Troops Fire on Demonstrators
SPRINAGAR (Kashmir) Mon. — Police and troops last night opened fire on mobs demonstrating against…
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10 Fires Over Weekend
Wollongong and Port Kembla fire brigades attended 10 fires over the week-end. Eight of the outbreaks were…
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LITHGOW, Wed.—A fire which raged in the State Coal Mine since early this morning was brought under control late today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Nothing Suspicious" In Mine Fire
SYDNEY, Thurs.—No suspicious circumstances surround the fire outbreak at Lithgow State mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Prevents in the Home
Three out of four fires of known causes start through carelessness, negligence, or inattention…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Firemen Battled With Blaze On Mile Front
Local Bush Fire Brigade members fought on a mile front at Dunmore on Saturday evening to beat out a fire which threatened many acres of grassland but which was contained to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gunman In Car Fires Through Bedroom Window
SYDNEY, Tues.-A bullet fired by a man in a car at Missenden Rd., Newtown tonight passed through a bedroom where a woman was resting and dropped into a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horse Kicking On Stable Walls Gave Fire Alarm
"Masher," a horse, kicked against the sides of his stable on a Unanderra farm early yesterday, and so saved two of his masters' cars, parked in a garage a few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Farm Shed at K. Grange
Shortly before 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning, firemen from Wollongong and Dapto were called to Canterbury Farm at…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Furniture Lost in Fire
A canvas malthoid cottage and furnishings, valued at £450, was completely destroyed by fire early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cotton Waste Blaze
Kerosene, and cotton waste, stored in a huge tank at Mt. Pleasant Signal box, caught alight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Destroyer Fires Warning Shot at Gunboat
HONG KONG, Mon.—A British destroyer fired a warning shot at a Chinese Nationalist gunboat today. The gunboat was chasing a British freighter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judy Garland Escapes Blaze
SANTA MONICA (Calif.) Tues.—Actress Judy Garland, awakened by flames, was forced to flee her home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children Help Fight Fire
About 20 children on school holidays helped Wollongong firemen put out a large grass fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Fire Calls
Wollongong Fire Brigade was called to two fires on Monday: one in the morning and one in the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Fire In Old Bulli Mine; Rescue Squad Called
Men were hurriedly withdrawn from the Old Bulli Colliery last night when a section of the mine caught fire. All men were able to reach the surface safely. Four men were in the…
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It was reported yesterday by the Miners' Vice-President (Mr. W. Smart) that the fire at Old Bulli…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Hut
A timber and galvanised iron hut at the official camp off Windang Road, Port Kembla, was destroyed by fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shack Fire Renders [?] Homeless
A man, woman and nine children were rendered homeless when the shack in which they were living…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fund Started for Fire Victims
A fund has been started for the O'Brien family of Wollongong whose home was destroyed by fire on August 23…
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