Motor Ship on Fire
The motor ship Agu[?]an is afire off the Mindanoo coast, in the Philippines. Sixty of the passengers are missing. and another sixty have been rescued:…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
286 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 15
Hairdresser Burnt Out
A shop occupied by William Fry hair lre[?]ser and tobacconist, at Marrickville was damaged by fire early this morning A police constable noticed…
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It is reported that a fire broke out at Tyagong School, Grenfell Road, Friday morning, due to the overheating of the chimney of the stove. One…
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A fire broke out in the M'Bride tunnel of the Wonthaggi mines (Vic.) early on Sunday morning. Of a party of three miners who were attempting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wombat Old Hall Burnt Down. Myserious Fire
Wombat awoke on Friday morning last to find the old Wombat Hall in ashes, Mr. J. J. Worner, who lives near by, seems to have been the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Shed Destroyed. Disastrous Queensland Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- Lelchhardt Downs woolshed in Queensland has been totally destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burned About Face Man Attempts to Extinguish Fire
Robert Rurrows (43) was [?]lightl: burned about the face lost night when he attempted to subdue a fire which broke out in his motor garage at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Street Bridge Alight Fire in Unusual Circumstances
The West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call to a fire which broke out in rather extraordinary circumstances one morning last week…
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Very few Ford users equip their vehicle with any appliance for extingushing fire, but even without the experience of fire the advisability of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Picture Show Burnt Blaze at Lithgow
The Coliseum picture theatre at Lithgow was burnt to the ground during the early hours of yesterday morning. The proprietor and his wife and family,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Benzine for the Fire Laundry Endangered
Young William Myers, son of Mrs. Myers, of Young Steam Laundry, had a narrow escape yesterday morning. He used benzine in a second attempt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Epping Business Premises Destroyed
Two business premises were completely destroyed by fire, and two others severely damaged at Epping early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crash—then Fire Motor Lorry Destroyed Petrol Tank Punctured
A motor lorry, was burnt under peculiar circumstances on a bush road near Goulburn last week. The vehicle belonged to Mr. Walter Gilbert,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work of Thief? Fire at Randwick
A theif, who entered the house of Lionel Bvrnes at Randwick last night is thought to have been responsible for a fire which broke out during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire on Tweed Damage about £6000
A fire, which broke out in the main business. block at Murwillumbah at five o'clock this morning totally destroyed Colefax's refreshment and…
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Awaking with a choking sensation, and finding the bedroom full of smoke Mrs. Florence Lambert of Mosman, flung open the door to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Totalisator Blown Up Sensational N.z. Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--An Auckland message says detectives were investigating a sensational affair at Avondale Jockey Club race course last night…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- A motor bus burst into flames today and was destroyed. There was only one passenger in the bus and he escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auburn-street Fire a Good Save
At 2 a.m. on Saturday a fire broke out at Miss Robertson's confectionery and soft drinks establishment near the Broadway Theatre in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Van on Fire Sydney
A [?] caught fire after col[?] with an electric light post in George-street Sydney, before daylight this morning. The driver…
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