Communists Fire - On, American Commander Shanghai
The train carrying Major-General Peck, Commander of the First American Marine Division, was fired on yesterday when passing a Communist…
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356 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 18
Display of Fire-fighting Equipment
One of the up-to-date fire-fighting units which will be ready for any emergency in the North-East this season. It was on display at Barnawartha rodeo on Saturday. It is equipped with plenty of hoses and water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prolific Growth Creates Fire Danger MELBOURNE
Resulting from good rainfalls in many country districts in recent weeks undergrowth was prolific and would create a danger of bush fires this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Sweeps Settlement TAMWORTH
Piallaway settlement about 30 miles from Tamworth, was swept by bushfires today. A conservative estimate is that 900 acres of standing wheat ready…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire Valuable Cotton Goods Lost
SYDNEY, Friday: A fire which gutted a five story building in Wentworth Avenue, Sydney, early this morning, caused damage estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Palvona Bushfire Brigade
At the annual meeting of the Palvona Bush Fire Brigade, held at Holbrook, there were present: Messrs T. E. Kendall (president). G. H. Parker…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£150.000 DAMAGES Disastrous Sydney Fire SYDNEY
Five stories of the Gordon House in Wentworth Avenue, City, were destroyed today in less than half an hour in one of the fiercest fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →300 Sheep Perish in Grass Fire TAMWORTH
A man was injured and 300 sheep were burnt to death in a disastrous grass fire which destroyed 5000 acres of grass in the Mul[?] district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Menace Aggravated SYDNEY
Continued dry weather, plus heat wave conditions, which have existed in northern NSW for the past few weeks, have aggravated the bushfire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Danger Thoughtlessness Largely Responsible
Without the thoughtful co-operation of all persons in bushfireliable areas there, is not much that the authorities can do to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fire Risk
Sir.—Mention is constantly being made about the necessity of ploughing fire breaks and anyone who has seen the growth of vegetation will agree that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Playing with Fire in the East
Whatever may be the merits of the claim for national independence on the part of some of the peoples bordering on the Pacific,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deaths of Show Girls In Fire SYDNEY
When the City Coroner (Mr Cookson) resumed the Inquiry today into the deaths of the Tivoll showgirls, Phyllis Fay Haynes,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys £4000 Worth of Watches SYDNEY
Faulty electrical wiring is believed to have been responsible for a fire which destroyed the entire stock of watches valued at £4000 belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevent Bush Fires
Next week is Bush Fire Prevention Week throughout Victoria, and the cooperation of all Bush Fire Brigades in the State has been sought. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Truck and Furniture Destroyed by Fire
A fire that started in a load of furniture being conveyed to Stud Park North on Thursday afternoon last resulted in a serious loss for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Danger
Without the thoughtful co-operation of all persons in areas liable to bushfires, there is not much that the authorities, can do to prevent a recurrence,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOLBROOK Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Holbrook Urban Area Bush Fire Brigade elected the following officials: President, Mr D. Carnegie: vice-presidents, Messrs L. D…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Orantes" Fire
Only 22 days after fire seriously damaged her, the 20,000 ton twin screw Orient Liner "Orontes" sailed from Tilbury on 5th October in her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truck & Furniture Destroyed by Fire
A fire that started in a load of furniture being conveyed to Stud Park North on Thursday afternoon last week resulted in a serious loss for Mr. F…
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