Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Fires & bushfires, all years

Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

2,759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 138

Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 12

FORBES, Thursday.--Mr. David Scott's residence in Hill-street was, with its contents, destroyed by Are this morning. The property was uninsured. The fire was caused by a…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Fire at Pyrmont. Davey and Sons' Flour Mill Burnt Out. Damage Estimated at $10,000. Valuable Wheat Stocks Saved

The Sun · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 1

The Chanticleer Flour Mills, owned by Messrs. E. Davey and Messrs. E. Davey and Sons, Allen-street and Freeman-lane, Pyrmont, were burned out this morning. The fire, which started in the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Buenos Ayres Fires. Causing Uneasiness

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 8

BUENOS AYRES (Argention.) Thursday Evening.— The are at the Customs House did damages to the extent of £500,000. The repeated stock free here are causing…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Fire at South

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 6

LISMORE Friday.— The [?] Mr. W. Engleyt at South Lismore was South by fire early this morning Mr. Englayt as the only occupied at home at the time [?] wife being…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Prevention of Fire. an Australian's Invention

The Sun · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. J. H. Grant gave an exhibition of what he claims to be a genuine preventive, before a number of city add country business men yesterday afternoon…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Glebe Fire. Telephone Mystery Cleaned Up

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

A lot of wonderment was caused when it was stated in connection with the are last Tuesday at Mr. [?] stables at the Glebe that it was impossible to "get on" to the Glehe…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Willing to Fight Hurstville Council Fire-works

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

Hurstville Council worked itself into an [?] state on Thursday night over a proposed expenditure of £10, for Woodville Ward. It so happens that with a depleted exchequer…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A Father's Fatal Devoticn. Searching for His Child In the Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 6

A resident of Daysdale, in Corown district, N.S.W named G. Winter, was fatally burned one morning: recently under peculiarly sad…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Big Fire at Pyrmont. Roller Flour Mills Destroyed. Over 114,000 Damage. Brigade Hampered by Took Water Supply. Bit Saves £10,000 Worth of Wheat

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 6

A [?] trout fire broke out at the "Chantic[?] works of Messrs Edwin D'Arey and Sons. at the corner of Allen-street and Freeman's-lane Pyrmont. Carly this morning…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Fires in the Country. Child's Narrow Escape

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 3

BALRANALD, Saturday - By a strange coincidence two outbreaks of fire have occurred here on two following days On Friday at 2 o'clock the fireball clanged out an alarm which…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fire in Clarence-street

The Sun · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The salvage corps of the Fire Brigade did good work at an outbreak at premises at the corner of Clarence and Druitt streets at 6.30 last night. The fire started on the upper…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Fatal Fire at a Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 8

PARIS, Friday evening—A fire occurred last night in a cinematograph theatre at Lilie, after the performance. A lamity of are living on the premises…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Fire in Clarence-street. Four Firms Affected. Good Save by Fire Brigade

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 5

A fire broke out at 237-239 Clarence-street, city, on Friday evening, and as a result four firms suffered lots, but owing to the excellent work of the fire brigade owing salvage corps about…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Flour Mill Burnt. a Pyrmont Blaze. Valuable Machinery Destroyed. Wheat Stores Saved

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 15

Pyrmont was the scene of a destructive are yesterday morning. The flour mill of Messrs. Davey and Sons, Allen-street and Freeman's-lane, was extensively damaged. The fire…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Bunkers on Fire. Steamer Wyneric at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 15

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The steamer Wyneric, bound from Rangoon to Chili with a cargo of gunny-bags and rice, put into Newcastle yesterday. It transpires that 10 days before reaching…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Six Firemen Killed. At a Milwaukee Fire

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 3

MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin). Friday Evening.—Six firemen were killed, two were so severely injured that they are dying; and others were injured by the falling-in of the roof of a big…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Music Under Hot Fire. Adventure with Savages

The World's News · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 12

MAJOR P. H. FAWCETT, R.E., described before the Royal Geographical Society, London, recently some exciting incidents of…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

To Cloak a Murder, Man Fires His House After Killing His Wife and Child

The Arrow · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 2

AN extraordinary murder of a woman and a baby, alleged to have been committed by the woman's husband, who was infatuated with a girl, has been…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fire on Board a Steamer. Outbreak on the Wyneric

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

The Weir liner Wyneric, which arrived at Newcastle on Thursday, to replenish her bunkers, was expected to receive prompt despatch. Such is not…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →