Mother's Heroism Children in Fire All Rescued Rockhampton
Through a mother's devotion and heroism two children were saved from a dreadful fate in the early hours of yesterday at Mount Morgan, when W…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Explosion Kills Woman House Takes Fire Son's Close Call Tweed Heads
As the result of fire which occurred at Kirra last night, Mrs. R. B. Dixon, wife of the postmaster at Beenleigh is dead…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Sea Steamer Paparoa Passengers Safe Vessel Abandoned LONDON, March 18
The steamer Paparoa, bound to Brisbane, from Liverpool is afire, and has been abandoned 350 miles northwest of Capetown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Whizz! Shot Over the Brisbane Ricochet Thrill--then "Cease Fire" Melbourne
During gun practice in Port Phillip Bay yesterday afternoon a shot from a 4in. gun of the sloop Marguerite ricochetted at an angle, and passed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News From the Four Quarters Burning Land North Coast Swamps Peat on Fire
A drained swamp at Old Bar, Manning River (N.S.W.), has been burning for some days as a result of a bush fire that passed over the area…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Fire Serious Damage in Pitt-street Business Houses Affected Firemen Injured by Burning Pitch
The roof of the southern section of Robson's Building, Pitt-street, near Liverpool-street, caught fire about 5.30 a.m. to-day. Two floors and a classroom of the Metropolitan Business College, Ltd., and caretaker's quarters on the northern part, were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Fire the Paparoa Ship Abandoned All Aboard Safe Quick Response to S.O.S. LONDON
The steamer Paparoa, bound to Brisbane from Liverpool, caught fire and was abandoned three hundred and fifty mites north-west of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →City Blaze Early Morning Fire Big Stock Damaged
Heavy damage to stock was done by a blaze which broke out at 5.30 a.m. yesterday in a four-story building at 340 Pitt Street. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Big City Block Burnt Out Walder's Buildings £25,000 Damages
DAMAGE to the extent of £25,000 was caused by a fire in Walder's Buildings, Pitt Street, yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fiend's Destruction
Damage estimated at probably £25,000 was caused yesterday when Robson's Building is Pitt Street caught fire. The flames were confined to the two upper stories, one of which was occupied by S. Walder and Co., Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday's City Fire
THE DAMAGED PREMISES OF WALDERS, LIMITED, IN PITT-STREET…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Shot at Car Thieves Disturbed Watchman Fires
A revolver shot awoke residents of Joseph-street, Lidcombe, at 3.15 a.m. to-day. It was fired by a night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Thrilling Serial. Cleansing Fires. New Readers Begin Here. Chapter IV
ON the morning after the guest's arrival I was up earlier than usual. I felt, somehow, that the state of things demanded a hit of thought, Ma. Dickson, like…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →City Fire. Damage £20,000. Fireman's Good Work
Firemen from five stations effected, a remarkable save yesterday morning. When a fire broke out at 310 Pitt-street, and later [?] the adjoining building known as Robson House…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Explosion Fire in Boot Shop Burglar's Kit Hobart
A sensation was caused in Elizabeth-street, the main thoroughfare in Hobart, at 1 a.m. to-day, by an explosion in the basement of Jeffreys's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Tokio 800 Houses Destroyed Tokio, March 19
Early this morning a fire broke out at Sugano, a Tokio suburb. Before it could be controlled. 800 houses had been destroyed, including…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hurled to Death by Fire Brigade's Engine Widow's Fate Auckland
While dashing to a fire in the suburbs,--the [?]arnell brigade's engine struck an elderly widow, Elizabeth Power, hurling her across the street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Under Fire Shell Passes Over H.M.A.S. Brisbane Melbourne
During gun practice in the bay yesterday afternoon a shell from a four- Inch gun on the sloop Marguerite richochetted from the water at an angle…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Great Fire at Tokio 4000 Are Homeless Troops to the Rescue Tokio
Early this morning a fire broke out in Sugamo, a suburb of Tokio, by which over 800 houses have been destroyed by the fire, which is still…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Bush Fires. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Would you kindly allow me to offer a possible solution to the starting of the late disastrous fires in N.S.W. Suspicion has been cast upon unknown parsons for starting fires,…
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