Bush Fire Relief Committee Still Functioning Needs Not Yet Satisfied
Despite the fact that the danger of bush fires has long passed, the Albury Bush Fire Belief Committee is still functioning, meeting whenever required…
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Haystacks Destroyed by Fire
The destruction by fire of two hay stacks on different properties this week leads one to think that an incendiary is at work. A few [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Young Damage £15,000 SYDNEY
A disastrous fire occurred at Young late last night, and was not extinguished for some hours. The outbreak commenced in wheat silos…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portion of Bones Found in Fire Proved to be Human SYDNEY
Portion of the bones recovered from a fire at Narromine lest Saturday has been proved by the analyst to be human…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →House at Tallangatta Damaged by Fire
A weatherboard house in Dagmar street, Tallangatta, occupied by Mr. Andrew McRae, was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon. The police…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£15,000 Damage by Fire Wheat Silos Ablaze 100,000 Bushels of Grain Destroyed Young
Damage estimated at £15.000 was caused by a fire-which broke out in the wheat silos at Young last night, and destroyed 100,000 bushels of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£20,000 FIRE Country Town Blaze No Water Supply System Bangalow
More than £20,000 damage was caused by a fire which gutted four buildings and threatened many others in the main street, of Bangalow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaming Police Now Use Fire Extinguishers Melbourne
In addition to axes and Other tools to aid in breaking: into premises gaming police have now been armed with another weapon to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Echo Deaths of Two Men Coroner Holds Inquiry Windsor
The Hawkesbury District Coroner to-day opened an inquiry into a fire at Box Hill, on January 14, which resulted in the deaths of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heap of 32,000 Tons of Coal Lights Itself Thousands of Tons of Water Pumped on Tc Blaze Wollongong
As a result of spontaneous combustion, following the wet weather last week, a fire broke out to-day in a heap of coal containing 32,000 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Luxury Liner Sinks After Mystery Fire International Events
The picture (top left) shows the luxury liner Paris lying sunk in Havre harbor after she had heeled over following a mystery outbreak of fire. The true aspect of this aerial picture will be gained by looking at it from the left hand side of the page…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Big Stack of Coal Under Control Port Kembla
The fire which broke out in a stack of 32,000 tons of coal belonging to the Australian Iron and Steel Co is now under control. About 100 men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Destroyed by Fire at Holbrook
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Parker, Swift St., Holbrook, was destroyed by fire at a late hour on Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Parker…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Apparatus for Making Fire Police Allegations in Court a Chiropodist Charged Sydney
The discovery of an apparatus which the police alleged was ready to he used to set fire to the Sydney Arcade was described,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coursing Fire Screen Hard- Pressed by Lady Eager Big Bounce Fails in Straight Six Wodonga Last Night
Fire Screen, who does well up the straight six track, was hard pressed over the concluding stages of the Murray Stake, 7th heat, at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Scare
Mild excitement was caused last Saturday afternoon when the sounding of the fire alarm brought many residents out of doors to find out the reason…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage by Fire to Wheat Stack at Young Now Totals £24,000 YOUNG
Although under control, the fire which broke out in a large stack of wheat at Young flout mills last week is still burning and it is unlikely that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Was Walwa Woman Dead Before Car Fire? 198 Road Fatalities In Period of Six Months Victorian Figures Melbourne
Statistics released by the Government Statist-to-day reveal that 198 persons were [?]lled in road accidents during the last six months…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Germany May Turn to Russia Seek Aid To Squeeze Poland Vital Developments Pending Beck’s Speech Only Only Added Fuel to Fire LONDON, May 6
Europe is going through another period of “reaction.” This time it concerns the speech of Colonel Josef Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, and the General opinion held is that what Col. Beck said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plight of Farmers Who were Burnt Out in Bush Fires
A tragedy of the recent bush fires in the Buffalo River country was revealed at the meeting of the Oxley Shire Council at Wangaratta, when the…
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