A Hopeless Pursuit. Premier Botha's Fire Grip. Capetown
Creswell chartered a tug on Saturday in the hope of being able to overtake the umgeni, but the pursuit ended in failure…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
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Fire Board. Mr. Flowers' Appointment. Challenged As Unconstitutional Sydney
Mr. Wase suggests that the appointment of Mr. Flowers to the position of Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners is a violation of the spirit of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. All Hands Safe. Wellington (N.z.)
The steamer Moa, 185 tons gross, took fire 5 miles from Wanganui head this morning, and was burned to the waterside…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Walgett. Presbyterian Church Destroyed. Sydney
The Presbyterian church and manse and three houses at Walgett were totally destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tenterfield Fires
On Monday morning last, on the large general store of Reid and Co., Ltd., at Tenterfield, being opened, what appears to be a deliberate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suffragettes. Three More Fires. Scottish Residences Destroyed. London
Three [?]res have occurred which are attributed to suffragettes. The first was at Abruchill Castle at C[?] (Perthshire), where a quantity of furniture was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Murder. Taringa Fire Victims. Brisbane
At the Police Court to-day Jane Nightingale was charged with murder in connection with the death of the victims of the Taringa fire. Several witnesses gave…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Taringa Fire. Jane Nightingale Charged. Brisbane
Jane Nightingale, charged with the, murder caused by firing the Salivation Army Home at Tarings was before the court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newrybar Swamp Fire
The fire in Nowr[?] Swam[?] is still smoul[?]ering, and to give an idea of how the ground has burnt, there is about 70 chains of fence [?] along the drain,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire Averted. Spark From Electric Motor. Sydney
A spark from an electric motor today ignited the kapoc on the floor of Madeley's big furniture factory in Sussex-street Strenuous efforts were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires
Wednesday last when Macleay people were experiencing serious discomfort from the hot wind the residents of Port Macquarie and Laurieton were fighting their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Bush Fire. Sydney
A big bush fire raged at Lane Coven this afternoon destroying about fifty acres, and many building narrowly escaped destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires. Fire at Cathcart-street
The inhabitants of Lsmore were started yesterday at about 12.30 (mid-day) by hearing the fire bell ring. Upon looking round a cloud of fairly dense smoke could…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Epidemic of Fires. Incendiarism Suspected. Adelaide
Several fires in the hills have been burning during the last few days, and have done considerable damage. Incendiarism is suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Insdlvent Fire. Melbourne
At the instance of the Crown Law Office Dr. Cole opened an inquiry to-day into the cause and origin of the fire which occurred on December 18 at the dra[?] shop of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Frying-pan or the Fire
Now, the average Orngeman, whether artisan or agriculturist, is confidently expecting Sir Edward Carson and his friend Mr. J. H. Campbell, the moment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oxford Street Fire. Sydney, Saturday Night
A fire occurred this afternoon at Bras[?] drapery store, Oxford-street City, resulting in a considerable amount of damage to the stock on the bottom floor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. State Joinery Destroyed. Damage £60,000. SYDNEY
An immense fire occurred at Rozelle this morning at the Government Joinery Works and timber yard, the whole place being totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trapped by the Flames. Fire in an Indian Bazaar. London
Eight lives were lost when a fire broke out in a sweetmeat shop in a bazaar in Bombay. About a hundred persons in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rozelle Joinery Yards. Government Will Lose £20,000 Three Acres Ablaze From End to End. the Whole Works and Timber Perish. Fire Brigades Quite Helpless. a Mysterious Outbreak. Sydney
The State Government's [?] works and timber [?]ard at Rozelle were burnt out early this morning the damage done amounting to over £60,000. The fire was…
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