Cotton Steamer Catches Fire a Remarkable Spectacle. LONDON
There was a magnificent spectacle at Liverpool, when the French steamer, Okalahoma, laden with cotton, nitrate, and sugar, caught fire. A…
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Latest Telegrams. Fire at Nursing Home. Woman Rescues Ten Children. TOOWOOMBA
When a fire broke out at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Knight, early this morning, ten children were carried, one by one, to safety, by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in Sydney. George Street Cafe. SYDNEY, Monday Night
Damage, estimated at £7,000 was caused by a fire which, early this morning, broke out in the Waldor[?] cafe, near the G.P.O., in George…
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When the film caught fire during a picture show performance in Nambour Town Hall last night, the operators had to tear a hole in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire at Bangalow. Sydney, Wednesday Noon
A fire in the main street or Bangalow, destroyed three buildings, and seriously damaged two others…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Picture Theatre. Operator Has a Narrow Escape. BRISBANE
When a film caught fire during the screening of a motion picture, in the Nambour Town Hall, last night, two operators had to tear a hole in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fatalities in New Zealand. Three Lives Lost. SYDNEY, Monday Night
Thomas Egar (25), a cripple, was burnt to death in a blazing building at Blackall (New Zealand). He was noticed too late for rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. a Remarkable Fatality. Man Claims That He Was Assaulted And Then Set on Fire
The police are investigating a ghastly story that Thomas Ivory, 44 years, a Surry Hills storekeeper, told just before he died on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigades Delegates Meet at Burrumbuttock Hall Meeting Discusses Important Amendments
A meeting of delegates from district Bush Fire Brigades convened by Mr. M. Attenborough, was held at the Burrumbuttock Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Barcaldine. Damage £15,000. BRISBANE
Several business establishments, including two hotels, were destroyed by fires, at Barcaldine, Queensland. The damage is estimated at £15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Fire at Hillston. Three Premises Destroyed. HILLSTON, Monday Night
Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning a disastrous fire destroyed the business premises occupied by Phillips' paint store, Proudford's boot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Footscray Fire. At William Angliss' Works. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night
Damage, estimated at £150,000, was caused by a fire which destroyed the fellmongery factory of Messrs. Wm. Angliss and Co., at Footscray, early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Albury 171 Bales of Wool Stored in Building
An old buggy -shed on the Albury show ground, in which 171 bales of wool had been Stored by the Farmers and Grazlers' Grain, insurance and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Valued Services Board of Fire Commissioners and Mr. P. K. Ritchie's Resignation
Following upon Captain Ritchie's resignation as captain of the Corowa Fire Brigade as from July 31, 1929, the Board of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Albury
Wool valued at approximately £10,000 was completely destroyed by [?] at the Albury Show ground, on saturday. A wool and iron shed with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£16000 Fire at Murwillumbah Sydney
A fire at Murwillumbah this morning destroyed five wooden premises including the imperial Hotel. The loss is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Ganefield Fire Cairns, Thursday Night
While assisting to extinguish a fire in a canefield, an Albanian,' Ferik Pafil (21), was trapped by the flames and burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Furniture Factory. Sydney, Friday Noon
A fire broke out early this morning in Stirling's furniture factory, Haymarket. Practically the whole of the top, storey was destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nun's Heroism Rescues Sick Sister. Then Jumps to Safety Fire at Convent
The Convent at Beaudesert (in Queensland) was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The occupants, comprising Sisters of Mercy and 12…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Country Fires
A fire in the store premises of W. D. Leslie Pty. Ltd., at Sale (Vic), on Saturday morning, did damage to the extent of £20,000…
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