Big Hotel Fire Several Lives Lost Allentown (Pennsylvania), January 24
Several lives were lost in a fire which yesterday destroyed the Lafayette Hotel, a century old hostel, valued at 200,000 dollars…
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Nine Dead Hotel Fire Horror Sixteen Missing Allen Town (New York). January 23
Fire swept the Lafayette Hotel, causing the deaths of nine persons, while fifteen were injured and sixteen are missing…
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A SERIES of spluttering noises issuing from Someret House, a ten-storey building in Martin Place, at Midday on Saturday,…
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The extensive bush fires, which devastated a considerable area of the Upper Murray country, were not confined to the Brigah and Mount Buffalo district. There were seve[?]…
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Bush fires are still raging in the mountains. So far little damage has been [?] to homesteads, but much valuable timber has been destroyed…
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At 4.30 this morning a fire broke out in the residence of Mr. J. Harmer, of Holbrook. The house and its contents were completely destroyed. The…
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A team representing New South Wales are origa[?] will play against Victoria, at Melbourne on February 3 and 4. The following players will leave on Sunday:— S. Andrews, G. Challis, H. Coghlan, W. Cooper, C…
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The question of providing a motor fire engine for Liverpool was a[?] discussed at last night's meeting of the local council. Ald Tully stated…
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IT stated, from an authoritative source, that during the course of an inspection of Redhead Coliery to-day a great…
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WHEN, on Thursday afternoon last the Maylands police visited the runis of the wood-iron house which was demolished by the bush fire that…
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Bush fires broke out in several suburbs yesterday. Four acres of scrub were burnt in Burns Bay-road, Lane Cove; two acres in Prince's Highway, Blakehurst; and three…
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Early yesterday morning St. Elmo boarding house, the A.W.U. rooms, and the town council's market building at Mount Morgan were totally destroyed…
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ALBURY.--During the last few days there have been several outbreaks of fire in Jingellic and Ournie districts. There were three distinct outbreaks…
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The City Coroner concluded his inquiry to-day into the fires which occurred in 36 York-street on August 20, 1913, and November 28 last year…
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The [?] fire which occurred [?] City, on August 20, [?] November 28, 1925 when [?] on each occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Between Fires Seamen's Leaders Trouble Brewing
The leaders of the Seamen's Union are in a very unenviable position. They are quarrelling among themselves…
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A five-roomed weatherboard house and its contents, owned and occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Dunning- avenue. Rosebery, was destroyed by fire…
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A weatherboard cottage, at 3 Dunning-avenue, Waterloo, occupied by Mrs. W. James, was completely destroyed by fire late last night. The occupant was away from the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Country News. Fires at Wagga. Wagga
The Wagga Fire Brigade has received four calls in the past three days, and in each instance the fire was caused through carelessness. Investigations showed that a match…
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Last night a fire broke out at Heath's .Cafe, in the centre of George-street, Surrounded by many big buildings. Although the flames had a good hold,…
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