Struck by Lightning Fire Extinguished
During the thunderstorm at about 4 o’clock this morning lightning. struck the corner of a bathroom at the residence of Mr. Peter Scott, a…
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Fire at Manangatang Doctor's Residence Totally Destroyed
When the dust storm was raging over the mallee on Wednesday evening of last week, a fire broke out at the residence of Dr. Wilby, in the main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Telephone and Bush Fires
To assist in fighting bush fires, the Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson) has issued instructions that postmaster may utilise the telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Chiltern
On Wednesday morning at 9.30, a wooden building close to the private residence of Mr. W. Boucher. Chiltern, was found to be in flames. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Film Fire
During the screening of the "Boree Log" at the Memorial Hall, Rutherglen, on Tuesday evening last, no film caught alight and before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Cinema Theatre. Thirty-Five People Lose their Lives. ROME
Thirty-five people were incinerated in a fire at a cinema theatre, at Mariago. Many others were injured. The Prefect, in hurrying to the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire on Irrigation Area New Bungalow Home Destroyed
The loud clanging of the fire-bell a few minutes after two o'clock this morning aroused most citizens of Hay and those who were in a position to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cables. a French Tragedy. Murdered Man Tied in Sack and Set on Fire. LONDON
A Paris message states that a man who was murdered at Melun has been identified as a young traveller named Gaston Truphene. He carried…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams Big Blaze in Hudson's Timber Yards. Sydney, Thursday Night
An outbreak of fire at Hudson's timber yards, at Glebe, early this morning, caused damage running into many thousands of pounds. All the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire at Canadian Mining Camp. Princeton (B.c.)
Nine men were burned to death and five seriously injured when a bunk house at Granbo Mining Co. was destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Berrigan Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening of last week, when there was a good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Deniliquin
A fire broke out on Wednesday evening in the bathroom of one of two cottages in Creasy Street, owned by Miss Palmer, and occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Mathoura Two Shops Destroyed Public Saves Another
A disastrous fire broke out at Mathoura shortly after 3 a.m. on Wednesday last. Two shops were completely gutted, and a third…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Albury
Shortly after midnight on Thursday a fire was discovered in an old building, used as a furniture store, owned by Mates Ltd., and situated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Blaze at Maude. Monday, April 16th
The Maude Store and Post Office were completely destroyed by fire, to-day, about 1.30. A willing band of workers were soon on the scene, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Fatal Fire. Brother and Sister Lost. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
When a fire destroyed their home, at Waituna, New Zealand, Francis O'Brien and Freda O'Brien, brother and sister were burned to death…
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On Friday afternoon last the firebell gave warning of a fire which broke out in a small building in the Park grounds. The scene of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nurses' Quarters Catch Fire Sydney, Monday Night
A number of cottages used as the sleeping quarters for the nurses at the Royal North Shore Hospital, were endangered by an outbreak of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Woman's Terrible Death. Clothes Soaked with Petrol and Set on Fire. MELBOURNE, Monday Night
A motor car containing Mrs. Beatrice Adam (44), and Ernest John Adam (45), was struck by a train at Frankston (Vic). The machine broke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Shipbuilders' Workshop. Sydney, Friday Noon
Damage estimated at between £10,000 and £12,000 was caused by a fire which partially destroyed the main workshop at the premises of…
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