'Bus On Fire
Fire slightly damaged the engine and wiring of a White 'bus, owned by Robert Stephson, at Pacific-street to-day…
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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
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Fire slightly damaged the engine and wiring of a White 'bus, owned by Robert Stephson, at Pacific-street to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An unusual theft was carried out to-day, when a special service waggon, belonging to the Melbourne Fire Brigade was stolen from outside a city building…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Damage amounting to £16,000 was caused by a fire in the showrooms of the Waratah Manufacturing Co., Pty., Ltd., mantle manufacturers, of Russell-street;…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire which broke out in premises known as Bains' Building, William-street, City, on Saturday afternoon caused considerable damage. A crowd quickly gathered,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Fire Brigade attended an outbreak of fire in Messrs. Stewart and Wilson's tailor shop in Hunter-street West, near Union-street, yesterday morning, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three cottages were destroyed, and a fourth damaged, when a fire broke out in Corunna-road, Cronalla, last night. As the township is outside the area served…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire, which broke out this afternoon, destroyed an unoccupied factory in Albion Lane, Annandale. The premises consisted of three floors, and until recently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The printing and book-binding works of Morgan Stephens, were almost wholly destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at over £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The worst rioting since 1921 broke out in Alexandria yesterday, disorganising the police reserves until eventually the police rallied and fired volleys into the mob. Fifteen were killed including eight Europeans, and 220…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A man who gave himself up to the police last night is alleged to have stated that he broke into Morgan Stephens' printing works yesterday morning looking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Volunteers are being railed to build a small house for the Musgrove family at Hexham. It will be recalled that a fund was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A verdict or accidental death in the case of the two women was returned, and an open verdict as to the cause of the outbreak of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miss F. Ivens, 71, of Coraki, was fatally burned when her clothing caught fire at her sister's home, It was Miss Ivens' custom to sit by an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The story of the heroic efforts of a mother to throw her flame-enveloped daughter into a bath and to turn the tap on while she herself was threatened by death in the blazing building, was related to the City Coroner, Mr. May, at his investigation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The story of the fire which broke out in Vauxhall House, Pitt-street, City, on Juno 30, when Mary Elizabeth Miller and her daughter Rosabel were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The steamer Rangitata, bound to England from New Zealand, has wirelessed that when off the Azores the German steamer Targis, was sighted. It was afire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fawkner railway station building were completely destroyed by fire early to-day. The damage is estimated at about £7000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rangitate to-day effected the rescue of the passengers and crew of the North German-Lloyd vessel Targis, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As noon as word is received from the Fire Commissioners as to the date of the arrival of temporary fire-lighting plant, a volunteer fire brigade will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pearl Baker, 17, of East Fremantle, a member of the Ambassadors' ballet, died in Perth Hospital early this morning from burns,…
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