Big Blaze at Canton. Heavy Loss of Life Probable. Hong Kong
The naval authorities here have received a wireless message from Canton stating that a large fire raged all day yesterday, but is now under control as…
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£30,000 Fire. South African Mine Suffers. Cape Town, October 16
A disastrous fire destroyed the headgear and crushing house at Luopaardsvell Estate, a goldmine near Krugerdrop, and the damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck of Chaff Catches Fire
The Griffith train arrived in Temora on Thursday fifteen minutes late. The delay was occasioned by a truck of chaff catching fire. The track…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Candidate Suffers Loss From Fire. LONDON
While Mr. F.D. Ackland, Liberal candidate for Tiverton, was reading a lesson in church he was summoned to his home, Kellerton Park, where a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →China’s War. the Canton Fire Shanghai, Oct. 30
The fire at Canton was confined to portions of the Western district and was extinguished wit[?] twenty-four hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Stop, or I'll Fire." Suspect Arrested After Long Chase Sydney
Henry Gough (26) it said to have lead the police a lively dance through Newtown and McDonaldtown yesterday and he was not arrested until several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire. Picture Theatre Destroyed. Sydney
A fire shortly after midnight totally destroyed the Revolt Picture Theatre, in King Street, Newtown. The cause of the outbreak is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midnight Fire Outbreak. Picture Theatre Destroyed Sydney
A fire which broke out shortly before midnight, totally destroyed the Rivoli Picture Theatre in King street, Newtown. The brigades were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Fire Girls' Narrow Esacpe Forty-five Engines Fight Flames London
Thoro was a sensational fire in tho Film Companies' premises. caused by an explosion. Girls in the building were forced to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boarding House Fire. Little Girl Burned to Death. Melbourne
A fire attended by fatality occurred at a boarding house early yesterday morning. Roy Heyland was awakened by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Filmland Lives in Danger. Forty Engines Fighting. London
A disastrous fire broke out last night in the kinema quarter of London, and forty fire engines are now in action. Following an explosion on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Films Ablaze Big London Fire. Girls’ Sensational Escape. London, October 23
A sensational are occurred in the Kinema quarter of London, at which 40 fire engines were in action. An explosion at the premises of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at the Railway Yards Sydney
The officers of the signal branch at the Sydney Railway Yards caught fire early this morning. The ceiling and fittings were damaged, and some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensations of the Week End Tragedy and Crime in Different States Man and Woman Found Shot Racecourse Stand Set on Fire
Each week end brings its list of tragedies and crimes, more generally from the capital cities. During the past week end there were sensational happenings in several States…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Blaze at Narromine Nine Shoes Gone Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred this morning in Dandaloo street, Narromine. Nine shops were completely gutted. The fire is belived to have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire. OVER £3000 Damage. Narromine
A disastrous fire occurred this morning in Dandaloo street, Narromine, nine shops being completely gutted. The fire is believed to have broken out in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Narromine. Extensive Damage Narromine October 28
Ten shope a[?] Narnomine were burn[?]ed down [?] morning. Fanned [?] a strong breeze the fire soon was out of hand and lock of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gallant Sailor Four Lives Saved. Sensational Hotel Fire London, Oct. 27
The Commander of a Naval survey ship while Banding off Oban Bay, notice the Queen's Hotel was on fire the email hours of the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Lane
Shortly after one o'clock' yesterday afternoon the fire brigade was summoned to a fire in a lane adjacent to the Masonic Hall, Wagga. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News. Fire Destroys Cottage
Awaking with a choking sensation at their home at Campsie on Tuesday night, George Hutchinson and his wife found their room full of smoke and the…
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