Bush Fire Menace. Expected Next Summer. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
The Graziers' Association of New South Wales will fully co-operate with the Shires' Association in the formation of bush fire brigades…
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Woman's Bravery Saves Children From Fire Sydney
When a fire broke out during the night in the home of Mrs. Vida Green, of Upper Yarrowditch, between Walcha and Riamukka, she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canary Warns Guests City Hotel Blaze MELBOURNE
A canary whistling save the alarm of fire to guests of the Colonial Bank Hotel. Little Collius st., City, when a blaze broke out at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£20,000 FIRE Furniture Store Destroyed Spectacular Sydney Blaze Sydney, [?]day
F[?] by a strong breeze, fla[?] swept through the furniture store of Kilner's Pty. Ltd., in Camperdown, to-night, doing damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Risked His Life Saved Has From Fire Had Collapsed in Blazing Building Melbourne
Seeing flames coming from the kitchen of a neighbor's house in Barrett street, Cheltenham, to-night, Mr. B. J. Howard warned the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judge's Bush Fires Report Criticised Minister Defends Forestry Officers Melbourne
To provide for salvaging the timber damaged by the bush fires last summer a bill was introduced by the Minister for Forests (Mr. Lind) into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Must Vacate Homes Following Fires Sydney
Because two of the walls of Kilner’s furniture storage building, which was severely damaged by fire, last night are bulging dangerously, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Teacher Gashes Hand While Cutting Wood for School Fires
Much adverse comment has been levelled at the failure of the Education Department to provide for firewood used at the Albury Infantsâ…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Consul's Home “Not Caused Deliberately” View of Police Sydney
Police are satisfied that a fire which broke out in the basement at the home of the Japanese Consul-General (Mr. Akiyama) last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spectacular Fire in Shoe Factory Substantial Damage Done Melbourne
Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a spectacular fire at the Glaron Shoe Manufacturing Company's factory [?]t North…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Inquiry Into £25,000 Fire Sydney
A coronial inquiry into the cause of a fire which was responsible for damage estimated at £25,000 at the furniture store of Kilner’s Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Does Extensive Damage Newcastle, Tuesday
A fire which is believed to have started in the basement and spread to the ground and the first floors, caused extensive . damage at (the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This Fire May Burn for Years Grafton
The Dorrigo Fire Brigade has been fighting for two days and two nights a fire covering about an acre of sawdust and shavings, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cannot Have Two Irons in the Fire! Sydney
Following a camplaint to the stewards, bookmaker Alf Franklin has been ordered by foe A.J.C. to confine his attention to bookmaking and not to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spontaneous Combustion Causes Expensive Fire Sydney
A fierce fire which was started by spontaneous combustion in a bale of straw gutted two shops in Paddington this afternoon. The blaze started at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girls Confess to Starting City Fire Sydney
Two girls, aged 9 and 6 respectively, confessed that they had been responsible for a fire which caused slight damage yesterday at Moran and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Little Girls Responsible for Fire in Store Sydney
Two girls, aged 9 and 6 years respectively, confessed to the police that they had poured kerosene on paper, pushed it beneath the door at Moran…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plans Made Early to Fight Bush Fires Sydney
With warmer weather only a Few months hence, extensive plans are being made by the Bush Fires Advisory Committee to prevent or at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Political Disorder Police Forced to Fire Into Crowd One Person Killed ; 30 Injured London, July 17
The Simla correspondent of "The Times" says that one person was killed and 30 injured when police in the Dhami State fired at 2090 political…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer on Fire in Mid- Pacific 214 Persons on Board Oil Tanker Reaches Stricken Ship London, July 18
Four vessels raced to the aid of the Japanese liner Bokuyo Maru. which was on fire in the mid-Pacific, with 214 people on board, comprising 1100 passengers and a crew of 104. The vessel, which is en route from injuries, left this evening for…
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