Disastrous Fire. Whole Block Destroyed. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Pittsworth, Queensland, this morning, by which five business-places have been laid in ruins…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
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Fire on Battleship. Dgstruction Narrowly Averted. London
A fire took place on the battleship Caesar, at Davenport, through a leaky oil fuel tank. Desperate efforts were made to prevent the flames reaching the magazines…
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Shortly after the alarm had been given for the Hospital Hill fire, the services ot the briprade were nearly required for an outbreak at the Hotel Metropole. It…
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Yesterday afternoon, at about twenty past three a'clock, on alarm of lire was received at the fire station. The location of the outbreak was on Hospital Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Fire. Brigade Chief Incinerated. Bank Magnate Buried in Vault. New York
A marble nine-storey building, in which were the offices of the Equitable Life Insurance Society and other great commercial corporations, has been destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire. the Equitable Burnt Out. Number of Lives Lost New York
Further particulars show that the fire at the Equitable Assurance Co.'s building cost six lives, including three employees who were cut all on the roof and…
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A DISASTROUS fire, by which the residences of Mr. P. G. Best, solicitor, and Mr. C. A. H. Dalziell, dentist, situated on Hospital Hill were destroyed, occurred at Lismore…
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At the St. Patrick's Day celebration meeting last night his Lordship Bishop Carroll prefaced his opening remarks with a reference to Wednesday's fire. He said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Bush Fire. an Enormous Frontage. Sydney
A big bush fire is raging 95 miles south of Burracoppin (W.A.). There is practically no settlement in the district. Wild dogs and kangaroos are rushing from the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Hay. Stationery Shop Burnt Out. Sydney
A large two-storied building was totally destroyed by fire at Hay early this morning. The fire spread with terrific rapidity among inflammable contents, which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disastrous Fire at Roseberry
During the early hours of Monday morning a fire broke out in Messrs. Munro and Lever's Sawmill, Terrace Creek (Roseberry) and before its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire at Lismore
On Wednesday afternoon a destructive fire occurred on the Hospital Hill at Lismore, when two residences--one occupied by Mr. P. G. Best, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murrumburrah Fire. Sydney
The Coroner at Murrumburrah found that the fire which destroyed the block buildings was wilfully caused. He commented strongly on the effects of over-insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Fire in New York
A late cable states: A marble nine-storey building, in which were offices of the Equitable life Insurance Society and other great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boarding-house Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
" La Corniche," a large boarding house, house at Mona Vale, near Newport and 11 miles from Manly was completely destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two Fire Inquires. Outbreak at Bungawalbyn Creek
On Thursday last the Coroner (Mr. L. E. Cope) held an inquiry at Rappville concerning a fire which occurred on the 13th December last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Fire. Warning for Lismore. Need for General Improvement
One of the subjects most discussed in Lismore on Thursday was the fire in which the residences of Messrs. P. G. Best and C. A. H. Dalziell were destroyed on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire. Many Buildings Destroyed. Halifax, Nova Scotia
The "Halifax Herald" building has been destroyed by fire. A gale hampered the firemen's work. Offices of numerous mercantile firms, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The [?]rthern Star. Published Daily. Monday, January 15, 1912. Wednesday's Fire
The catastrophe we were overtaken by on Wednesday last, wich led to the total destruction of two valuable villas and the partial damage of a third, on…
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ON Thursday, night lust the Casino fire bell's warning note informed people that there was a fire. The Brigade were quickly out, and discovered that the cause of the…
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