Fire at Port Kembla. Wollongong
An outbreak of fire occurred at the electrolytic works, Port Kembla, last night, about 6.30 o'clock, the result of which was that the assay office was destroyed…
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A Goondiwindi Fire. Arson Charge Against a Woman
At the Coondiwindi police court on Tuesday, Margaret Glass Tanner was committed for trail on a charge of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Cairns. Cairns
Fully £4000 damage was caused to stock in No. 1 bulk store belonging to Burns, Philp, and Co., Ltd., early yesterday morning by a fire which started in a wooden shed adjacent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shires Association of New South Wales. Ninth Annual Conference. 8th, 9th, and 10th MAY, 1917. Business Paper. Careless Use of Fire Act. Murrumbidgee. 1
"That Section 7 of the Careless Use of Fie Act, 1912, be amended to provide that the Governor may by proclamation in the Gazette prohibit in any locality…
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On, Saturday morning a fire, caused by over-heating of about 4 tons of grass hay, broke out in a shed on the property of Mrs. Whyte, of Castlcreagh-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in the Suburbs
A shed and [?] at the rear of Station-street. H[?] of Mr. F Rets. who is also the owner. were destroyed by fire this [?] The fiamce specad to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta Fire
A cottage in Sorrel-street, parramatta, occupied by Mr. M'Kay, was burnt to the ground last night. The adjoining building, owned and occupied by Mr. Lionel Grant, was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Damaged by Fire Gilgandra
A fire broke out yesterday in Dalgety's wheat stack, supposedly as the result of a spark from a passing train. About 100 bags were damaged. An interesting feature of the Dog Section at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Like Living Torches! 'Phone Man and Flame-Throwers Sea of Fire with Death Trap
Watching hell-fire! This quaint description was given by a signaller when asked how he came to be wounded. "My company," he writes, "was set to organise an old…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in Wheat Stack
GILGANDRA, Saturday. -- Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in Dalgety's wheal stack (Kemp, Bruce, and Christie, agents), but it was quickly got under control. About 25 bags were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police and Fire Brigades' Concert
The N.S.W. Police and [?] and [?] of prices took place at the [?] As [?] [?] One of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Stables. Woman Burned While Freeing Horses. Ardlethan
An exciting fire occurred on Mr. J. Hillier's Pine View property at Kamarah. The stables and chaff-house were soon envelope in flames. Eighteen sets of harness were destroyed, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Petersham
Shortly before 12 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the yard at the rear of the prem[?] occupied by Albert Palmer, in The Boulevard, Petersham. The stanmore Brigade…
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A fire occurred last night in a building of four stories at the corner of King and Druitt streets. It is estimated that the damage will run into many thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Animals and Fire
On the principle that one nature-lover should pass along a good thing to other nature-lovers, I give the following, Which I re-read the other day with pleasure: --…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Fire in Druitt Street
Shortly before 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out on the first floor of a four-storied brick building. No. 66 Druitt Street, city. Heavy rain assisted the fire brigade, and in a short…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →City Fire Damage Estimated at £3000
The fire which broke out in a four-storey building at the corner of Kent and Druitt streets last night did damage estimated at about £3000. The ground and first floors,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dense Smoke. From City Fire. Police Inspectors Experience
A fire the [?] feature of [?] was the extraordinary was the streets and [?] buildings were shocked with [?] out in a four-storeyed buildings at the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Russians. Accurate Gun Fire. Difficulties of Transport
Some glimpses of the work of the Russian Army are given by Mr. Bernard Pares, a correspondent of the London "Dally Telegraph," who is attached to the Volga…
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Examination yesterday of the building at the corner of Kent and Druitt streets, in which a destructive, fire occurred on Tuesday night, disclosed the fact that, although the…
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