Twice on Fire Factory at Erskineville
An outbreak of fire at the Biturine Co.'s works, Flora-street, Erskineville, at 5 a.m. yesterday, was the second blaze in the building in a year. The…
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Biturine Store Damage Fire Destroys £800 Worth
Damage to the extent of £800 was caused by fire which broke out yesterday in the bulk store of Biturine Lavers, Limited. distiller and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Who's to Blame? For Darling Point Fires Coroner Cannot Say an Open Verdict
That the mysterious fires at the houses at Darling Point had been caused maliciously by some person or persons unknown was the finding of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mystery Fire Building Locked Smell of Kerosene Police Inquiring
A fire which broke out in the quarters of John Trammel, manager of the laundry at the Church of England Home for Women, Avon-lane, Glebe…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Archie's Half Dollar How He Earned It Gave Fire Alarm "Expected a Dollar"
Archie Bay, who gave to headquarters the first [?] of Friday nights big blaze in Pitt-street is a bright alert lad of 16 years be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Still a Mystery Darling Point Fires
The "mystery fires" at the house of Walter George Rendall, New South Head Road, Darling. Point, seem destined to remain unexplained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Fires. Open Verdict. Coroner's Inquiry Concluded
The Coroner's inquiry respecting outbreaks of fire in a house at the corner of Mona-road and New South Head-road, Darling Point, was concluded yesterday by the Acting City…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Ariah Park. Ariah Park
Two buildings in a block of 10 shops were totally destroyed by fire here yesterday morning The buildings affected were those of Chalmers and Collins, auctioneers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Busy Firemen 25 Fires in 26 Hours
Firemen have been particularly busy in the metropolitan area during the last few days. About 25 bush and grass fires have occurred since 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two Millions Damage on Waterfront Fire Float Wanted
Had there been a fire-float on the harbor when the P.F.A. fire occurred last year, that historic blaxe would not have assumed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Bush Today a Forest Fire's Leap
If you start an argument about the speed of buet. fires you will get as many [?] as the are men present who have seen bush[?] Probably the argument will turn on to the way…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Whaleboat Race Easily Won by Fire Brigade's Crew
There was a great crowd last Saturday afternoon to witness the service whaleboat championship between crews from the Fire Brigades (holders) and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Snatched From the Fire Domingo Knocks Hill Oat: An Exciting Boat
At a moment during the tenth round when has prospects otherwise of succeeding looked decidedly blue, Domingo (7.9) knocked Sid Hill (7.13) out on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Erskineville One Blaze--Not Two
In a report of an outbreak of fire at the Biturine Works, Flora-street, Erskineville, in Monday's issue, it was stated that "this was the second blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Outbreaks of Scrub Fires
Dry, hot weather during the last few days has been responsible for scrub and grans in the suburbs shrivelling up, and there have been several outbreaks of fire. To-day the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Brigades Board
It is probable that Mr. Farrar, M.L.C., the new Minister for Labor, will continue for some time to act as president of the Fire Brigades Board…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Busy Firemen 27 Fires in 10½ Hours
The firemen in the metropolitan area had an exceptionally busy time in attending to fires yesterday. Between 9.42 a.m. and 8.27 p.m. 27 fires were put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rozelle Fire Open Verdict
The Acting Coroner (Mr. Fincham) conducted an inquiry to-day into a fire which partially destroyed a weather board cottage, No. 48 Victoria-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Conflagrations. Disastrous Fire in Sydney
Shortly after seven o'clock on Friday evening, the National building in Pitt-street, near Park-street, was gutted by fire. The James spread rapidly, sad within a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blazing Bush Some Extensive Fires Forty in Two Days
The oppressive heat of the last two days has been responsible for an unprecedented number of bush and grass fires, some of which have been…
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