Opaque Darkness. Fire in a Mine
I had known darkness before—the darkness of the mine, darkness that meant a complete absence of light—but here was an opaque darkness, a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
63 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4
The Fire Fiend in Country Houses
An expert in the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance office writes in the London "Daily Mail":— We are becoming familiar with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Picture Show Fire. ARMIDALE
During the holding of Bell's open air picture show on Saturday night, two used spools suddenly burst into flames, and the a hole box almost immediately became a mass…
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A fire is a delightful thing, a companion and an inspiration. If my room were kept warm by some wretched modern contrivance, of water-pipes or heated air, would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rapid Blaze
"Thim praties ire long iv bolin', Jimmie asthore; run in an' see if the foire is out or in," exclaimed a busy mother to her boy while she spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Liner. Fighting Flames for Two Days
With a fire raging in her main hold the Nelson liner Highland Brigade put back into Liverpool on 11th May. It was stated that the crew had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Effective Fire Extinguisher
Carbon tetrachloride, recently made comparatively cheap, is a very valotilc liquid yielding a vapour that is very effective in putting out fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Immigrant Ship on Fire. Papanui Disaster. FREMANTLE
Writing from St Helens, one of the ladies in charge of the immigrants on the ill-fated steamer Papanui, which was burnt to the water's edge, gives a graphic account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire-walking Ceremony
There was a fire-walking ceremony recently in the village of Chekkarpalayam near Palghaut. The fire was about sixteen feet long and twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrors of Ocean Roads. Fighting Fog and Fire
The recent wreck of the Hilda off the coast of St. Malo, and the consequent loss of 128 lives, is a reminder that man is as far from conquering the dangers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Preventive of Fires
A liquid which is very efficacious in extinguishing fire is that known as carbon tetra-chloride. It yields, a vapour which immediately puts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Goulburn
SHORTLY after noon on Saturday a destructive fire broke out in the rear of Craig's furniture establishment, Auburn-street. In a few minutes volumes of flame and smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Gundaroo
On Wednesday last the Coroner received a communication from Constable Buxton of Gundaroo to the effect that a couple of workmen's tents, together…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will Water Yield Fire?
Flame is about the last fountain from which we should expect water, yet it yields it abundantly. The product is no more wonderful than sugar, drugs, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Tents Destroyed by Fire
THE Coroner received on Wednesday last a report from the Gundaroo police to the effect that on the 16th instant two tents and their contents, belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Fire!" the Bazaar Catastrophe in Paris
All the sellers were very busy in the great charity bazaar in the building erected on its behalf in the Rue Jean Goujon, paris, on the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Realism in Picture Shows. (Continued.) Fire Effects
There is to be a fire scene—a house is going to burn down, and the walls are going to fall. Therefore they have prepared a structure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Village Fire Brigade
A voluntary fire brigade was once formed in a certain village outside the fire brigade area. They purchased a hand-tub, and installed it in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire and Heat Proof Box
A new French fire and heat proof case for the protection or jewels and other valuables consists of two boxes made of asbestes, one of which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When Fires Are Unconquerable
It is often a source of wonder to onlookers that the rivers of water which are thrown by a dozen or more fire-engines into a burning building have…
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