Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade
At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade, held last Saturday, Mr. L. Powell reported having collected subscriptions totalling over…
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Bush Fire Private Sanatorium Endangered Sydney
A big bush fire is raging near Wentworth Falls. Dr. M'Intyre's private sanatorium was saved by the fire fighters after a hard struggle…
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Four persons were burnt to death in a fire at Sheffield. The firemen spread a sheet for the unfortunate people to jump into from the upper…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sensational Fire. a Mad Stampede. People Leap From Upper Stories. San Francisco
During a fire at an hotel at Los Angeles many guests lost their heads. In a mad stampede for safety, five leaped from the windows, four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Melbourne. Timber Yards Partly Destroyed. Melbourne
Beecham's timber yards at Melbourne were partly destroyed by tire this afternoon. A number of large buildings in the locality narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A City Fire. SYDNEY
A fire was discovered this afternoon on the top floor of Robertson's, booksellers, Pitt-street. Considerable damage was done before the outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Catastrophe Averted. Fire on Warship. Madeira
While naval cadets were curising on the Joan de Arc the power became overheated and resulted in a fire. With great difficulty an officer and sailor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milbrulong Bush Fire Brigade. Preparing for Fire
The Milbrulong Bush Fire Brigade held a meeting on Wednesday night, 20th November. Mr. J. H. Rodgers (chair). Others present: Messrs. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Sydney. SYDNEY
A fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning in a building at the intersection of Pitt and Park-streets. The top floor, which was occupied as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire. DAMAGE £25,000. SYDNEY
A fire occurred in the drying sheds of the Bunnerong wool scouring and packing works, Botany, to-night, resulting in the destruction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Big Fire. Damages £10,000. SYDNEY
McWilliam's wool scouring works at Botany was practically destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at between £8000 and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Some Narrow Escapes. Melbourne
An explosion occurred this morning amongst a large quantity of valuable picture films at the offices of Williams' Amusement Company,…
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Robert Collins, an old age pensioner, who has been living in a tent in Bolger's Paddock, near. the pound yard, was burnt out on Saturday…
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A fire occurred, on board the German steamer Silesia at Hamburg, and the flames spread rapidly, the cargo being practically destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Bridge-street. Sydney
A fire did great damage to a building at Bridge Street yesterday. Several firemen were seriously injured through a falling cornice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Great Fire. Raging in Glasgow. London'
A great fire is rafting in Glasgow. Already Campbell and Co.'s warehouses have been destroyed. The City Hall was saved with difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Aboard Steamer. LONDON
A fire broke out aboard the steamer Silesia at Hamburg. The cargo was practically destroyed…
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Five hundred employees were thrown idle as the result of the fire at Campbell's warehouse, Glasgow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Fire. Two Lives Lost. Rescues by Fireman. New York
During a fire which destroyed an apartment house crowded with tenants, in New York, two persons lost their lives and four others are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pitched Battle Outside Scutari. Montenegrins' Accurate Fire
A pitched battle was fought outside Scutari, following a sortie by the Turks. The latter lost heavily before the accurate firing of the…
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