Fire at Prahran Produce Store Destroyed Melbourne
About £3000 worth of damage was done early this morning at M'Goagte and Co.'s produce store at Prahran by a fire which destroyed the place. One…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Big Sydney Fire One Factory Destroyed and Another Damaged Sydney
A fire which broke out early this morning at Waterloo destroyed Sommerfield's upholstery factory and damaged an adjoining disinfectant factory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Fatally Burned Fire at the South Husband Is Injured
Mrs. Agnes M'Leish (71) died at the Hospital at 1.45 o'clock on Sunday morning as a result of burns. From information supplied to "The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Minlaton Shop Owner Arrested on Charge of Arson Adelaide
As a sequel to a sensational fire at Minlaton on August 30, when £2000 damage was done, and two shops were destroyed, Norman Thomas Lee (50),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huge Fire at Hull Petroleum Tank Bursts Fire Expected to Last for at Least Two Days (Special to "The Miner") London, September 17
Following the explosion of a petroleum tank containing 500,000 gallons of petroleum a tremendous fire is raging at Hull. The tank belonged to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on U.S.A. Oil Fields Heavy Damage Reported (Special to "The Miner") San Francisco, Sept. 17
Damage estimated at more than £400,000 was done by fire in the oil area of the Ventura country, and upwards of 250 workers on the oilfields…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in East Sydney Italians' Narrow Escape Sydney
Four Italians had remarkable escapes from being burnt to death early this morning when a fire broke out in a house at Yurung-street, East Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →West Australia Fire on a Steamer Perth
The steamer Knockherna, from Hull, put into King George's Sound yesterday afternoon with a thousand tons of coal in the hold smouldering and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Bourke Wool and Hay Destroyed at the Railway Station Bourke
On Thursday at 1 p.m. a horse drawn trolly loaded with compressed hay was destroyed at the Bourke railway yard. The fire brigade was quickly on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires at Bourke Wool and Hay Destroyed at the Railway Station Bourke
On Thursday at 1 p.m. a horse-drawn trolly loaded with compressed hay was destroyed at the Bourke railway yard. The fire brigade was quickly on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Christchurch Attempt to Burn Down a Swimming Baths Pavilion Wellinton (N.Z.), September 23
The large number of fires which have broken out at Christchurch during the past few weeks prompted the circulation of a rumor that firebugs were at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Steamer on Fire in the Indian Ocean Bringing Coal to Adelaide Perth
The steamer Silton Hall is on fire in the Indian Ocean, 2000 miles west of Fremantle. Its crew took to the lifeboats at midnight. The steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Damages a Car
Damage was done to a motor car belonging to Mr. Joseph Giffen, who resides on Block 10 lease., in Argentstreet last night by petrol which had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police "And Fire Chief Note Coroner's Remarks
District Fire Officer R. W. Smith said he would send the coroner's remarks concerning Fireman Dolman to Sydney, and Inspector Gibson said he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Child Badly Burned Nightdress Catches Fire Melbourne
In spite of the frenzied attempts of her mother to put out the flames, Eunice Thorne (aged 3½ years) was badly burned about the body when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Gosford Several Shops Damaged Sydney
A fire which threatened to sweep through the business centre of Gosford broke out early this morning in the "Owl" grocery and produce store,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trouble on a Steamer Fire in Coal Suspected Adelaide
Heated coal in Nos. 2 and 3 hatches of the steamer Tremeadow at Port Adelaide showed a rise in temperature last night. The fire float was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia Fire on a Steamer Port Pirie
The fire brigade was summoned this morning to the King Howel, which is discharging coal for the Broken Hill Co-operative Coal Association. Smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at North Mine Sawmill & Carpenter's Shop Completely Destroyed No Interruption Likely to Operations on Mine
The North mine sawmill and carpenters' shop were destroyed by fire last night, but in an official statement to-day Mr. W. C. Gall, mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze at Bourke Railway. Two Trunks Of Wool Damaged
On Friday night last two trunks of wool were found to be on fire at the Railway loading bank. The Fire Brigade were quickly on the scene and…
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