A Woollahra Fire. Drapery Premises Destroyed. Sydney
The drapery premises of R. G. Eakin, Woollahra, were completely gutted this morning. The damage is estimated at £7000,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1914
737 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 37
Big City Fire. Retail Drapery Ablaze. Sydney
Late tonight a big fire started at the premises occupied by Sydney Snow, Ltd., drapers, Liverpool Street, right in the heart of the retail drapery block…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Taringa Fire. Funerals of the Victims. Brisbane
One small white coffin and a large black coffin, covered with wreaths, in the same hearse, conveyed the remains of Miss Connie Denzer and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Boom in Fires. Sydney
Since the first of January there have been 275 outbreaks of fire in Sydney. The brigade received ton calls between 2 o 'clock yesterday morning and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Brisbane Fire
Brisbane, Wednesday.--At the police court, Jane Nightingale, described as a laundress, aged 26, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Tenterfield
Tenterfield, Tuesday.--Following the fire here on Boxing Day--then stated to be the largest in the history of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Engine Breaks Down
Following the fire at Tenterfield on Boxing liny—then stated to be the largest in the history of Tenterfield—another still larger occurred a[?]out 4 o'clock on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Newrybar Swamp
The gigantic pull of smoke which has hung over the Newryoar Swamp area, auring the past few days has been plain indication that a gigantic conllagration is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Keep a Fire In
If you want to keep a fire in at very little expense try this plan. Steep old newspapers in water, squeeze, and roll up into hard balls. Let the fire get…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires. Big Emporium Gutted. Other Premises Endangered. Sydney
Sydney Snow's big drapery emporium at the corner of Pitt and liver Pool streets was completely gutted by fire into last night. The alarm was given at a quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Fire. Further Details. Sydney
The constable on duty at the upper end of Pitt Street, at about twenty minutes to one o'clock last night, saw a glow of fire in the windows of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire. Horses Burnt to Death. Sydney
Another fire occurred at Mascot this morning, and stables occupied by a greengrocer, F. Brown, were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Factory Fire. Two Timber Yards Threatened. Melbourne
Maurice Artaud and Co.'s now straw hat factory at Melbourne was destroyed by fire yesterday. Fanned by strong winds the dames leaped high into the air, and for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires. Two Shops at Arncliffe. Sydney
Two shops at Aracl[?] were totally burnt out at an early hour this morning. The inmates had a parrow escape several in reaching safety being almost overcome by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Fire in Newrybar Swamp
The gigantic pall of smoke which has hung over the Newrybar Swamp area during the past few days has been plain indication that a gigantic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sensational Fire. Residents in State Panic. Melbourne
A fire broke out early this morning in a bakehouse behind Brookes' store at Chelsea. When discovered, the building was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"In a Sea of Fire." Exclusion of Asiatics. Disoussion at Washington. Wahsington
A lively discussion arose in the House of Representatives on teh question of the omission of the Asiatic exclusion clause from the Rurnett Immigration…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Tremendous Loss of Timber
Tremendous bush fires are raging from Dungog to the [?] and an enormous amount of timber has been destroyed. The [?] are burning in country where there is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cottage Burnt Out. Explosion Narrowly Avoided. Sydney, Tueday
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage was completely destroyed by fire at Camperdown this morning. It was fortunate the brigades arrived in time, as a rackarock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Taringa Fire
Miss Grace Lord, who sustained an injury to her spine through jumping from the balcony of the Taringa Home during the first last week, has…
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