Aeroplane on Fire Pilot and Passenger Injured
Although their Gipsy Moth aeroplane crashed, burst into flame, and was destroyed at Griffith last week, Mr. Walter Lyell, the pilot, and his…
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Spectacular Melbourne Fires
A fire in the King's Theatre, Melbourne, which broke out on the stage about 9 p.m. on Tuesday, did damage to the extent of over £10,000, A…
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A disastrous bush fire was narrowly averted on the property of Mr. B. L. Bold, of "Landdowne," The Rock, A fire broke out in a large wheat…
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The recent fire in Liverpool's Chinatown, in which five persons lost their lives, was recalled in the coroner's court, when a posthumous award from…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Big Fire in British Columbia. Five Million Dollars Damage. BUENAVANTURA, B.C.
A fire, believed to be incendiary, destroyed the business district of this town, with a loss of five million dollars…
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The opening of the steel fire lookout tower at Mount Stanley took place this week. There was a large attendance of residents of Stanley and…
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A disastrous fire occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning last, at Urana, when a dwelling owned by Mios Johnston, of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors the Commonest Causes of Car Fires
Back fires, of course, are the most frequent—in fact, one might say invariably, are the cause of cars catching alight. When the back firing…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fire Brigade Demonstration at Wodonga
Under the auspices of the Wodonga Fire Brigade a most successful demonstration was held on the Hovell-street Reserve on Monday (Foundation Day)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Who's for Australia? Too Much Talk of Revolution Playing with Fire Citizens, Preserve Law and Order!
R[?]cidess, talk of violent upheaved and of meeting force with force is rite—reckless talk by Labour extremists of revolution, and by professional and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Balldale. Weatherboard House Totally Destroyed Only a Few. Things Saved
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Friday morning the weather board house owned and occupied by Mr. C.H Taylor, in Charles street,…
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Consistent blasts and whistling from locomotives drew Culcairn residents from all quarters of the town in the early, hours of…
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A fire which broke out in the big cellar of W. F. Weedan's emporium in Burrowa street, Young, in the early hours of Tuesday…
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James Nilson Lynn, aged 13 years, who was severely burnt, died in Margaret River Hospital (W.A.). He was walking from School with his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Bush Fire Moon Lindis Farm, Binya
DEAR Uncle Jeff,—I was pleased to see my last letter in print. My uncle is harvesting his crop, and my oldest brother is helping him. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bush Fire at Tumblong Scrub and Grass Destroyed
On 5th inst. a bush fire broke out on the property of Mr. J. Dennis, "Riversdale," Tumblong, in scrub country. The fire encroached on the…
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A fire broke out at the works of Barrington and Johnson, joiners and undertakers, at Cessnock. William Johnson, 9 years, and Gordon Johnson…
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Sent to Blyth, Northumberland, to bo scrapped, the once famous 25,000 ton Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Scotland, was destroyed by fire. The…
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Raymond Barringham, 12 years, and Gordon Johnston, 11 years, sons of the partners af Barringham and Johnston's funeral parlors and joinery works, died…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Disastrous Fire in California Men and Horses Perish. Oakland (Cal.)
Four persons were burned to death and between 50 and 80 horses, valued at half a million dollars, perished in a fire which destroyed the Oakland…
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