Thrilling Incident Balmain Blaze
In a hare of smoke and flame, two electric cables suddenly snapped last night and fell among a scrambling crowed of people who surged back…
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Fire at Arncliffe
A big fire broke out at a pottery in Marsh Street, Arncliffe, last Saturday afternoon. The building, which was the property of. Mr. Hornann, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£20,000 BLAZE Balmain Factory Gutted Houses in Danger
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused when the factory of White-lum and Catts, wood moulders, in Reynolds Street, Balmain, was…
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The steamer Kent, held up by the strike at Auckland, was severely damaged by fire. (See letterpress)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boys Start Fire. Berala School Incident
Boys broke into Berala School on Monday afternoon, and set a desk on fire, after they had amused themselves by breaking property and spattering the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£15,000 Damage. in Balmain Fire
THE damage caused by a blaze which destroyed the wood-working factory of Whitium and Catts, in Clay-street, Balmain, last night, amounts to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Subdued Kent Badly Damaged Auckland
A serious fire broke out aboard the Federal liner Kent in Auckland Harbor on Wednesday night. The outbreak was discovered in the second hold, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Factory Fire. Damage at Balmain. Firemen's Difficulties
A big fire-fighting force from headquarters, Balmain, Pyrmont, Rozelle, and Leichhardt, faced with great difficulties, failed last night to prevent the destruction of Messrs. Catts…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Packing House Destroyed. Fire at Rogen's Hill
The Hills District Citrus Packing House, situated at Rogens' Hill railway station, was destroyed by fire last Monday morning. The whole…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fierce Fire. Steamer Kent. Cargo Destroyed. AUCKLAND
A fire broke out at 4.15 this morning on the steamer Kent, which has been anchored in the stream as the result of the strike since last week…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£100,000 Damage Fire on Steamer Auckland (N.z.)
The fire on the steamer Kent was finally subdued at midnight. The estimated damage in the insulated holds alone is £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heroism in Fire Rescue From Blazing Ship Air-line Tangled in Ladder Auckland
With the air-pipe of his smoke helmet entangled in a ladder, Fireman Mackay was held prisoner in the blazing hold of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship on Fire Blaze in Sandon Hall's Bunkers a Lucky Discovery Brisbane
The Ellerman and Bucknall liner Sandon Hall, 5270 tons, under charter to the A. and A. Line, en route from New York to Adelaide…
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Ample provision has now been made at Nepean Picture Theatre for means of combatting fire. A fire hydrant and 60 feet of hose have been installed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Dunoon Lismore
The post office boarding house and a tobacconist's shop were destroyed by fire at Dunoon. All the buildings were of wood, and there was no fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Firemen Rush Stokehold Apolda's Fires Out Remains at Wharf Perth
The meeting of the seamen was held this morning, the decision of which was to carry on the strike. Captain Matheson of the Orsovn…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bunker Fire. Steamer Sandon Hall. in Brisbane River
A fire was discovered yesterday morning in No. 3 hold of the Ellerman line's steamer Sandon Hall, which arrived in Brisbane on Tuesday from New York, via ports…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Steamer Fire Much Cargo Burned Hull Undamaged Auckland
An investigation aboard the steamer Kent following the outbreak of fire shows that in addition to 1500 tons of cargo destroyed in No. 2 hold, where…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burning Coal Mountains That Smoulder Underground Fires
WHEN a fire starts in a coal mine it may burn indefinitely. It was reported the other day that the fire which broke out some years ago in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Dunoon. Lismore
A fire at Dunoon destroyed a boardinghouse occupied by Mr. Phillpots, a hal[?] dressing saloon occupied by Mr. Kane, and the post-office. Most of the contents of the…
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