Disastrous Melbourne Fire. Fireman's Narrow Escape. Melbourne
A disastrous fire occurred in the Accessories Property Ltd.'s three-storied building in Elizabeth-street. Flames spread with remarkable rapidity. Some…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
252 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 13
Slept in His Socks. Had Premonition of Fire
A recent big fire at Glen Innes found Captain Eastlake, of the local Fire Brigade, ready for the call. He had a premonition that night that he would…
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Mr. H. A. Tuck, Divisional Inspector of the Fire Brigades Board, paid an official visit to Wellington yesterday, and last night made an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Ship-builders. Extensive Damage. SYDNEY
The mam workshop at the premises of Morrison and Sinclair, shipbuilders, Long Nose Point, Sydney, was parity destroyed by fire this morning. The…
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At the coroner's inquiry at Peak Hill into a fire at Bulgandranine Mine, on March 31, the owner, Oliver Stanley Pitches, was committed for trial at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil and Petrol Catch Fire. Melbourne
A motor truck travelling towards Woodend from Melbourne, and loaded with oil an. petrol, caught fire while entering the town last; night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liquor v. Lemonade Anti-Prohibition Campaign Opened Mr. James Dooley Fires the First Shot. and Scores a Financial Bull's Eye
As far as Narromine is concerned the first shot in the coming battle between Liquor and Lemonade was fired on Monday night in the Town Hall, when Mr James Dooley, ex-Premier, addressed a large and orderly meeting. The speaker was Riven a splendid hearing, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mystery Fires. Oxidisation Theory
"Seventy-five per cent, of the fires which occur in Sydney are never traced to their origin," declared Mr. J. Minchin, of the Fire Underwriters'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mystery Fires. Oxidisation Theory
"Seventy-five per cent. of the five which occur in Sydney are never traced in their origin," declared Mr. J. Minchain, of the Fire Underwriters'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cigarettes and Forest Fires
Burned or burning cigarettes are discarded at the rate of 170,000 a. minute—90,000,000,000 a year—in the United States, according to best figures…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Cunnamulla. Block Destroyed. SYDNEY
A fire at Cunnamulla, Queensland, destroyed a block of buildings including the theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Telegrams. a Fortunate Calm. Big Fire at Cunnamulla. Brisbane
A disastrous fire at Cunnamulla, Queensland, destroyed a block of buildings consisting of a number of shops, a theatre and a residence. There was no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Orange
A serious fire occurred at 1 o'clock on Sunday morning in the stationary and newsagency b[?] of Mr.[?] in the head of the[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast Fire. Whole Town Nearly Goes. SYDNEY
A fire at Geringong, on the South Coast, last night destroyed a boarding-house and general store, besides damaging a bank. The town was only…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thirty-three Cars Destroyed in Fire Sydney
A five at Newtown destroyed a motor garage, together with 33 cars. A picture theatre next door was saved by the firemen after a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big City Blaze. Dairy Produce Burnt. Sydney
Damages estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the premises occupied by Naren Sussen street Sydney,last night. The blaze was most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trouble in Calcutta. Police Open Fire. Calcutta
Thirteen were killed in a collision between a bus and a railway engine. A crowd of strikers attacked the engine-driver. The police opened fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Man Burnt. Clothes Catch Fire. Sydney
John Bromley, aged 62, a homeless wanderer, rushed on to the platform at Lidcombe last night with his clothes on fire, and screaming for help. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspicion Surrounds a Fire. Two Men Arrested. Sydney
Following a fire at the Vacuum Oil Company's shed at North Wollongong the police seized a number of cases in a house in the neighbourhood and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Case of Fire
Serious accidents are often due to the careless handling of motor sprit, probably the most highly-inflammable spirit known. Yet who has not seen…
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