A Big Fire. Enormous Damage Done. Tokio
The fire originated in the Salvation Army Hall, in the Knnda quarter of the city Many, schools and other institutions have been destroyed, and the damage is…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
521 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 27
Fire on a Steamer: Sydney
A fire occurred in the paint store of the Franch steamer Pacifique, lying at Mort's Dock this morning. The brigades turned out, but a good deal of damage was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. Five Shops Destroyed. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Summer Hill early this morning, five shops, owned by Hodgson, Smith and Co., drapers and genral storokeepers, being completely burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Cargo Severely Injured. Sydney
A cable message has been received slating that a fire broke out on the steamer Whatarau, which left London on January 29th for Australia and New Zealand. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Fire Station. Extensive Improvements to Be Made
Nearly twelve months ago, when the Mayor was in Sydney, he and Ald. Carlton called at the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S. Wales to lay before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Wahroonga. Sydney
A destructive bush fire broke out at Wahroonga, yesterday afternoon, and raged for several hours before it was extinguished. Several homesteads narrowly escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. at Bankstown and Arncliffe. Sydney
A big bush fire broke out at Bankstown this afternoon, when three hundred acres of scrub and two miles of fencing were burned. Four cottages and two poultry…
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Five shops in "Willow-street, Killarney, Queensland, were totally destroyed by fire and two other shops damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Furniture Fire. Melbourne
A furniture factory was destroyed at Mantague, near Melbourne, last night. The damage is estimated at £7000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Fire in Spain. Madrid
A great fire at San Sebastian, which started in a theatre after the audience had just left, destroyed the municipal library and museum and academy of music, besides…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires. Omaha Hotel Destroyed. Twelve Persons Lose Their Lives. Omaha
A hotel was burned aud a score of guests are dead in the ruins. Two guests went insane, through fright. It was a wooden structure[?] and blazed with terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chemist's Fire. Charge of Arson Made. Sydney
An inquiry was opened concerning the explosion at Edmunds Bros., chemists, Oxford-street. Edgar Edmunds, who was arrested, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fires. Cut Off by the Flames. London
A fire destroyed a bootmaker's shop in Cable-street. Several of the inhabitants cut off from the stairs, jumped from the windows, and were taken to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tokio Fire. Aristocrats' Quarter Consumed. Tokio
The whole of the aristocratic quarter of Numazu has been destroyed. The damage is estimated at five millions yen. The villa occupied by the Dowager Empress and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. Chemist Shop Fire. Sydney
The inquiry concerning the explosion and fire at the chemist's shop has concluded. The Coroner found that the premises were maliciously set on fire by Edgar Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cablegrams Fire Extinguished. Rio De Janeiro
The Fire on the New Zealand steamer Turakina has been estinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Cablegrams Another Big Fire in Japan. Tokio
The Exchange several silk fuctories, and 250 buildings at Yokohama have been burnt, causing £150,000 sterling damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ravages of a Fire. Melbourne
Four business promises have been destroyed by fire at Waikerie, South Australia. The damage represents £8000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How Fires Start
At about five o'clock on Saturday evening habitues of the School of Arts library and rending room were at netted by the loud crackling of are in the narrow gangway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Mine. Capetown
A [?] electric wire ignited the timbering of a Jagerstontein mine. Four natives were suffocated asd an enormous full occurred on the reef…
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