Hospital Fire Nurses Rescue 130 Patients Beds Made in Snow Wellington (N.z.)
When a fire almost destroyed the Southland Hospital at Invercargill early this morning, 130 patients were carried to safety by nurses. Some of…
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Fifty-Six Injured in the Riots at Bombay Orders to Fire on Anti-prohibition Rioters London
Bombay riots resulted in injury to 56 persons, including 27 police, when the curfew was installed for a fortnight. Prohibition celebrations included a demonstration by hundreds of thousands of Moslems, Hindus, singing funeral hymns…
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A fire broke out in a shed in Ariah Park containing furniture, harness, and other articles, valued at £44. The owners of the goods stored therein…
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A fire, which broke but in the milk bar on the passenger wharf at Manly early this morning partly destroyed the milk bar and the lavatories,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dash Into Blaze Fireman Sates Safe Sydney
At the height of the Manly wharf blaze early to-day, a fireman dashed through the flames into the burning milk bar and carried out a safe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bomber Crashes and Fires Alexandria
An Air Force bomber, with 1100 gallons of petrol aboard, en route to Iraq, crashed, and caught fire, the eight occupants springing out as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades "Might Avert Disaster" LEETON
"Last, year, when reports of bush fires were coming in from different places at the same time, and there was a big one raging at Gogeldrie, Mr…
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"Last year when reports of bush fires were coming in from different places at the same time, and there was a big one raging at Gogeldrie, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigade for Each Shire Decision of Narandera Meeting
Meeting at Narandera yesterday the bush fire brigades conference mentioned on Page One, between the Willimbong Shire (represented by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational City Fire People Trapped on Upper Floors Sydney
When a fire broke out early this morning on the ground, floor of Ben Nevis Flats, Harley street, Darlinghurst, dozens of persons on the upper floors were trapped. Two were injured in falls, and a third, a fireman, Was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preparing for Summer Bushfires Conference to Be Held
THE fear that the coming summer will see many outbreaks, of grass fires in the district, and the consequent necessity for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Pilot's Resource Airliner Passengers Saved Plane on Fire in Mid-air London
The resource of the pilot of a British airliner saved the lives of the nine passengers and the crew when the plane caught fire In mid-air over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Cr. Gooden's Suggestion
"I wish to be an indicator, not a dictator," said Cr. J. W. Gooden to his fellow Shire Councillors at Monday's meeting, when he called their…
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A meeting of bodies interested in the formation of bush fire brigades was convened by the Yanko Shire Council yesterday (Thursday)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfire Preparations Conference at Narandera
The fear that the coming summer will see many outbreaks of grass fires in the district, and the consequent necessity for the formation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dies in Fire on Birthday
When trapped in a blazing cottage at Waitaanga (N.Z.) on Tuesday—he seventh birthday-Mary M'Greever wa burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Destroyed in Narandera Blaze
Last Tuesday evening a fire occurred in a garage at premises in Narandera occupied by Mr. D. Cowan and the garage and its contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →City Almost Destroyed Raid Causes Disastrous Fires Chungking
Three-quarter of Riati[?] was destroyed after a huge Japanese raid which caused uncontrollable fires. There were no details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Large Fire At Rabaul SYDNEY
A message from Rabaul states that a large fire early this morning destroyed the store and workshops of the well known firm, W. R. Carpenter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Burned While Lighting Fire Leeton
While using kerosene to light up a fire in the kitchen stove. Mrs. A. M. Adam, of Farm 584, received burns to the fact and neck. Flames suddenly…
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