Fire Destroys Garage at Coolac Car and House Saved From Flames
Fire completely destroyed the garage at the home of Mr and Mrs Vincent Carberry at Mingay on Friday evening last…
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Two Small Fires at Week-end
Two small fires engaged the attention of the local fire brigade at the week-end, but in neither case was there much work for it to do, the…
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BERRY, Tuesday: The mala building of the historic Coolangatta Homestead, about six miles from Berry, was destroyed by fire to-day…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Full Bench at the Industrial Commission in a reserved judgement to-day increased the salaries of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Sight After Cafe Fire
A peculiar sight was witnessed in the kitchen of the Broadway Cafe after the fire which occurred on Saturday afternoon as the result of the…
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LONDON, Friday. (A.A.P.): Spontaneous combustion is believed to have caused a fire on the liner Dr. Ottningholm, when…
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LONDON, Sunday: Damage caused by fire on the luxury liner Empire Waveney is estimated at more than £2,000,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local & General Fire at Hodgson's Store
Smoke oozing out of the large back store at the rear of Hodgson's Hall of Commerce raised the alarm of fire about 10 o'clock this morning…
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LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Strong patrols last night guarded the luxury liner Reina. Del Pacifico, following threats to set her on fire in…
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LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): Although official sources say that there is no evidence yet indicating that sabotage caused fires in the…
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A fire broke out in a shed on the property of Mr. M. Fillipini, of Rand, early yesterday morning and destroyed a tractor, a…
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LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): The world's largest liner, the Queen Elizabeth, Is on fire at Southampton. Columns of smoke were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damage Caused by Electricity Failures at Gundagai Motors Burnt Out-Picture Programme Abandoned
On Saturday a series of breakdowns in the Gundagai electricity supply caused damage and much inconvenience. The stoppage occurred both during the afternoon and evening, and culminated in the compulsory abandonment of the local picture programme…
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LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P): One member of the crew was killed, end 30, seven of whom are on the danger list. injured as a result of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Engine Crashes on Way to Fire Six Injured
SYDNEY, Monday: One of the fire engines going to a fire at Leichhardt this afternoon collided with a telegraph pole, throwing the…
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SYDNEY, [?] of the [?]…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade receives two false alarms last evening. The first of these was at 7.25 p.m. from the box at the corner of Baylis and…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: A fire caused considerable damage to the motor ship Mombe at Balmain to-day. The vessel was undergoing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Garage Fire at Cootamundra 4 Trucks; 2 Cars Destroyed or Damaged
Four motor lorries and two V-8 cars were either totally destroyed or badly damaged in a fire at Mr. Les Deal's garage last night at 9…
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Four motor lorries and two V-8 cars were either totalled destroyed or badly damaged in a fire at Mr Les Deal's garage, on Thursday…
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