, are homeless, and a thousand square miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Haymarket Fire. Miraculous Escape of a Family. Sydney
A three-storey building at the Haymarket, occupied by Lee Sang and Co., and Dash and Jones, fruiterers, was partly destroyed by fire. Gilbert Quoy, with his…
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