Incendiarism at Ballarat. Fourteen Fires in Fortnight. MELBOURNE, Monday Night
An incendiarist is terrorising the people of Ballarat, and many fear to leave their homes unguarded. Last night the Methodist Church was…
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Fires Raging in Shanghai Huge British Losses Estimated at Over £30,000,000
Shanghai, August 22. Following incessant bombardment by guns and planes on both sides, the main industrial area of Shanghai, in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Eleven Dead Forest Fire in Wyoming Now York
A party of relief workers were trapped on a rock lodge while fighting a forest fire at Shochoni National Park, near Cody (Wyoming)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Narrow Escapes in Ballroom Fire Boulogne (France), Aug. 22
A fire which broke Out in the ball-room of the Casino at mid-night completely gutted the building, The outbreak was attributed to an electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →"Hot" Music for Dancers. Fierce Melbourne Fire
To the music of waltzes, foxtrots, and rhumbas, which were being played on a floor above, firemen fought a fire in the premises of Film Tests (Reg.),…
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The historic Town and City Mission Church in Ballarat East (Vic.) was destroyed by fire. The police have no doubt that this was another act of…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Reformatory Set on Fire. Heavy Damage Follows Riot Paris, August 29
Farmers, armed with clubs and shotguns, hurried to the aid of the police when 300 boys at a reformatory school near Montpellier set fire to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Bug in Sydney Six Fires in Laundry Sydney
During the week end six separate fires were discovered in the laundry of a house at Newtown in which eleven persons were…
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Can you find anything peculiar about the following words? The same peculiarity applies to each word:— DABCHICK, DEFEAT, SOUGHING…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Bush Fires Prevention Victorian System Praised
Addressing a conference on bush fire prevention in Sydney, Mr. E. Hudson (Forestry Commissioner) advocated that fire danger areas should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Eastwood Town Hall Destroyed Sydney
The town Hall and Council Chambers at Eastwood were practically destroyed by fire shortly after 3 o'clock this morning. When…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eastwood Town Hall Destroyed by Fire. SYDNEY, Monday Night
The town hall and council chambers at Eastwood were practically destroyed by fire this morning. Incendiarism is suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Fire at Benalla Petrol Depot Ablaze
One of the most spectacular fires at Benalla (Vic.) for many years occurred when the petrol depot of J. J. Doherty and Co. was destroyed. Drums…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Zoning System for Powers Keeping Seas Free Destroyers to Fire on Submarines London
Plans for preventing further attacks on shipping in the Mediterranean were approved at the conference at Nyon. They provide for the patrolling of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Chinese Airmen Raid Shanghai Buildings Set on Fire
Widespread damage was done by Chinese airmen last-night. They raided areas held by the Japanese eight times and dropped many bombs. These…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Disastrous Fire Vienna's Crystal Palace Vienna, September 19
A battalion of infantry, together with firemen and police vainly fought a fire which broke out in the rotunda at Vienna's Crystal Palace. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Children Show Courage When School Catches Fire Sydney
When a fire broke out in the weatherboard section of the West Manly Public School today, 100 children marched out into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Newtown. Upholstery Factory Destroyed. SYDNEY, Friday Noon
H. R. Brisby's upholstery factory, at Newtown, was totally destroyed by fire last night, only the walls being left standing. The damage…
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The damage by fire at Cockatoo Dockyard is now estimated at about £50,000. The managing director of the dock,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fearful Fire at Temora Eight Horses Burnt. a Deplorable Incident. Temora
Seven draught horses and one harness horse were burned to death here, and two others and a foal received terrible burns yesterday. It…
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