Motor Bus on Fire. Maitland
While William Sharpe Was filling the tank ot a motor 'bus the vehicle burst into flames, Sharpe had his hair singed. The owner of the "bus attempted to put out the flames, and…
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Fire on Ship Kerosene Ablaze a Smart Save
Firemen from Crow's Nest and Hunter's Hilt, assisted by the fire-float Pl[?]vlus, effected a fine says on the steamer City of Bristol,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in a Drill Hall Library Destroyed Orange
For the second time within a month the Orange fire brigade has been called out to extinguish a fire at the Drill Hall, in Lord's Place. On this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Keep the Bone Fires Burning
Extracts from the handbook of Sydney's Cremation Society:--"The remaining portion of the residue, which has been purified as is gold, is converted into pearly white ashes, then carefully collected and enclosed in an urn.... The process of incineration is…
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The water main which runs along Cantarbury road burst and flooded the street. Several gardens of houses nearby were flooded, and thousands of gallons of water ran to waste. The picture shows the fire brigade camping away the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire Watcher "Sprinklers Save Building''
A fire broke out at 73 Castlereagh-street, early this morning. The sprinklers operated and the flames were subdued…
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The breaking of a large water main in New Canterbury-road, Petersham, yesterday morning, has caused damage to the road, and to houses, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Steamer. Cargo Damaged. Firemen's Good Work
An outbreak of Are on the steamer City of Bristol early yesterday morning destroyed about 100 kerosene cases, and endangered the remainder of the kerosene carge, which…
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One hundred esses of kerosene were destroyed by firs on the steamer City of Bristol early yesterday morning resulting in slight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guns at College Students Fire on Professors a Revengeful Attack Warsaw, May 7
An amazing tragedy was enacted in the examination room of a college at Vilna, where, a youth, who had failed in a previous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Bug at Hospital Three Mysterious Outbreaks in Nurses' Quarters at St. Vincent's Dread of Unknown Menace
Is a Maniac Tending Patients and Endangering the Lives of Hundreds of People? IS there a lunatic among the nursing staff at St. Vincent's Hospital?…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mystery Fires Military Records Destroyed ORANGE
Mystery still surrounds the two fires at the Orange Drill Hall, which occurred within a short period of bitch other, and at opposite ends of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →General News Fire at Theatre
Automatic sprinklers prevented a very serious fire at the National Theatre, Castlereagh Street, early on Saturday. The outbreak occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News Shed Destroyed Disastrous Fire
GRENFELL.--A shed belonging to Mr. F. Buttenshaw, on Forbes Road, near Grenfell, was completely destroyed by fire. It contained a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burglar Fires Revolver Occupant of Flat Wounded Big Surprise for Policeman Melbourne
A burglar, who fired two snots point blank, wounded Francis Frederick Thomas, who surprised the intruder in his flat at Toorak last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Gunboat. Fires on British Party. Shanghai, May 11
A party of Britons, including Messrs. Law son Hall and F. A. Walker, their wives, and Mr. Waller's son and daughter was returning from a pleasure trip on Saturday just after…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Chinese Gunboat Crew Had the "Jumps" Fires on Britishers Shanghai Monday Evening
[?] gunboat [?] fearing an [?] and in [?] party of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wrong Sort of Smoke £450 Tobacco Fire Tamworth
A fine-curing tobacco barn, containing £460 worth of tobacco, was totally destroyed by fire at Woolomol, the property of Thomas Dowe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Fairfield House Totally Destroyed Occupants Escape in Night Attire
About one o'clock on Monday morning, a weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. G. Church, and owned by Mr. Thomas Hope, in Wrentmore-street, Fairfield, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Bus Damaged by Fire
Shortly before 2 a.m. yesterday a motor omnibus, owned by Charles Bridges, of Edward-street, Bondi, was badly damaged by fire in Campbell-street. Bondi…
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