Hotel Fire Chef's Death SYDNEY
During a fire in an hotel at Oaklands yesterday morning, a chef named Bysouth received severe burns dying several hours later…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
474 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 24
Death by Fire. Poignant Scenes
"I first, realised that lives were in danger when I saw shavings alight on the ground floor I shouted: "The [?] has gone wrong: get it out. I rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RXPLOSION-FIRE Man Injured Sydney
William [?] had his leg badly fractured when an Oil drum he was cutting with an acetylene torch exploded, and he was struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Glass Works. Fireman's Narrow Escape. Sydney
A fire broke out late last night at the premises of the Silvarite Glass Company. Camperdown. The damage is estimated at many thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire-fighting with Electric Fans
A novel use of electric fans in extinguishing a conflagration was recently adopted in Boston, U.S.A., when a fire broke out in the basement of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Painful Accident Old Lady Falls in Fire
Mrs. C Mckenzie of "Atholton." Nullamanna[?] who is over 80 years of age, met with a shocking accident carly on Saturday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dancers at Ambassadors Flee From Fire Fraudulent Advts To Be Prohibited In Victoria Photos and Certain Reports Banned Melbourne
The State Allorney-General has decided to introduce drastic legistation to prohibit the publication of fraudulent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Dance Hall Ambassador Guests Blinded by Smoke £20,000 Damage to Building Centre Chief Civic Commissioner's Wife Carried From Hall Unconscious Sydney
A sensational fire broke out shortly before midnight in MacNaught's Shoe Store, Pitt Street. Sergt Conlin said he could have subdued the fire himself when he noticed it, with a chemical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£40,000 Blaze. Melbourne Warehouse Damaged. Melbourne
The premises of Colier & sons, merchants, of Flinders Lane, Melbourne were party destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gaol Fire and Mutiny
The Auburn (N. Y.)State prison,one of the largest in the State was partially destroyed by fire last Sunday night, accompanying an extraordinary attempt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Trapped Fire in Shaft BERLIN
As the result of a mining catastrophe at Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, 24 have been killed and it is feared 12 others will not recover. Fire damp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dancers Flee from Fire. Ambassadors' Ballroom Alight. Sydney
A fire which broke out shortly before midnight gutted McNaught's Shoe Store, in Pitt-street, and badly damaged the Ambassador's ballroom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inverell Municipal Council. Need for Consulting Electrical Engineer. Water Ready for Town Supply January 1. But Available for Fire- Fighting Purposes Shortly
At the fortnightly meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council last night Ald. Thomas said he thought that with £30,000 worth of machinery in the power house the Council should have a fully qualified consulting electrical engineer, and he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Painful Accident Old Lady Falls in Fire
Mrs. C. McKenzie, of "Atholton" Nuliamanna, who is over 80 years of age, met with a shocking accident early on Saturday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dancers Flee from Fire. Ambassadors' Ballroom Alight. Sydney
A fire which broke out shortly before midnight gutted McNaught's Shoe Store, in Pitt-street, and badly damaged the Ambassador's ballroom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Cellar 24,000 Gallons of Wine Destroyed. SYDNEY
By fire in a wine cellar hear papier (N.Z.) 24,000 [?] of wine were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christchurch Fires Incendiarism Suspected CHRISTCHURCH
Another suspicious fire occurred here last night, when 15,000 gallons of petrol and oil, belonging to Messrs D. H. Brown and Son were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Trapped Fire in Shaft
As the result of a mining catastrophe at Waldenburg, Lower Silesia, 24 have been killed and it is feared 12 others will not recover. Fire damp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaol on Fire. Prisoners' Vain Efforts to Escape
Auburn (New York) State-prison, one of the largest in the State, was virtually destroyed by fire, accompanying an extraordinary attempt at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rifling the Phone Box Policeman Fires Shot SYDNEY
A constable fired a shot at a man who was caught in the act of rifling a telephone bureau coin receptacle at Glovelly early this morning. The…
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