A Fierce Fire Great “Save” Effected Four People Overcome in City Blaze SYDNEY
One of the most meritorious “saves” in years was effected by fire brigades this morning when a fierce fire broke out in an…
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£7000 Fire Casino Sawmill Gutted
For the second time within five years a sawmill owned by Pidcock Bros., of Casino, was destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £7000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Fire Commissioners at Hay. Presentation of Long Service Medal
The Board of Fire Commissioners paid a visit of inspection to Hay, on Tuesday night, travelling by car from Narandera through Leeton. The party…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bandits Wreck Train Fire Savagely on Coaches Shanghai, August 31
One of the worst train wreckings ever perpetrated by bandits in the three Eastern Provinces occurred to-day, 26 miles south of Harbin, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Big Fire at Casino Sydney
A fire at Casino this morning [?] Lee’s bootshop, doing damage estimated at £4000. Adjoining premises were badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Balranald Fire Brigade Visit of Board of Fire Commissioners Attended by Firemen and Aldermen
On Wednesday last, although the weather was not conducive, there was a fair attendance at the fire station to meet the Board of Fire Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Disaster at Sea Big American Liner Ablaze at Least 200 Lives Lost Horrifying End to Pleasure Cruise Varying Opinions As to Cause of Fire Spring Lake (N.j.), September 8
One of the worst disasters the history of the American mercantfle marine, involving the loss of at least 200 lives, occurred shortly after 3 a.m, on Saturday, eight miles off the coast of new Jersey. when the 13,000 pleasure cruise to Havena and was burned to the water edge…
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On Friday last the Board of Fire Commissioners paid their annual visit of inspection to Corowa. The party consisted of Messrs. T. J. Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Report. Fire Work of Incendiary. Another Liner with Fire in Hold. Balboa (Panama Canal)
Seven officers of the liner Santa Rita, which made port under her own power with a fire in her hold, declared "the fire here, and also on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Commissioners Pay Deniliquin a Visit. Presentation to Firemen
During the course of their tour of New South Wales, Mr. T. J. Smith, President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and Mr. E. E. Collins…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Cunard Liner Precautions Against Fire Many Safety Devices London, September 9
Designers and builders are concentrating on efforts to make the new Cunard. liner 534 immune from risk of serious fire, and the whole,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Sea. On American Tourist Liner. Great Loss of Life. New York
The Ward liner Morro Castle was destroyed by fire at 3 o'colck on Saturday morning, about eight miles off the New Jersey coast. A wireless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]ful Fire on III-Fated Morro Castle [?]86 Dead and 27 Missing [?] Beached; Still Smouldering
[?] the result of a fearful fire on the liner "Morro Castle," [?] Ashury Park. Broadwalk (New York) 166 persons are [?]dead or missing, according to an official statement. An[?] puts down the loss of life at 186, with 27 persons…
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Damage estimated at £4000 was caused early Friday by a fire which, gutted a bootsbop conducted by Mr. Tom Lee in Walker-street, Casino…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on Steamer S.O.S. Messages Delay in Sending Alleged New York. Sept. 12
George Rogers, chief wireless operator of the Morro Castle, told the Inquiry Board to-day that it was fully 30 minutes after he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Morro Castle Fire Radio Operator's Evidence. Delay in Sending Out S.O.S. New York
Mr. George W. Rogers, chief radio operator of the ill-fated Morro Castle, told the Inquiry Board to-day that it was fully half an hour after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balranald Fire Brigade Presentation of Medals
At the Balranald Fire Station on Wednesday week last the Hon. T. J. Smith (President of the Board of Fire Commissioners), carried out the happy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mid Eternal Ice Extreme Rigors Fire Refused to Burn CALCUTTA, September 14
To be marooned for eight days in an ice-cave, 22,000 feet up on an Himalayan peak, during terrific blizzards, was the experience…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boot Factory Fire £5000 Worth of Damage Mysterious Aspects Melbourne
Damage amounting to about £5000 was caused by a fire which broke out [?] this morning at the factory of Ivor Trescowthick, Pty., Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Dean Street Stock in Shop Damaged Damage Estimated at £200
Stock valued at between. £150 and £200 was destroyed by a fire which broke out in a detached brick and from storeroom at the rear of…
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