Fire on Spirit of Progress
Fire caused slight damage to the kitchen of the Spirit of Progress dining car at Wodonga shortly after midnight Sunday…
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498 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 25
Injured Motor Cyclist Set on Fire
MELBOURNE, Sun.: One of Melbourneâs for accident victims was a motor cyclist who crashed into a telegraph pole in Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire Destroys Car : “Milker” Blamed
MELBOURNE. Sun.: Police believe a man âmilkingâ petrol from a car was responsible for a fire which destroyed one and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four hurt in small ship fire
SYDNEY, Sun. : Four people were injured when a 28ft. motor cruiser was destroyed by fire after an explosion at Coat and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Chimney Fire
Corown Fire Brigade was called to a fire at Mrs. A. Smith's residence in Honour Avenue on Saturday afternoon when a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Die in Fire
BEDFORD (Penn.), Mon. : Four persons, including two children aged four and one years, were burned to death early…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cracksmen fire building when trying to burgle a safe containing 10/—
SYDNEY, Mon.: A fire, which today destroyed a £5000 office building at Yennora, was storied by safe cracksmen using a cutting torch. The cracksmen rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£40,000 Hotel Fire
SYDNEY, Tues.: A fire which today gutted portion of the Bellevue Hotel at Cloncurry on the north coast damage…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Vic. Fire Authority appoints new chairman
Captain D. S. Rankin, of the Hamilton Urban Fire Brigade, was on Monday unanimously elected chairman of the Country Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →“Chemist who became ‘metho’ addict, died in fire whilst he was drunk”
SYDNEY, Tues.: A chemist, who was a methylated spirits drinker, had accidentally burned himself to death while intoxicated, City Coroner (Mr. McNamara) found today…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railways and Fires
Livestock, crops and the produce of the country were as much a public asset as State owned enterprises like…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lavington Fire Brigades Amalgamate
A fire brigade has been formed at Lavington to take the place of the former two brigades and to cover the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Destroys Straw on Semi-trailer
Albury Fire Brigade yesterday morning bid half a mile of fire hose to reach a stack of biasing straw on a semi-trailer in Union lane, Lavington. Two men were loading the…
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Livestock, crops and the produce of the country were as much a public asset as State-owned enterprises like the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade “Baptised”
Lavingtonâs new fire brigade had its âbaptismâ on Wednesday when secretary Aub Carmody and deputy D. McPherson attended a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truck Destroyed by Fire
A 1934 3-ton Chevrolet track was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. It was the property of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aged Invalid Saves Girl Form Near Death [Clothes on Fire]
SYDNEY, Thurs.: A 75-year-old invalid pensioner beat out his 13-year-old step-daughterâs burning clothes with his hands at Blacktown today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. G R. Lindner to again lead Burrumbuttock Fire Brigade
Mr. C. R. Lindner, of âSpringvale,â Burrumbuttock, has been re-elected captain of the Burrumbuttock Bush Fire Brigade for the third successive year. His appointment was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Tractor Catches Fire
When a tractor caught fire after petrol [?] been put into the lank at Mr. Fred Taylor's "Warrembeol" properly at Hopefield…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pure Fire and Cowboy Bill impress
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Pure Fire and Cowboy Bill, gallopers, By The Way, a hurdler, and Diplomacy, over a short run, were the…
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