Fire in Sydnay. Sydney
A fire broke out last night in the premises of Messers. Borsd off and Co., importers, of York-street. Sprinkler installation succeeded in checking the blaze bvefore any…
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Fires & bushfires, 1912
429 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 22
A Ruse That Failed. Hot Rifle Fire Beats the Smugglers. Paris
A steel-clad motor car with contraband tobacco valued at £1000 dashed across the frontier at Hazlebrook from Belgium. The officials kept up a hot rifle fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Dunoon. Four Premises Totally Destroyed. E.s. and A. Bank in Danger
Shortly after one o'clock this morning a telephone message was received from Dunoon stating that a great fire was raging there, and that the promises occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire at Dunoon. the Insurances
The following are the insurances, as far as can at prosent be ascertained, in connection with the fire at Dunoon yesterday morning, and an account of which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Newcastle. Damage Estimated at £5000. SYDNEY
A big fire occurred at Newcastle last night at the premises of R. H. Hunter, stationer, in the main thoroughfare. The stock was composed chiefly of paper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Dunoon
Shortly after one o'clock on Thursday morning a telephone message was received from Dunoon, stating that a great fire was raging there, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Narromine. Fire Fighters Overcome by Heat. Sydney
A large private residence at Narraminewas destroyed by fire, and the adjoining buildings narrowly escaped. Several of the fire fighters were overcome…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →H.m.s. "Hell Fire."
The new battle-cruiser Lion has been christened "H.M.S. Hell Fire" by those serving in her. It will be remembered that the Lion set out at the beginning of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shipping Disasters. a Barque on Fire. Wheat Ship in a Hurricane. Another Sinks at Her Anchorage
A fire was discovered yesterday morning in the forehold of the peruvian barque Mazzini, lying at Newcastle. The outbreak occurred in some loose timber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire. Heavy Damages Sustained. Sydney
A destructive fire took place at Ganmain this morning which led to four business premises being totally destroyed The damage is estimated at-£20.000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japanese City Devastated. £3,000,000 Damage Done by Fire
For the second time in two years fire has devasted the poorer quarters of the city or Osaka, the principal manufacturing centre of Japan. Although the loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Film on Fire Panic at a Picture Show. Sydney
A filmat a picture show in Oxfordstreet last night caught fire. The audience became panicstricken and rushed the exit, but fortunately none were injured. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Memorable Wrecks. the Record of a Decade. Fire, Storm, and Collison
Notwithstanding the advance made in all matters, pertaining to navigation; the present decade has been marked by a grim series, of calamitous misadventures at sea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turkish Gunboat Sunk. Italian Fire Badly Directed. Dardanellers Blocked for Shipping. Italians Seize the Khidive's Yaoht. Constantinople
The Italians have sunk a Turkish gunooat at Vathi, The garrison retire inland, aoandoming the town, and the prisoners broke gaol. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Tweed Heads. Good Work of the Fire Fighters. Murwillumbah
A serious fire broke out at Tweed Heads early this morning, resulting in the destruction of three buildings. The fire is supposed to have originated in Sullivan's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Murwillumbah. Neral, Adjoining This Ge Hospital. Murwillumbah
A new villa residence on Hospital ownel by Srgt. B. Kane, ami occupied by Mr. G. Davies, school teacher, was totally destroyed by fire to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Fremantle. Two Children Burned to Death Peculiar Circumstances Surrounding the Affair. SYDNEY,Wednesday
"A.shocking uffalr occurred nt 'Rast il'rerountle. last night.Mrs,Ptolomy and her two children,aged four and two and a half years,retired to rest in their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Stanmore. SYDNEY,Thursday
A serious fire broke out at Stanmore at noon, to-day. Two shops were totally destroyed, and another severely damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Under Fire in the Sky. Thrilling Adventure of Aerial Scout
Giuseppe Rossi, whose aeroplane was hit tive times by Arabs as he flew over their camp outside Tobruk, Tripoli, anil whose companion was wounded by a bullet, has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hotel Destroyed by Fire. the Landlord's Cheat Presence of Mind Inmates Lowered Down with Strip's of Sheets. Sydney
Murphy's Hotel, Castlemaine (Vic.), was almost entirely destroyed by fire early this morning. The licensee, Petersen, was awakened by…
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