Tents Destroyed by Fire
Two tents pitched in the village of Maude and occupied by Mr. Fred Leonard (who as employed on the building of the weir over the Murrum…
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Rebel Cruiser Fires on French Vessel London
The Spanish rebel cruiser, Almiranto Cervera, fired four times on the French merchantman, Frerestal, and compelled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Echuca Speedway
A fire which broke out at P. T. McInerney's electric speedway destroyed the ticket box, a gramophone amplifier and records, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Couple's Belongings All Lost in Fire
At Maude, two tents occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leonard, were, with their contents, destroyed by fire. Leonard is employed on the building…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Myrtleford
At 7 p.m. Sunday a fire destroyed the tobacco bulking and grading sheds owned by Mr. T. Busst, of Waterloo, three miles from Myrtleford. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Water Set the House on Fire! Girl Who Was Afraid to Rub Her Hands
MOLLY CAREW was a young girl of seventeen. Just an ordinary factory girl who had recently started work in a large boot factory in…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Another Fire in Henty Two Children in Danger a Commendable Rescue
Henty is sustaining its reputation for fires. On Thursday evening last, at about 10.45, the alarm was given by the ringing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →King Killed by Etiquette Only One Man Was Permitted to Put Out the Fire—and He Was on Holiday!
WHOEVER made up the fire in the royal palace had made a good job of it. It was already giving off a great heat, and several logs of wood…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Professor Picard's Escape "Multiple" Balloon Catches on Fire New York
Professor Picard's "multiple" balloon was destroyed when it caught fire at an altitude of 11,000 feet at Lansing, Iowa, and crashed on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Inquiry (Before Mr. I. Beavers, P.m.) Origin of Fire Not Disclosed
On Friday last, at the Henty Police Court, an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of premises in Sladen Street occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Bug in Ballarat. Melbourne
A pyro-maniac is believed to be at large in East Ballarat. Four houses have been destroyed in two days, and extra police have been sent from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Narrowly Averted
Prompt action by the occupants and neighbours prevented a serious fire at the residence of Messrs Alf and Frank Henderson in Davidson street. North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Child Rescued From Fire
The six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs W, Cherry, of Leeton, had a, narrow escape from being burnt to death Before leaveving their home to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Melbourne Goldsbrough Mort's Wool Store Stud Sheep Incinerated
Goldsbrough Mort and co.'s wool store, in Bourke street, was partly destroyed by fire on Saturday night, and many prize…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destroyed by Fire Post Office and House
Fanned by a strong wind, a fire completely destroyed the store, dwelling house and post office owned and occupied by Mr. C. Baker, at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Stud Rams Destroyed in Melbourne Fire Riverina Losses
Spreading with rapidity a fire swept the rear portion of the top floor of a skin and wool store in Bourke-street, Melbourne, owned by Goldsbrough…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£100,000 Fire Soap Factory Destroyed 300 Men Idle
Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the works of Australian Soaps Ltd. at Alexandria, Sydney, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Spanish Vessel Attacked Tragic Scenes Amid Fire and Panic London, July 30
Captain Abdulio, Castel, master of the Spanish freighter Andutz Mendi (1601 tons), relates a graphic story of the attack on the vessel by two…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hanging Fire
So far it must be disappointing to the Municipal Council that comparatively so few houses have been connected with the sewerage mains. If…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threw Tin of Petrol on Fire Man's Tragic Death Sydney
While Graham Long, a resident of Auburn was building a fire in the yard of his bungalow which had just been built beside his old home, he…
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