Big City Fire Sydney
Portion of the factory of the Central Storage Battery Co., Ltd., Alexandria, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Tens of thousands of reclaimed…
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Gala Day in September Opening of Commission Offices and Fire Station
The Commission have now taken over the new office building from the contractor, H. Brown. September 24 will be a gala…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Factory Causes Heavy Damage Fireman Blinded by Sulpur Sydney
Considerable damage was caused by a fire which destroyed part of the factory of Century Storage Batteries Co. Ltd. at Alexandria to-day. Tens of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Mt. Erin
A fire brote out in the roof of the kitchen at Mt. Erin Convent on Saturday afternoon. The Wagga Fire Brigade, under Sub-Station Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Mt. Erin Wagga
A fire broke out in the roof of the kitchen at Mt. Erin Convent on Saturday afternoon. The Wagga fire brigade, under Sub-station Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Convent Destroyed by Fire Wellington (N.z.)
Damage estimated at £4000 was caused when a fire destroyed the Convent of the Dominican Sisters at Auckland. The only occupants of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Junee Kerosene Lamp Capsized Building Completely Gutted
A fire destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard cottage on the Wagga road, adjoining M'Williams' vineyard, Junee, at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Junee Kero. Lamp Capsized Building Gutted JUNEE
A fire destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard cottage on the Wagga road, adjoining McWilliams' vineyard, Junee, at 6 o'clock on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Maimuru
When a four-roomed w.b. house at Maimuru went up in flames, approximately £600 worth of prunes, a ton of chaff, and the personal belongings of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Long Bay Narrow Escape SYDNEY
When Mr. E. Berry, proprietor of a weatherboard shop at Long Bay, was awakened this morning by fames, he discovered that the premises were on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires of Hades
All known method of extracting chemicals from coal hare been put completely in the shade by the new Russian process, which is comparable only with the fires of hell itself. The Idea To burn the coal underground, setting whole reins afire, and thus avoid the trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Fire Guests Escape in Night Attire
Damage estimated at £7000 was caused when a fire in the early morning gutted the Royal Hotel, Walcha. In their night attire, seven women…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riots in India Police Fire on Crowd Rangoon
The police have been reinforced owing to a recurrence of rioting. They fired on a crowd, wounding two Buddhist monks and arresting several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Child Fatally Burned Fire in Kitchen Family's Third Bereavement Sydney
Margaret M'Kenzle, aged 5 years, was fatally burned in the kitchen of her home at Punchbowl yesterday. Her elder sister, Veronica, aged 15 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News Fire in Church
After a bottle of kerosene, matches, and charred woodwork had been found in the porchway of the old Catholic Church at Peak Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Fire on Burmese Ten Killed; Forty Ducked Rangoon
Ten were killed and 40 injured when police fired on a Burmese mob which had set fire to an Indian's house. The majority of the victims were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible 'Plane Crash R.A.F. Machine Strikes Houses 11 KILLED; 20 INJURED Petrol Sets Building on Fire LONDON
Terrible scenes followed the crash of an R.A.F. fighting 'plane into the residential area at Edmonton to-day. Eleven persons lost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two False Alarms Fire Siren Sounded Early Each Morning
Some person or persons with a decidedly warped sense of humor rudely awakened members of the Hillston Fire Brigade and disturbed the rest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Albury Green Thorne and Fire Escape Melbourne
Green Thorne who will be ridden by G. May, and Pitjuri, who will have C. Oakey in the saddle, left to-day for Albury, where they are engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Steamer Bombed Set on Fire by 'Planes Barcelona
The British steamer Marvia was bombed by 'planes while unloading cargo at Alicante. The vessel was set on fire and an Arab sailor was killed…
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