Big Brisbane Fire
A fire on Saturday night was responsible for thousands of pounds of damage to the premises of Hickford and Sons, wholesale druggists and…
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Fire In Hospital Woman Succumbs to Burns. Sydney
Sarah Maguire, aged 25 years, employed as kitchenmaid at St. Vincent's Hospital died in that institution to-night from burns received when…
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After having been burned on the elgs and arms, Cecil Anderson jumped 20 feet from the window of a blazing boarding house at Spring Hill this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dance Hall Tragedy Soldiers Fire on Dancers Vancouver, June 13
A Port Calegre message states 11 merry makers, mostly women and children, were killed and 37 injured when a detachment of soldiers who…
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A grim tragedy followed an adventure by two small boys at Young on Monday. They crawled through an opening of…
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Messrs. McDonald Bros., in conjunction with Messrs. Worthington and Beeby, will test the Sheridan-street overhead lighting system on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plaster Works Fire Incendiarism Suspected MELBOURNE
A fire broke out in the Victor Electric Plaster Co.'s extensive works at Kensington yesterday. After the fire brigades had suppressed the flames,…
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A fire broke out in the Victor Electric Plaster Co's extensive works at Kensington to-day. After the fire brigades had suppressed the flames,…
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A grim tragedy followed an adventure by two small boys at Young on Monday. They crawled through an opening…
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Damage estimated at 200,000 dollars (£40,000) was done by a fire which destroyed the Customs warehouse…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners promised that Wagga should have a modern fire engine for the recently erected fire station. The new engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Fire . Montreal Customs House Vancouver, June 16
A Montreal message states that damage, estimated at millions of [?]ol[?] was done byb a fire, which des[?]ed the customs wa[?]e…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Fire Engine Latest Type for Wagga Will Shortly Arrive Here
Named “The We[?]ly.” the new motor fire engine [?] Wagga Fire Brigade arrived in Sydney from English a few days ago, and is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Queanbeyan Portrait Studio Damaged
All outbreak of fire occurred in the Queanbeyan portrait studios, and, although the outbreak was of comparatively shot duration, it did…
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A fire broke out yesterday in a disused shaft at the Wallsend Mine when children, it is stated, threw lighted shavings into the shaft. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saturday Night Fire. Old Butter Factory Ablaze
The old South Gundagai Butter Factory partly went up in smoke on Saturday evening last. Built over 20 years ago it was used as a butter…
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Another fire alarm was sounded at about 11 o'clock on Saturday night, which gave those who went to bed early a great shock. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer Flames Extinguished. Amsterdam
The fire which broke out on board the German liner Easeu, en route from Brisbane to Hamburg, has been extinguished. The extent of the damage is not yet known…
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The effect of several increases in working expenses, such as wages, cartage, workers' compensation insurance etc., is felt immediately by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dog on Fire Bathed in Spirit Cigarette Spark Melbourne
The extraordinary night of a dog burning from neck to foot was witnessed at Rupanyup Coursing Club's meeting…
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