Factory Fire £31,000 Insurance Coroner Adjourns Inquiry Sydney
Giving evidence at the inquiry into the fire which destroyed the factory of Australian Slippers, Ltd., at Waterloo on December 21, Joseph Goldberg,…
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Missing Paringa Explosion and Fire Theory MELBOURNE
It was learned that, after the missing steamer Paringa had bunkered before setting out on the voyage to China, a fire occurred in the coal. It…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires at Wonthaggi Unusually Large Number Insurance Companies' Action Melbourne
Owing to the unusually large number of fires which have occurred at Wonthaggi recently, many insurance companies have cancelled their fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Shop Burglars and Forced Door Sydney
When firemen burst into a blazing leather-goods shop occupied by A.R. Hyland at Rozelle yesterday, they discovered that the rear door had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Outbreak a Timely Discovery
A FIRE broke out at Mr. V. Trethewey's residence in Palm Av., about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Sydney Fire Thousands of Pounds Damage Sydney, Friday night
Several thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by a spectacular fire which Almost completely gutted the four-storey building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fighters Insuring Volunteers
The graziers of the Young district are carrying on the efforts to have volunteer bush fire fighters covered by insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →8 Trapped in Burning Building Excitement at Sydney Fire Sydney
TRAPPED in a burning building in George street North yesterday afternoon, seven men and a girl reached the street with difficulty,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Trapped in Burning Building Excitement at Sydney Fire Sydney
Trapped in a burning building in George-street North this afternoon, seven men and a girl reached the street with difficulty. One man had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrow Escape Fire Near Petrol Waggon Young Man Badly Burned Sydney
While Neville Albrecht, driver of a waggon containing 1000 gallons of motor spirit, was transferring it into a service station in Flinders street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensational Fire £40,000 DAMAGE Sydney Fireman Shockingly Burned Suspended on Bed Hot Iron Sydney
Fed by large quantities of cinema films, a fire spread with great rapidity through the premises of Harrington Metallurgists Ltd. and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Big Fire £40,000 Damage Fireman Shockingly Burned Suspended on Red Hot Iron SYDNEY
FED by large quantities of cinema films, a fire spread with great rapidity through the premises of Harrington Metallurgists, Ltd., and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Griffith
The rail motor that left Leeton on Wednesday night was destroyed by fire after its arrival at Griffith, the flames spreading to the station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Mungindi Mungindi
A fire last night threatened the whole of Mungindi. Nine shops were destroyed. The damage is estimated at roughly £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£20,000 Fire Devastation at Mungindi at Sydney
One of the most disastrous fires in the country districts of New South Wales for some considerable time swept through the business centre of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tar Ignites Sets Fire to Boy's Clothing Serious Burning Accident HARDEN
John Thomas Schuberth, 15, son of the sanitary contractor, residing with his parents in Bundarbo street, was helping his father at the depot. The…
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A fire broke out about noon yesterday in the Murraguldrie forestry reserve. The fire presented no danger to the surrounding districts, burning…
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A small fire which threatened to spread to the Douglas Body Co. buildings in Fitzmaurice-street broke out yesterday about noon. The fire started…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tar Ignites Sets Fire to Boy’s Clothing Serious Burning Accident at Harden
John Thomas Schuberth, aged 15, son of the sanitary contractor, residing with his parents in Bundarbo street, Harden, was helping his…
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