New Zealand Fire. Damage at the Bluff. Three Men Missing. Wellington
A disastrous fire occurred at the Bluff yesterday. The Club Hotel and Block, including other business premises, were destroyed. The…
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Disastrous Fire Business Block in Wellington Destroyed. Three Men Missing. Wellington, N.Z.
A disastrous fire occurred at Bluff's Club Hotel last night, and the whole of the block, which included several oilier business, premises, was destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Henty Motor Fire
Further evidence was taken at Albury on Tuesday at the inquiry as to the cause of the fire which destroyed a motor car at Henty on June 4…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bluff Fire. Body Found in Debris. New Zealand
Further particulars of the fire at Bluff, New Zealand, show that the body of one man has been found in the debris, and two other men are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Orange. General Store Destroyed Sydney Communication Cut Off. Orange
Messrs. Forster and Thompson's "general stores were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The brigades saved the adjoining buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Orange. Damage Estimated at £9,500. General Store Destroyed Sydney
The biggest fire in the history of Orran[?]e Occurred early this morning when Message Forster and Thompson general stores in the main street were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. Beached at Twofold Bay. Sydney
The big inter-State, cargo steamer Buninvong, beached at Twofold Bay this morning, owing to a fire having broken out on board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Forts Fully Manned. Coastal Steamer Under Fire. Wellington (N.z.)
The coastal steamer Wakatu, when entering Lyttleton Harbor this morning did not stop for Examination. A shot was fired over her bows from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in the Theatres
Many people, and particularly young cigarette smoker, think it no harm to strike matches in a public hall; but it now carries a penalty of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire and the Sword. Germans in Belgium. Brussels
Two Belgian towns, Vise and Argenten, are in flames. The population of Vise is reported to have been decimated by the German invaders…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Fires in Wagga
On Saturday evening last, after a break of several weeks in which no fires were reported in Wagga, the Fire Brigade received a call al 10.20 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germans Between Two Fires. London
The Belgian legation states that a cavalry division is rapidly advancing on the west. The Germans across the Meuse are hemmed in between the forts and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Angry Civilians. Indiscriminately Open Fire. London
The civilians around Liege fired on the German doctors and troops. Similar action has been taken by civilians near Metz…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Saturday Night Fires
As the result of further inquiries as to the origin of the fire in Fitzmaurice-street on Saturday night, it is clear that the outbreak commenced in Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attack on Liege. Terrible German Losses. Mowed Down by Belgian Fire. Marched to Death, Shoulder to Shoulder. Post Arthur Nothing to It. London
Thrilling accounts of the attack on Liege have been published in the English newspapers. The German method of attack resembled that at Port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crockery Shop Fire. Considerable Damage Done. Sydney
The crockery department of Messrs. Hales Ltd., George-Street North, was partially destroyed by fire this morning. The damage was considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Church. Congregation Panic Stricken Fourteen Women Trampled to Death. Brussels
A slight fire broke out in a church at Saint Antoine, at Llaonvrie Charleroi, while mass for the Belgian Army was being celebrated. The congregation was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Church Catches Fire. During Mass for the Dead. Panic Results in 14 Deaths. Brussels
At slight fire broke out in the church of Saint Antoine, at Slaouyrie, Charleroi, while mass for the Belgium army was being celebrated. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cossack Rifle Fire. Destroys Austrian Cavalry. Rome
Reports have appeared in the papers stating that a number of Austrian cavalry have been destroyed by the rifle fire of Cossacks on the border…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henty Motor Car Fire. Driver Bird Committed for Trial
The Coroner at Albury, Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., on Wednesday concluded the magisterial inquiry regarding the origin of the fire at Henry on…
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