Fire at Gilgandra Petrol Stolen From Fire Engine Gilgandra
A fire this morning destroyed Colison's secondhand store, knows as "Noah's Ark," and also his residence and a grocer's store. The…
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Policeman Fires Men Found in Store Arrest and Escape Sydney
A man who is alleged to have broken into the Wallis Free. Stores in Harris street, Pyrmont, was arrested by Sergeant Farrell last night. A second…
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Inspector H. Coghlan, of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, visited Lockhart last week, and overhauled the local fire engine. With Captain W…
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The steamer Castlemoor, which arrived yesterday with a fire in two holds, has been beached. The fire is still burning fiercely, despite the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Tunnel Electric Light Cable Fuses London
An unusual fire occurred under the Thames Embankment last night when an electric light cable carried in a tunnel below the footpath fused…
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A fire broke out early this morning on the ground floor of a shop occupied by Mr. Peter Lotte, tobacconist, of Forbes Street Woolloomooloo. The occupants of the floor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Near Bellingen Hospital Threatened by Flames Sydney
Bush fires have been raging for the last few days in the Bellingen district. At one time the flames almost surrounded the Bellingen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chinese War Shantungese Retreating Elrctrified Barbed Fire Used Shanghai
Electr fied barbed wire, for the first time in the history of Chinese warfare was used by the retreating Chihli S[?]ng forces in a desperate effort to stem the advance of…
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Between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday morning the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call to Baylis street, where a heap of fruit cases at the rear of…
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About 1.30 a.m. on Friday the ringing of the fire bell and the sounding of the sirens attached to the railway engines awakened many people…
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Griffin's store at Woonoona was completely gutted this morning. The stock was partly insured, and the building insured…
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There times during the night the brigade was called to the parliamentary buildings, in response to alarms of fire, but only to find a troubled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in French Town Tremendous Damage Paris
A Fire, which lasted throughout the night, destroyed a large part of Bourges, 144 miles south of Paris. The damage is estimated at £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tornado Porto Rico Devastated Island Practically Ruined Thousands of Lives Lost Fires and Landslides New York
COMMUNICATION with Porto Rico had been partly re-established. Messages reveal additional fatalities as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Tornado Porto Rico Devastated Island Practically Ruined Thousands of Lives Lost Fires and Landslides New York
Communication with Porto Rico has been partly re-established. Messages reveal additional fatalities as a result of the tornado on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Telegrams Fire at Woonona Sydney
Griffin's large darpery emporium at Woonona was destroyed this morning by fire. The fire brigades concentrated on saving the wooden building…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat on Fire Holocaust in Madrid Audience Panic-Stricken Several Hundred Victims MADRID
IT IS feared that several hundred persons perished in a fire at the Nevadades Theatre, situated in one of the most populous quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theatre on Fire Holocaust in MADRiD Audience Panic Stricken Several Hundred Victims Street Block Destroyed MADRID
It is feared that Several hundred persons perished in a fire at the Nevadades Theatre, situated in one of the most populous quarters of the city,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Oil Plant Timely Arrival of Brigade Sydney
A serious fire was prevented by the timely arrival of the fire brigade today when an outbreak occurred at the Oriel refining plant of the Fell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Big Blaze Colonial Sugar Coy. Sky Brilliantly Lit by Flames SYDNEY
SERIOUS DAMAGE was caused by a fire which broke out at the works of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, in Harris street…
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