Bush Fire
A fire started in a grass paddock on Gerogery Station on Saturday, and fanned by a strong wind, threatened to develop into a serious conflagration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1912
412 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 21
Monster Artillery. FIRES 856 Pound Projectile. "Berlin
Krupps are constructing a 38-centimentre gun which will be the biggest piece of artillery ever constructed. Its length wilt be 20 metres and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daring Burglar. Fires at a Solicitor. Sydney
A burglar, who was robbing a fashionable boardinghouse at Neutral Bay, early this morning, was surprised by Mr. Lionel Wilshire, a well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Fire Station. Improved Appliances to Be Obtained. to Cope with Fire Outbreaks
The appliances for coping with an outbreak of fire in Wagga have long been regarded as obsolete and inadequate. They consist of a couple of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Murrumburrah
A big fire broke out at Murrumburrah early this morning, and seven business places in the main street were totally destroyed, the block…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire. Murrumburrah Shops Demolished. £1500 Damage. Murrumburrah
A big fire did a considerate amount of damage at Murrumburrah early this morning, when a block of buildings, in which seven different businesses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exciting Fire. Boarding-hosue Sensation. One Fatality. Auckland
A big fire occurred in a boarding-house at Wellington this morning. The flames spread rapidly and the greatest excitement prevailed among…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrumburah Fire. Damage, £1500
Another serious fire took place at Murrumburrah on Tuesday morning as the result of which a number of business places were destroyed and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government House. in Danger of Fire. Sydney
The State Government House had a narrow escape from destruction by fire owing to the heat igniting dry grass. The flames were extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chicago Stockyards £100,000 Damage by Fire. London
An engine at Chicago set fire to a portion of the stockyards and destroyed Swift's packing warehouse. The damage amounted to £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Kentucky Fire. Many Businesses Burnt Out New York
At Louisville, Kentucky, a great fire destroyed a large section of the business district. Many stores were burnt, the low temperature (a record)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careless Smoker. Causes Big Fire. London
A cigarette being carelessly dropped exploded a can of gasoline at a motor works at Fremantle, Winnipeg. The fire which resulted destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire in Louisville Business Centre Destroyed. Louisville (Ken.)
A fire to-day destroyed a large section in the business district of the city. As ice forms instantly owing to the record low temperature many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade
A meeting of the Malebo section of the Gobbagomballin District Bush Fire Brigade was held at the residence of Mr. T. B. Linsell on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Haymarket. Chinaman Perishes in Flames
A three-storied restaurant in the Haymarket was destroyed by fire this morning. The charred remains of a Chinaman into the building through the flames, to secure his money. Other Chinese in the place ran amok. One had to be held down, while the others ran away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Hotel. Guests on Roof. Chicago
The Transit Hotel was destroyed by fire. The guests escaped to the roof. A number of girl employees were trapped on the top floor, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire. Brisbane
The disastrous fire at Pittsworth was still raging early this morning, and five businees premises were destroyed. Fortunately there is little chance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire. Narrow Escapes. Sydney
At one o'clock this morning "La Corniche," a 47 roomed boarding house at Mona Vale, 14 miles from Manly, took fire. Thirty inmates hastily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Boarding House. £10,000 Damage. SYDNEY
A large boarding establishment at Mona Vale, near Newport, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. About 30 boarders were on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paying the Piper. Country Municipalities and Fire Brigades
The existing administration of the fire brigades was the subject of adverse criticism and protest by the Casino Municipal Council at a…
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