Incendiary Suspected Fire at Boot Factory Melbourne
The police are searching for an meendiarist who attempted on Saturday night to burn down Whyrew’s boot factory in Stafford street…
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521 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 27
A Series of Hoaxes‘ Ambulances and Fire Brigades Victims Man and Woman Blamed Sydney
During the past few weeks a man and woman have been responsible for a series of [?] calls to ambulance and dire stations. Newtown…
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A fife at the freezing works of W. G. Boyle Pty. Ltd., Echuca, caused damage estimated at £3000. The two main freezing chambers, where large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£13.000 Country Fire Flourmill Seriously Damaged Firemen’s Great Save Horsham
About £13,000 worth of damage was caused early to-day by a tire, which severely damaged the flour mill of Noske Bros. Pty. Ltd. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheet of Flame Petrol Blaze Burns Man. Melbourne
Enveloped by a sheet of flame when he was examing a break in a tube through which petrol had been, pacing, James D’Arcy, 27, of Orrong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freezing Works Fire £3000 Damage at Echuga
A fire broke out at the freezing works of W. G. Boyle Pty. Ltd. at Echuea on Sunday afternoon, when damage estimated at £3000 was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Midnight Fire. Occupants' Narrow Escape. SYDNEY
When a fire broke out in a house at Caringbah, shortly after midnight, the members of a family named Bosley escaped in their night attire. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Making Big Ship Fire-proof Petrol Blaze Merely Scorches Walls Trial Carried OUT(British Official Wireless). LONDON , February 22
Every effort is being made to make the world’s largest and fastest ship, the Queen Mary also the safest vessel afloat. Fire resisting paint is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Streamlined Fire Engine! London, February 22
The first streamlined fire engine, containing in one machine a GOO [?] fire pump, a 40 feet ex-tension ladder, hook, ladders, oxygen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big City Fire £40,000 Damage Done Sydney Warehouse Destroyed SYDNEY
Early this morning Sydney experienced one of its worst fires for years , when Hardwicke House, a seven-storey warehouse in York…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heat Wave Expected Summer Dying With a Vengeance Bush Fire Danger Melbourne
The hot weather that set in during the week-end continued in Melbourne to-day and the weather bureau forecasts that the temperature should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Bush Fire Thousands of Acres Swept Settler’s Terrifying Etc- Perince Perth
Sixty thousand acres of timber arid pasture country at Kojunup were burnt out during the week-end The fire might have been held in cheek,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Moama
A six-roomed weatherboard house ,in Warden street, Moama, owned by Mr. John "Finucane, was destroyed by a fire Which was detected about 1.30 on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Change in Sight Heat Wave in Victoria Bush Fire Danger Melbourne
Progress of the heat wave Influences across Southern Australia is being impeded by a low presented area [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in W.a
Bush fires have swept through Kojonup and Gnowangerup (W.A) districts, and it is feared that many sheep have been trapped and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Holbrook Business Premises Destroyed Early Morning Blaze
Three buildings’ in Albury street, Holbrook, were destroyed by a fire which broke out early this morning (Friday)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Alarm of Fire
The ringing of the old bell at the fire station yesterday morning brought out many cars into Cressy and Napier streets. The bell was rung for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Infant Burned to Death Clothes on Fire Cowra
The two-year-old daughter of Mrs. Felix Ridley was burned to death at her home to-day. Mrs. Ridley rushed into the kitchen in response to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Holbrook Fire Further Details Heavy Loss of C.W.A.
The cause of the fire which broke out behind [?] garage in Albury street, Holbrook at about 1.30 a.m. yesterday details of which were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Blaze Alerted in Wagga Timber Yard
An automatic fire alarm and chemical sprinkler system are credited with saving the timber mills of hardy’s Ltd., Wagga from destruction…
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