Fatal Brisbane Fire. Woman Burned To Death. BRISBANE
Mrs. Maud Brownlees (53) was burned to death in her home at The Valley, Brisbane, this morning. In escaping from the fire which gutted…
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Woman Burned to Death Fire in Brisbane Home Brisbane
Trapped in her bedroom in a blazing house at Fortitude Valley, a suburb of Brisbane, last night, Mrs. Maud Amelia Brownlees, 53, wife of the Gympie City…
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Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., has been informed by the Postmaster General’s Department that careful consideration had been given to his representations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burmese Gang Fires 70 Houses in Indian Village Rangoon, February 28
In a raid on an Indian village near Shwedo, a Burmese gang set fire to 70 houses before being driven off by the police…
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Under most exacting conditions, militiamen attached to the 9th Brigade carried out war-time exercises on the beach at Woonona this morning and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Here, But Heat and Fires in N.Z. WELLINGTON, N.Z.
The Dominion, which experienced a cold wet summer, is now being swept by a terrific heat wave. Many extensive bush fires…
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Sir.—Sir James Barrett, advocates cancelling grazing rights on Crown lands. Who then would protect the forests? Without systematically…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Clothing Attempt to Send to Spain Stir in Melbourne Melbourne
When the secretary of the Red Cross Society (Mr. S. Addison) tried to send away to Spanish war victims clothing which had been contributed…
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The old house settled down to a stillness like the night before Christmas. If creatures were stirring, they were mighty quiet about it. I tried to keep…
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Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., has been informed by the Postmaster General's Department that careful consideration had been given to his representations…
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Fire to-night completely destroyed the old “Advertiser” building at Parramatta, used by the “Cumberland Argus” as a storeroom. The damage…
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Demonstrations by volunteer fire brigades were given at Katoomba show ground to-day. Results:— Dennis motor engine, 250 gallon…
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At the monthly meeting of Wodonga Fire Brigade the captain (Mr. A. Turton) occupied the chair. Arrangements were made by members who are…
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What is expected to be a particularly interesting and novel demonstration will be held at Shepparton on Saturday, March 25…
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HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), March 2. Fire, coupled with a 26-mile an hour wind, destroyed an old landmark, the Queen’s hotel and two other bulidings,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of G. McKAY Burnt in Fire in N.Z. Inquiries in California Wellington (N.z.)
There were further developments in the Gordon Robert McKay case when a message was sent to California asking the police there to endeavor to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tragic Hotel Fire 36 Persons Perish in Flames Firemen Hampered by Bitterly Cold Weather Halifax, March 5
Thirty-six persons were burned to death when the Queen’s Hotel, a wooden building erected 50 years ago, caught fire during the darkness of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrorism in England Shot Fired to Cover Suspect’s Escape Fire in Department Store. London, March 4
Noticing a stranger carrying a parcel and acting in a suspicions manner on a railway embankment at Willesden Green, a signalman…
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It was announced late this afternoon that Detective Sergeant Alford to be sent to New Zealand immediately to help the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Constable’s Heroism Saved Man From Death in Fire Wellington (N.z.)
Great bravery was displayed by Constable Douglas Kilgour. aged 21, in rescuing a man who was trapped in a burning burning building last night. The…
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