Marine Mishap Fire on Ruahine
A slight fire occurred on the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruah[?]ne, which arrived at London on June 21 from Wellington, via Panama…
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"Ku Klux Klan" Fires, and Broken Glass Vandals at Work Adelaide
An extraordinary case of vandalism is reported from Pinnaroo, a small township near the Victorian border. The residents awoke on Sunday to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Very Suspicious." Fire in Cemetery. Motor Car Practically Destroyed
A Studebaker motor car was practically destroyed by fire in the Rookwood Cemetery, on June 8. An inquiry into the circumstances was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Katoomba Fire Three Buildings Damaged Excitement in Street Katoomba
At 2 a.m. to-day a fire broke out in Beale's second-hand furniture store, in Waratah-street. The building was practically gutted,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"See Him Hung" Hubby and Wife Story of a Fire
"There's only one I could suspect, and she is my wife, She'd see me hung if she could, But I have no grounds for suspecting…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mysterious Fire. House at Granville Destroyed. The Owner Not To Blame
"The only one I could suspect is my wife. Should see me hung if she could." This statement was made by a men whose house had been practically destroyed by fire. A shround of mystey envelopes the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire. Gosford Motor Garage. Char-a-bancs and Cars Destroyed. Gosford
By a disastrous early morning fire a motor garage opposite the raliway station and an adjoining cottage, owned by J. F. Parr, Guildford, and occupied by Bert Moan[?], were…
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The Parramatta District Coroner investigated a fire that destroyed a weatherboard cottage in Louis-street, Granville, on June 10. The house was owned and occupied by Rickard…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →General News Two Fires Gulgong Stores Burnt
GULGONG. -- The Gulgong Co-operative Society's store and Messrs. Porter's premises were totally destroyed by fire on. Tuesday night. The shareholders had just…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newtown Cottages Damaged by Fire
About 7.30 last night the promise at 63-65 king Street Newtown [?] pied by A.L. Lefebvre carrying on a business as a cabinetmakers was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Katoomba. Katoomba
A serious fire broke out in the second-hand shop of Beale Bros., Waratah-street, Katoomba, at an early hour this morning. A strong westerly wind was blowing, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Man Falls Into Fire. Temora
Information came to hand yesterday of the death of Mr. Joseph Stubbs, an old resident of Reefton. Mr. Stubbs died from burns which he…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →From Jaws of Death Fire Sensation Gallant Rescue MELBOURNE
A [?]reman was rescued in sensational circumstances in the fire which caused extensive damage, at the woodwork factory of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fires Gosford Carage Cutted
A motor garage at [?]esford (N.S.W.), containing two charabancs, three motor-cars, two motor-cycles, general equipment, including electricity plant, was destroyed by fire early on Sunday…
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At about 7 p.m on Wednesday a fire was discovered at 63 and 65 King-street, Newtown, a house occupied by Mrs. Cololeda Lefebria as a [?]at-block making factory. The Newtown…
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A big blaze at M'Cowan and M'Beth's woollen and silk warehouse, in York-street, City, was narrowly averted last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News Fell Across Fire
BARMEDMAN. -- An old identity of Reefton, Joseph Stubbs, fell into the fire in an open fireplace at his camp on Monday morning. He had been ill for some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowral Fire Station. Bowral
Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners recently paid an official visit to B[?]wral regarding the proposed erection of a new fire station in the town, and several suitable sites…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Stack on Fire. Young
A wheat stack of 17,000 bags in the railway yard at Young, the property of Dalgety and Co., caught alight at lunch time to-day, The stack was draped around with hessian,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire Alarms. Sets Stolen in City. Bathurst
During the visit of the New South Wales Fire Commissioners to Bathurst, Mr. F. Jackson, chief officer, said that the wireless craze in Sydney had led to the theft of a large…
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