Forest Fires. Damage in Victoria. Melbourne
Forest fires have broken out again in the Plenty Ranges in Victoria, and the flames extended for 12 miles. Already many thousands of pounds worth of timber and much…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
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Fire at Rope Works. Sydney
A portion of Scott's rope works was destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at £800. The prompt arrival of the brigades prevented a serious blaze…
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A fire has broken out in the Hampden South Consols Mine, near Cloncurry (Q.), and a number of men have been at work trying to smother the flames, but…
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A fire has occurred at the "National Advocate" newspaper office, Bathurst, and the paper room was completely gutted, while an adjoining stable, containing forty sets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Gladesville. Considerable Damage Done. Sydney
A disastrous fire broke out at Gladesville early this morning, a large workshop being destroyed, while considerable damage was done to the adjoining property before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Fire at Coraki. Resumption of the Inquiry
Yesterday Mr. J. Sheridan, J.P., Coroner, resumed the inquiry at the Coraki Court House for the further hearing of evidence in connection with the destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bakehouse Blaze. Second Fire in Twelve Months. Kyogle
A fire occurred this morning at a bakehouse occupied by W. Hoffman and owned by James Hayter, which led to the building being completely destroyed. The origin…
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The fire bell rang at 25 minutes past eight last night and the reels were soon bowling up Molesworth-street towards Woodlark-street, collecting a crowd by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires Town Wided Out. [?]Narrow Escape of a Driver. Melbourne
The State School, Mechanies' Institute, twenty houses and several bridges were destroyed by fire at Moubulk. Victoria, to-day, the town being practicaly wiped…
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A process has just been ivented, which it is claimed, will revolutionise the moving picture business, and, what is more to the point, make cinematograph fires…
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Miss Anderson, teacher at a State School, despatched her charges home to safety when she saw the start of a burst of fire, remaining in the…
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A disastrous [?] occurred at Clarence Town last night, when the Crown Hotel was burnt to the ground as well as an adjoining building known as the Ship Inn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Broken Hill. Sparks Carried 800 Yards. Sydney
Yesterday a four roomed house was destroyed by fire, and the adjoining premises were damaged. Sparks from the flames were carried eight hundred yards and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heat and Storm an Extraordinary Accident. a Picture Palace on Fire. Sydney
There was intense heat in the metropolitan district again to-day, 97 degrees being recorded. The fire brigarles had a busy time attending small outhreaks. A rain…
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Captain Wotherspoon, of the Lismore Fire Brigade, informed a "Star" representative last night that the brigade was never better prepared to respond to a call…
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A fire which broke out at about 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning completely demolished premises occupied by Mr. W. Hoffman, baker, of…
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A valuable experiment is to be carried out in the near future by the chief of the Dusseldorf fire brigade. Its object is to determine "scientifically"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Constantinople. Constantinople
Two hundred houses have been burnt in the arsenal quarters. The foreign bluejackets helped to extinguish the flames…
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Four buildings were destroyed by fire at Lilydale, Victoria. The damage is estimated at four thousand pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Workhouse. Several Officials Injured. London
A workhouse at Tredegan has been burnt. Four hundred inmates who were asleep escaped, but several officials were injured. One jumped from the third story…
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