Big Fire at Urana
On Tuesday morning, at about 5 o'clock, a fire occurred in the Royal Hotel, Urana, a large brick building owned by Mrs. J. Fox, and leased by…
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Girl Slaves Under Fire
Mr. Percival Phillips, the special correspondent of the "Daily Express," states that a remarkable letter has been found, on a prisoner, in which the writer,…
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At about a quarter to five o'clock on Tuesday morning one of the men staying at McLeish's Royal Hotel, Urana, on awakening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Careless Use of Fire. (The Editor "The Riverine Grazier")
Sir,—I notice in the "Riverine Grazier" that the Shire Councils and Pastures Protection Boards are stopping the use of wax matches, while some of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wood Fire
Mix different kinds of wood if you want a warm fire. Oak and pine with the wood of old fruit trees are an excellent mixture. Apple wood gives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Christchurch
An extensive fire at Christchurch, New Zealand, destroyed the Canterbury Hall, valued at £21,000. The building comprised Fuller's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Urana. Royal Hotel Destroyed
The Royal hotel at Urana, owned by Mrs J. [?] and leased by Mr Alan M’ Leis[?] was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday of last week. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big New Zealand Fire Wellington, N.Z.
A great conflagration occured at Christchurch yesterday night, in Canterbury Hall, comprising Fuller's Vaudeville Theatre, Canterbury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Fatal Fire in New Zealand
By a fire, which occurred this morning at Christchurch New Zealand at a boarding house and dining room, known as the Silver Grid,…
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A destructive fire has taken place at Auckland, where Nathan's seven storey warehouse was badly damaged. The insurance on the one…
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A destructive fire occurred at Oaklands on Wednesday of last week, when She Boy Muddle’s private residence, together with all its contents,…
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A disastrous fire, involving serious loss of life, occurred at the Silver Grid Restaurant, in Manchester-street, Christ-church. The building was owned by L…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Heavy Enemy Fire on West Front
The special correspondent at the British front of the Paris newspaper, "Le Matin," says:—"After pounding the British front lines at Passchendaele for a week the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Thursday Evening. Big Fire at Trundle
A disastrous fire has occurred at Trundle, Bloomfield Wilson and Co.'s store, a billiard saloon, a fancy goods shop, and four other shops being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Man-killing Weapons. German Liquid Fire Shells
The “Matin” says:— The Germans have introduced a new weapon against the British troops, consisting of liquid fire shells, which explode in the air…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Oaklands Bush Fire Brigade
The Oaklands Bush Fire Brigade promises to be a live body. At the meeting held when the brigade was formed Mr M. Kilpatrick was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shell Fire and Madness
Some men are attacked with a kind of madness in the presence, of shells. It is what a French friend of mine called "In folie des obus," says Philip…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fire in a Chicken [?]
Gloomy night had spread its pinions over the red tiled roofs…
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The premises of Blogg's Proprietary, Ltd., manufacturing chemists, and the adjoining premises of the Electrical Equipment Manufacturers…
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The worried wife as a last resort, secured a colored cook at an employment agency and took her home. The cook knew nothing about gas stoves. So the…
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