Police Fire Shots in Pursuit of Suspect Alleged Attempt to Steal Car
Shots were fired in Hare street, Echuca on Saturday evening by two plainclothes constables when they chased a man whom they alleged…
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Woman and Youth Trapped by Bush Fire
Surrounded by a bushfire near Liverpool, a woman and a youth, in order to escape, had to dash through flames, and both were burned. The…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bush Fire Brigades a Timely Reminder of Their Value
Early as it may seem to speak of bush fires, it is not by any means too early to urge the wisdom of measures for their prevention and control…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →£27,000 Loss in Fire Hotels and Shops
Two of four hotels in the town of Emerald, Central Western Queensland, the Commercial and the Leichhardt hotels, were destroyed by fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Fire They Cannot Put Out Has Burned for 52 Years
LIVING on top of a volcano is nothing to what the inhabitants of Hocking Valley, Ohio, have to put up with…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Fire Brigade Out
On Saturday afternoon last the Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade had a turn out in response to the fire alarm, which rang at about 1.30. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manchukuo Incident. Soviet Troops Fire on Patrol. TOKIO
Various reports state that Soviet troops fired on a Manchukuo patrol at Yankuanping, and that four Manchukuans were killed and five were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parents’ New Responsibility. in Regard to Use of Fire-arms or Airguns
Some stringent provisions were recently imposed by Parliament in respect of the use of firearms and airguns, by children under 14…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Ball
The annual Golden Helmet Ball in aid of the Balaranald Fire Brigade will be held in the Variety Hall on Wednesday evening next. Good music and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigades a Timely Reminder of Their Value
Early an it may seem to speak of bush fires, it is not by any means too early to urge the wisdom of measures for their prevention and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heater Causes Fire
The home of Mr. and Mrs Fred Graydon in Argyle street Murwillumbah caught fire in a strange manner when the occupants were absent at Brunswick Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Aboard Liner. Four Deaths Result. PALERMO
Four people lost their lives to-day when a fire broke out aboard the liner Vulcania. Two stewards were suffocated fighting the blaze, while a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Fire Tragedy Twelve Patients and Firemen Dead Athens, October 17
Twelve patients and firemen were burnt to death in a fire in Salonika Municipal Hospital. Many patients were so severely shocked that they are…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Truck and Wool Worth £300 Lost in Fire
When a transport lorry caught fire on the Hume. Highway, 14 miles from Albury, on Friday afternoon about 20 bales of wool valued at 300 and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Euchre Party
A euchre party organised by the Deniliquin Fire Brigade, was held in the supper-room of the Town Hal; on Tuesday night Prize-winners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Near Grafton Grafton
Widespread bushfires continue in the Clarence River district. Amongst precautionary measures adopted by residents in the area is the carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coastal Bush Fires. Heavy Damage Done. SYDNEY
At a late hour last night between twenty to thirty bush fires were raging the Clarence River district, extending from the coast near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Bush Fires. Fight with Flames in Grose Valley. SYDNEY
In various parts of the State bush fires occurred yesterday. About a dozen homesteads in the Grafton district were menaced, and excellent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blue Mountain Fires. Rain Stops Progress. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
Heavy rain over the Blue Mountains last night alleviated the bush, fires, which threatened two towns. Before the downpour the small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Men Dive From Launch Explosion and Fire
Four men had an exciting escape when fire broke out on a 35ft. launch, the Ophir, outside Sydney Heads, on Saturday afternoon. A violent…
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