Fire at Westdale
Shortly after 2 on Sunday morning last the fine residence, situated about four miles from Tamworth, owned by Mr. William Powell, contractor, was totally…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
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Melbourne Fire. Oil Warehouse Destroyed. Melbourne
A fire broke out this morning in [?]ean's oil and color warehouse, situated at the rear of the Equitable Buildings, Melbourne, and the building was gutted as far…
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A big blaze occurred this morning when the warehouse of W. and G. Dean, oil and color merchants, situated in the heart of city buildings, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires. Bathurst Fire. Action of the Brigade, Sydney
The action of the Bathurst fire brigade in refusing to turn out to the fire at the residence of Mr. P.S. McPhillamy on Christmas Day, was, severely criticised at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blaze in York-street. Serious Out Break Averted. Sydney
A fire broke out in the premises of line say Bros., general merchants, York-street, this morning. The blaze had a good hold before the alarm was given, but the…
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Sir,—I wish, through the medium of your columns,to again draw the attention of the public to the great and ever-present danger in which we are placed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saw Red Fires. and Killed His Son. Sthange Paris Tragedy. Paris
Further particulars are to hand of the extraordinary tragedy, which occurred in Paris on Tuesday night, whon Victor Pott, who ls eighty years old, shot his sun three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another City Fire. Five Storey Warehouse Ablaze. Sydney
A fire, which broke out at 6 o'clock this morning, destroyed the top floors of a five-storey warehouse in York Street, occupied by general merchants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trapped in a Tenement Fatal Fire in New York. London
A five-storey tenement house on the East Side of New York was destroyed by fire yesterday. The inmates, panic-stric[?]en, rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Battliships and End-on Fire[?]
The student of [?] design cannot have failed to notice in the great increase to the end-on fire in the later type of warships a steady movement towards a…
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The printing works of Asher and Company Melbourne, were gutted by [?] this morning, and the damage is estimated at £6000. The outbreak was due to some…
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The printing works of Asher and Co., publishing office of "Table Talk" and "Richmond Guardian," were gutted by fire this morning, and the valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at North Tumbulgum an Old Landmark Removed
A fire at North Tumbulgum during the early hours of yesterday morning removed one of the oldest land-marks of the Tweed, when the premises so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Settlers Run for Their Lives. a Wall of Fire. Sydney
Bush fires at Moorbank, near Liverpool, has devastated a large area of country, doing considerable damage. Several families have been compelled…
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During a temporary failure of the water system at Montreal, a fire broke out and destroyed a block of houses and stores, the loss being estimated at 500,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Terranora
The home of Mr. N. Affleck, of Terranora, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The first intimation that Mr. Affleck had was the sight of…
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Senior-Constable Richards discovered a fire on Fawcett Bridge yesterday afternoon, and informed Sergeant Caldwell, and the two procured buckots of water and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Paddington. Boarding House Destroyed. Sydney
The Chat[?] de Bellevue, a big boarding house at Paddington, was destroyed by a fire which originated in one of the bedrooms on the first floor. The inmates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. Half a Town Demolished. Fight by Bucket Brigade. [?]Osewood(q.)
A fire which occurred in John-street early this morning destroyed hall the town. The outbreak originated in Fraser's boot shop, from where it spread and destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nearly Wiped Out. Fire in Rosewood (Q.) Considerable Loss of Property. Brisbane
The town of Rosewood, 35 miles from Brisbane, had a narrow escape from total destruction shortly "after 4 o'clock this morning…
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