Copra Fire Blaze in Harbour Sydney
A fire broke out in a heap of copra on a lighter moored beside the steamer Fano at Pyrmont to-day. The blaze threatened the steamer and…
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Fires in Schools Sydney
The police arson squad is concentrating on the work of fire bugs with a particular dislike for schools. Early this morning a fire was observed in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Petrol Fire Child Incinerated Auckland
A flare-up of petrol, which was being poured into a lamp outside a but occupied by the family of a public works employee, John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →House Fires Four Lives Lost Grim Tragedy at Morundah Narandera
Mrs. Dorothy Jean Gash, 30, and and her youngest child, Stanley, aged 2½ years, were burned to death, when their home caught fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baby Burned to Death New Zealand Fire Auckland
The infant son of a public works employee, John Thomas Parsons, was burned to death in a hut at Cromwell last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Lives Lost in Fires Double Fatality Near Narandera Mother and Child Burned'to Death
In two shocking burning tragedies one near Narandera and the other in Sydney, two women and a child lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Behind Garage Big Rubbish Blaze Door Catches Alight
Members of the Wagga Fire Brigade had some anxious moments yesterday morning when a rubbish fire at the rear of Mr. Ivan J. Jack's motor garage…
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One hundred Chinese were killed, 7000 homes burnt, and 30,000 are homeless as the result of a fire in the poorer quarters of Shanghai…
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Throughout Monday morning, afternoon and night, right until 10 o'clock Yesterday morning, a hose was played on the burning rubbish at the rear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Shanghai Fire 100 KILLED: 30,000 Homeless Shanghai
One hundred Chinese were killed 7000 homes burnt and 30,000 are homeless as a result of a fire in the poorer quarters of Shanghai…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Store Fire Deduction of Commission Grazier's Action Privy Council Appeal Possible Sydney
According to a decision given in the Full Court of the Supreme Court, it may be necessary to apply for leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Saturday Night Fettler's Home Destroyed
On Saturday evening the home of Mr L, ("Denny") Ryan, a fettler employed on the railway at Tumbarumba. was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amoy Invaded Japan's New Move Fires Follow Bombing Consternation in Canton Hong Kong
Messages from Amoy state that the greater part of the city is going up in smoke following a bombardment by the Japanese. First the…
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A fire early in the morning of Monday last, destroyed a four-roomed house, half a mile from Coolamon, on the Millwood Road, on what is known…
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As the result of the outbreak of a fire, at about 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the cause of which is not known, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wray on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Fire Shots Suspect Critically Injured Four Others Escape Sydney
One man was shot and four others escaped in a car, believed to be a taxi-cab, when three constables came upon five men robbing the factory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Bendigo Fire £25,000 Damage Mine Equipment Destroyed Melbourne
Damage estimated at more than £25,000 was caused by fire early than morning in the huge ore crushing batteries, of the New Red, White and Blue…
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A six-roomed weatherboard cottage was destroyed by fire at Wantiool, six miles from Junee, early yesterday morning. The building was occupied…
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A six-roomed weatherboard cottage was destroyed by fire at Wantlool, 6 miles from Junee, early yesterday morning. The building was occupied…
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A fire at Auckland last night destroyed a large building in the heart of the city, doing damage estimated at £75,000. The conflagration was…
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