Bush Fires. Burn Car and Mails. Wellington (N.z)
A motor mail car, bound from Westport to Nelson, was burned at Spooner's Range yesterday. A scrub fire in the gully ran quickly up the hill…
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New England · Fires & bushfires
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A motor mail car, bound from Westport to Nelson, was burned at Spooner's Range yesterday. A scrub fire in the gully ran quickly up the hill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire which commenced at two o'clock this morning gutted n two storied factory in Surry Hills occupied by Manners and Co., wholesale groe[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New York police authorities have been startled by the admissions of a man that he has been making his living by setting fire to tenement and other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Very shortly, consequent upon an interview between Capt. Webb and Chief-officer Jackson, it should be wall-nigh impossibis for anything to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →While H. B. Morris, captain of Singleton Fire Brigade, was cycling along Maitland Bead, he was sublimely unaware that he was on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two stories of a factory in Nichollsstreet, Surry Hills, wore gutted by fire early this morning. The place was occupied by J. M. Manners & Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An engine at the Armidale Motors Ltd. workshops back-fired on Monday night and caused a fire at the gas motor. Mr. J. Post extinguished the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A are at Clifton (N.S.W.) completcly destroyed the Bank of New South Wales and Hill's boot shop occupied by Miss Bell, costumierc…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A portion of a Salvation Army probationary home at Boxhill (Victoria) was partially destroyed by tire. Although 70 boys and a number of army…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The St. Ledger totalisator, at Victoria Park racecourse was totally destroyed by fire late night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An engine at the Armidale Co-operative Motor Garage back-fired on Monday night and caused a fire at the gas meter. Mr. J. Post extinguished the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire which was fortunately extinguished without much trouble before it assumed any serious [?]ons took place late on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gilgandra residents were alarmed to hear the clanging of the fire bell at 7.30 p.m. on Monday night, and all the town tuned out to locate the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Many town residents were awakened in the early hours yesterday morning by the ring of the fire. The majority, however, soon return…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wood's Furniture factory at St. Peter's was gutted by tire last night. The damage is estimated at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] big shops at Cessnock were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. They were occupied by Mrs. Newton, draper and milliner; C. Bissel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ross Glamour, 40, who pleaded at the C[?] Criminal Court on Friday [?] was sentenced by Mr. Justice [?] to 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Several business premises at Richmond were destroyed by fire yesterday. Owing to the absence of proper fire appliances the police organised a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The clanging of the firebell brought great crowds of people into the main thoroughfares of the town on Tuesday morning. They were not kept…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A madman at a Paris aerodrome emptied a pistol at an aeroplane which was taking off on a flight to London. The pilot landed unsteadily…
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