Incendiarism Suspected. Blaze at Parramatta Labour Bureau. Sydney
A fire which occurred at the Parramatta branch of the State Labour Bureau last night destroyed a cabinet containing…
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Sharefarmer's Misfortune. Home Destroyed by Fire
WHEN FAMILY WENT TO CIRCUS Thinking that the circus would be showing in Corowa as had been advertised, Mr. William…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Fire in Ballina. Five Shops Destroyed. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon
Five shops in the business centre of Ballina were totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at £12,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nightdress on Fire Child Severely Burned
Dulcle Law, three years residing with her parents in Light[?] street Shepparton, was severely burned about the arms and body as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire and Flood at Jerilderie Jerilderie
With flood waters rising in the business section of the town of Jerlider[?]e several buildings were menaced this morning by fire. Before a bucket…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Flood. a Jerilderie Experience. SYDNEY, Monday Night
With the flood waters rising in the business section of the town of Jerilderie, several buildings were menaced early this morning by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire in Melbourne. Murray's Confectionery Works. MELBOURNE
A fire partially destroyed the confectionery manufactory of Messrs. Murray, the damage being estimated at between £20,000 and £25,000, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Jerilderie. J C. Prosser’s Store Gutted
Word was received in Berrigan on Monday morning that the general store conducted by Mr J. C. Prosser, at Jerilderie had been destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Blaze at Jerilderie Melbourne House Gutted Damage Estimated at Nearly £7,000
The most disastrous fire in the history of Jerilderie occurred early on Monday morning, when Mr. J. C. Prosser's general…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams Shocking Queensland Tragedy. Whole Family Wiped Out. Home Destroyed by Fire. Brisbane, Thursday Night
A shocking tragedy occurred at a farm, near Yandina, on the north coast, this morning, resulting in the deaths of Norman Wallis, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Keep the Home Fires Burning"
UNFORTUNATELY it is very necessary, at the present time, for most people to curtail their normal expenditure in order that they may…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Damage, £6750
The estimated, damage of the fire at Jerilderie on Sunday week when the general store of Mr. G. J. Prosser was completely gutted, was over £6750…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nurses Trapped in Fire
Thirty nurses were trapped by flames when their quarters at Bowen-street Private Hospital caught fire at Wellington (N.Z.). They awoke to…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Disorders in Chile Students Withstand Fire From Police Santiago (Chile), July 25
Two thousand students opposed to the Government withstood an attempt by 1000 military police to dislodge them from a barricade in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sensational Fire at Mosman. Filling Station Alight. SYDNEY
A sensational fire broke out, last night, at a Mosman filling station, Flames spread rapidly when a motor car, which was being supplied with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on 'Bus Policeman's Resource Saves Passengers
Twelve passengers, most of whom were women, narrowly escaped being burnt to death, when a 'bus, in which, they were travelling from Northeote to…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Destructive Fire at Hangar Melbourne
The hangar of the Shaw Aviation Co., Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, was destroyed by fire at midnight on Friday. Four aeroplanes were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pigeon Hero. Death of War-time Carrier. Flew Through Shell-fire—victim to Cat
"Rupert," one of the most famous of Britain's war-time carrier pigeons is dead. Since the Armistice he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Coalfields Fire. Upper Work of Pelaw Main Destroyed. SYDNEY
The most disastrous fire in the history of the coalfields took place last night, when the entire surface structure of the Pelaw Main Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strange Albury Fire Several Outbreaks in House Smart Work of Brigade
A fire of mysterious origin broke out in "Glenaire," a fine 18-round residence in Crisp-street, Albury, which is owned by the estate of the late Mr…
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