Big Eastern Fire
The Manchurian city of Kir[?] taken by a great calamity. A firm broke [?] and the firmes gained such headway that [?] could not be checked. The greater part of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
166 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 9
Terrific Forest Fire. London, Thursday night
Fears are entertained that many hundred lives have been lost in the great forest fires now ragtag in the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Fully 20…
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Through a fire at Central Garage, Winnipeg, 40 automobiles, valued at £30,000, and buildings valued at £12,000, were destroyed. It is…
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A serious fire took place at Mr. H. Althofer's, "Birrell Vale," Dripstone, between one and two o'clock yesterday morning. One of the employees, who…
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The tourist ferry steamer Koogaburra caught on fire in Middle Harbor. Though there was a large number of passengers on board, the utmost order prevailed. The engines were…
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The premises of Byrne and Bed[?]tt, storekeepers, at The Oaks, near Camden, were burnt on Sunday night. The damage is estimated at £3000…
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The new markets in Adelaide were destroyed by fire last night. The insurances amount to £9000. The full extent of the damage has not yet been estimated…
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A fire broke out in one of the rooms of the Oxford Hotel about 3 o'clock on Friday morning. The fire-bell rung, and the Brigade were quickly on the scene, though…
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THE recent factory fire in Washington- square, New York, which resulted in the death of 154 workers, most of them young girls, in the short space of half an hour,…
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Two man and five children were burnt to dearth at a fire in a shop near Liverpool…
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The railway department's electrical signalling depot at Wellington, New Zealand, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is £8000…
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On Friday afternoon about 2.30 p.m. the alarm of five was given and on investigation it was found that the promises opposite the Club House Hotel, formerly known as…
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About one o'clock this morning the fire bell soundsd its deadly warning. The fire brigade was soon in attendance at Darling street, where an untenanted building in the…
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A disastrous fire occurred late last night in the premises of F[?]th and Nall, printers and [?]board box manufacturers, off Castlereaghstreet. Within a few minutes the who[?]…
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One of the largest fires ever witnessed in Sydney broke out in the premises of Fith and Nail, paper and cardboard box manufacturers,…
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The fire at Fuerth and Nall's paper factory, which commenced on Tuesday morning, was extinguished the same night. The total damage is estimated at…
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THE recent fire in Sydney recalls the great outbreak which occurred on the morning of October 2, 1890, and, devasting Pitt, Moore, and Castlereagh Streets, gained distinction as one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Horror What a Pressman Saw at Recent New York Disaster. "Thud-dead!" How Girls Leapt From Fi[?] Furnace to Be Dashed to Pieces
The recent factory fire in Washingtonsquare, New York, which resulted in the death of 15[?] workers, most of them young girs, in the short space of hald an hour,…
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An outbreak of fire, aboard the steamer Erina, 55 tons, lying alongside the wharf, White Bay, Balmain, this morning, resulted in the vessel being…
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A HOUSE near Tomingley, owned by Mrs. McGifford, and occupied by Mr. James Woods, was burnt down recently. Mr. Woods had been in Peak Hill in the afternoon, and, after…
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