Seven Fires Crackers Blamed House Gutted
Empire Day celebrations ended disastrously for a number of people, no fewer than seven serious out fires being caused by…
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Fireworks Fires Careless Use of Lights
Four fires were caused by Empire Day fireworks, and were attended by fire brigades, One was at King-street, Turramurra, in a two-storied house…
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The residence of Dr. J. C. Halliday in Kingstreet, Turramurra, was completely d[?]troyed by fire last night. The building, which consisted of two floors…
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"It was the most heart-breaking experience of my career. To have to stand by and sea that magnificent structure as us in smoke,…
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At a meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners yesterday, Mr. S. H. Lister was unanimously appointed third officer of the N.S.W. fire brigades, in succession to Mr. T…
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The finance committee of the City Council on Wednesday decided to make a serious protest to the chairman of the Board of Fire Comm[?]ioners, and also to the Fire [?]derwriters'…
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The Albion Hotel, a two-story wooden building, caught alight on Thursday morning between the walls on the ground floor. The inmates were awakened by [?]moke, and will[?]…
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The Depuly-Postmaster-General was advised by the local postmaster this morning that a big fire occurred at Chillagoe last night, the Central Hotel and…
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The City Coroner returned an open verdict on Monday at an inquiry into the fire which destroyed No. 11 Wold's Avenue, Hurstville, early on April 22…
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Excepting part of the engine-room the Sandown Freezing Works in Grand-avenue, Granville, were completely destroyed by fire last night…
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A terrible tragedy is reported from Cleveland, South Carolina, where sixty-six bodies of men, women and children have been recovered from the ruins…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →£250,000 DAMAGE! Sandown Works Gutted Blaze at Parramatta Firemen's Hopeless Figbt Thousands of Carcases Lost Water Supply Breaks Down
The huge Sandown meatworks, on the outskirts of Parramatta, were totally destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at roughly £250,000. There was practically no water with which to fight the…
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Nearly half a bag of four in the parcel which he took from O'Brian's, with tea, sugar, and other provisions, means that Ray…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire This play was bracketed with Mrs. Coulson Davidson's "Sorell" for Third Prize in "The Daily Telegraph" Play Competition. Copyright by "The Daily Telegraph" Newspaper Company, Limited. SYNOPSIS
ACT 1. -- Adrian Wotton learns, from Etta Fitzgerald of her courtship by Hurry Carruthers, whose suit she is, inclined to favor. Huge comes in, and, when Etta is out of the…
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An outbreak of fire occurred near Wolumla, a strong wind prevailing at the time. The main bridge on Pambula road was saved with difficulty. The fire fighters remained all night…
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The greater part of the Sandown Meat Works at Parramatta was no more than a mass of smouldering ruins yesterday, after Thursday…
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"I don't know what to do," said the Wizard, "I've got a dozen or more stories, here describing the origin of the wattle. A dozen more about the waratah. A…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shooting Out a Fire
What as [?]red to be an effective way of putting out a fire is to shoot it out. A fire-extinguishing compound is packed into cartridges in the shape of dry powder and…
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This play was bracketed with Mrs. Coulson Davidson's "Sorell" for Third Prize in "The Daily Telegraph" Play Competition…
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Firework displays in suburban back yards on Empire night were the cause of no fewer than seven outbreaks of fire to which firemen were called…
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