Firemen Risked Lives Remove Explosives Sydney Warehouse Blaze
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—In the fire at W. S. Friend and Company's ironmongery warehouse yesterday some 20 firemen risked…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
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South Grafton Fire GRAFTON
Sheds and machinery valued at £200 were destroyed by fire at A. E. Smidt's woodyard, South Grafton, to-day. The loss was half covered…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Town Half Destroyed By Fire Lack of Water Narrow Escapes Church Bell Gives Warning Melbourne
Residents of the town of Boollarra, in the Gippsland district, had to stand by powerless, owing to the absence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Corndale Factory on Fire
Fire destroyed portion of the Corndale butter factory of Norco Co-operative Ltd. yesterday. The damage is estimated at between £2000 and £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fishermen's Loss Nets Destroyed By Fire GRAFTON
Donald Jack and Cecil Smith, fishermen, of Alice-street, Grafton, suffered a loss of £250, and Reg Bullivant (18) narrowly escaped serious injury when…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →£3,000 Fire at Corndale Factory CORNDALE
DAMAUE estimated between £2000 and £3000 was caused by a fire which gutted the engine room and other portions of the Norco Co-op. Ltd. butter factory at Corndale this morning…
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LISMORE, Thursday:-- Damage estimated between £2000 arid £3000 was caused by a fire which gutted the engine-room and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INFLUENZA & Pneumonia Rampant Pestilence Feared in Cities Louisville Fighting Floods, Fire and Disease
CHICAGO, Wednesday:--An epidemic of influenza and.. pneumonia is rampant, particular in Louisville, where the Health Commissioner has estimated that at least 200 have died from diseases attributable to the inundation. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gypsies' Camp Fire Lament for Their Lost Chief (From a Special Correspondent.) LONDON, January 11 (By Air Mail)
Gypsies from three counties gathered in the churchyard of St. George's, Fordington, to say their last farewell to…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Corndale Factory Fire
At a social meeting of the Board of Directors of Norco Co-op. Ltd. at Corndale yesterday, it was decided to rebuild in brick the engine room of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship in Distress Crew Fighting Fire In Cargo Los Angeles, Sunday:--
The Coastguard station ports that the motor ship Inverbank is in distress. The crew are fighting a fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carter Fined Lighting of Fires P.M's. Comments Casino
At the Casino Police Court yesterday two [?]ocal wood carters, Geo. Green and Albert Edward Lever were charged with leaving a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mosquito Stick. Causes Fire
Two outbreaks of fire occurred in Molong during the work (says the "Express"). One, caused by the flaring up of a mosquito stick resulting in several…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Twine Factory Firemen's Hard Fight In Smoke Clouds
SYDNEY, Sunday:-- Forty firemen had a hard fight in suffocating clouds of smoke to extinguish a fire at the twine and hemp factory of E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Destroyed By Fire
The five-roomed residence of Mr. John McLennan, of "Ti-tree," about six miles from Drake, together with contents, was destroyed by fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Home Destroyed Big Loss In Wiangaree Fire
Damage estimated at several hundreds of pounds was caused on Friday afternoon by a fire which gutted the home of Mr. and Mrs. V…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Lyons Fires First Big Shot Referendum Campaign Strong Appeal for "Yes" Vote
SYDNEY, Tuesday:— The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), in opening the "yes" referendum campaign in Sydney Town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wood Becomes the Scapegoat When Fire Occurs Serious Decline in Use of Timber
Whenever a serious fire occurs in a building largely constructed of wood, whenever a bad train accident happens and wooden carriages are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Outbreak at Mooball Kelly Bros.' Store Considerable Loss of Stock
Considerable loss of stock was suffered by Messrs. Kelly Bros., general storekeepers, of Mooball, as the result of a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Destroyed by Fire
The residence of Mr. J. E. Cram, of Doon Doon, was demolished by fire on Friday afternoon last, all the contents being lost. The family was at…
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