Small Fire Reported
A fire which broke out in a dwelling house at No. 503 Beryl-street this afternoon badly damaged the floor and two walls of the kitchen of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1920
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Fire Brigade Calls
During the year 1919, the Broken Hill Fire Brigade attended to 69 fires and responded to 19 false alarms. The following table shows the fires and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Darling's Flour Mill Is Destroyed by Fire Cause of Outbreak Not Known Adelaide
Messrs. John Darling and Co.'s fivestorey flour mill at Port Adelaide, with a store and a large stack of wheat, was burnt this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Fire in Port Adelaide Darling & Sons Flour Mills Destroyed by the Flames Adelaide
Early on Friday a fire broke out at John Darling and Sons flour mills at Port Adelaide, and of the mill, store, and engine room, only the four bare…
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Early on Friday a fire broke out at John Darling and Sons flour mills at Port Adelaide, and of the mill, store, and engine room, only the four bare…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Breaks Out Amongst Destroyed Paper New Blaze Very Fierce Adelaide
A fire broke out again this morning among the debris of the "Advertiser" Eapor at Port Adelaide, which was bur[?]t some weeks ago. The new blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Still Smoulders Adelaide
The remains of the fire at John Darline and Sons' flour mill at Port Adelaide are still smouldering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armed Sinn Feiners Open Fire on the Police Officers Use Hand Grenades ("The Times" Message.) London, January 5
"The Times' " correspondent at Ballylongford says that there was a daring outrage there. Constable Clark was snot at close range while crossing…
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Mr. Charles Masters had a terrible experience at Young during the weekend (reports the Sydney correspondent of the "Advert[?]ser"). While out work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in South Melbourne Does Very Much Damage Six Previous Conflagrations Melbourne
Damage estimated from £10,000 to £12,000 has been done by a fire which early yesterday morning destroyed part of the premises and stock of Robinson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze of War Ends Each Century Many Precedents Quoted During 800 Years
It is at least a curious fact, however little real significance it may have, that regularly, since and including the close of the 11th century, each cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Year's Eve at Central Fire Station
At the invitation of the staff about 60 friends met at the Central Fire Station on New Year's Eve to see the old year out and the new year in. This…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eight-hour Shifts Wanted by Fire-fighters Big Wage Increase Involved Sydney
It is understood that the fire-fighters intend asking the Arbitration Court for the institution of an eight-hour shift. To comply with this demand would…
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It is understood that the fire-fighters intend asking the Arbitraron Court for the institution of an eight-hour shift. To comply with this demand would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Midnight Fire Horse Boxes Destroyed
Two of the horse boxes used by Mr. George Patrick Naisbit at his racing establishment, situated at 27 Williams-lane, were completely destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Cherryville Grass & Wattles Destroyed Adelaide
A fire at Cherryville yesterday burnt 200 across of grass and wattles, the property of Halliday Brothers. The fire motor lorry caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Wallaroo Mill Destroyed 200 Persons Thrown Idle. Wallaroo
Early this morning the British Mill and the Penno Bag Factory, which adjoins the mill, were burnt. The mill, which was situated towards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Firemen's Work Considered Not Crealty Dangerous Fire Commissioner's Opinion Sydney
The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners considers that there is no great danger in firemen's work. He said that a first class fireman was paid…
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A tremendous fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the wheat yards at Wallaroo. Penno's bag factory and the British Government sterilising and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Workers' Councils Police Fire on People (Reuter's Message.) London, January 13
Reuter's Berlin correspondnet says that big demonstrations of protest have been made against the compromise nature of the Government's bill…
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