Fire at Mascot
An outbreak of fire occurred at 9.15 last night, in a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Miss Edith Glover, at the corner of King and Maloney Streets,…
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Guildford. the Fire Brigade
Granville Council sought the co-operation of the Sherwood Council (in a letter to this week's meeting) in an endeavour to obtain a horse-drawn vehicle for the…
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A shed at Elliott Bros. chemical works, Balmain, in which were 2000 bags of sulphur, was discovered on fire about 7 o'clock yesterday morning. The alarm was given by the…
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Yesterday morning a man named Phillpotts, residing at one of the Narrabri hotels, dreamt that the hotel was on fire, and, getting out of bed in a fright, rushed on to the balcony and…
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A fire broke out early on Saturday morning in a large shed at Elliott's chemical works, Balmain. The shed, which was stored with bags of sulphur, was well alight when the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Conflagrations. an Alarming Blaze at Balmain Sulphur's Choking Fumes
A fte broke out early on Saturday morning is a large shed at Ethoir's chemical works, Balmash in which a large quantity of sulpher was stated. The Balmain, Ruselle, Steamore, and Annandale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Colliery. Flames Still Raging. [?]
A fire was [?] working of [?] dare Colliery [?] The manager [?]…
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The Caledonian Company's Aberdare Colliery is idle in consequence of a fire having broken out in the northern portion of the workings. The fire was discovered at about…
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A bush fire broke out on the back of Hondon on Saturday, and before it was got under burned a strip of country through Messrs. T. J. O'Reilly (Waterview), D. S. Shannon (Happy…
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FORBES, Tuesday.--A disastrous bush Are started on Saturday morning in the vicinity of Mr. G. K. Shannon's" Happy Valley, and travelled east to west along four miles .Mr. B…
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PETROGRAD, Tuesday.--A great fire has broken out in the cotton stores at Vladivostok. It is' believed that this is a case of Incendiarism…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Coogee. Ms. Joynton Smith's Motor Destroyed
[?] at "Has [?]" the [?] of a fire [?] engaged the…
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The fire brigade was called upon last night to extinguish two outbreaks of fire, one at Waterloo and another at Paddington. The first occurred shortly after 6 o'clock at…
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An outbreak of fire occurred a few minutes after six o'clock last night in a four-storied brick building in Bourke Street, Waterloo, used as a factory by Mauri Bros. and…
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Fire severely damaged H. R. Head's electrical engineering workshop, in Perry-lane, Paddington, last night. The contents were badly damaged…
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A motor car, the property of Mr. Joynton Smith, M.L.C., of Arcadia-street, Randwick, was partially destroyed yesterday as the result of a fire, caused by a light coming in contact…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Fires of Memory War Bonds As Fuel
LONDON, Wednesday.--A movement is being promoted to burn war loan bonds, in memory of the dead, thus relieving taxation. Donors will be granted illuminated certificates,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Roasted. Bush Fire at Forbes
A disastrous bush fire started on Saturday morning in the vicinity of Mr. G. K. Shannon's Happy Valley, and travelled cast to west along four…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rats Cause a Fire
Rats nibbling matches were respona[?] your an outbreak of fire at Miss Road's news [?]ncy in George-street, West, Sydney, oral this morning. The shop is close to the…
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