By Fire and Axes Damage at Hoskins'
At Hoskins steelworks at Ultimo early this morning a fire broke out in the moulders' shop. The woodwork was damaged by the…
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Fire Risk. Electrical Equipment Faulty Workmanship. Cessnock
Faulty electrical installation was recorded as the cause of a fire which gutted a building occupied by Herbert Clayton, billiard saloon proprietor and tobacconist, and W. H, Bruce…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Inquiry As to Fire Views of Coroner Cessnock
At an inquiry, at the Court House today by the Duistrict Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, into the cause of a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Severely Burnt. Fire Near Gundagai. Hundred Sheep Destroyed. Gundagai
A fall of rain early on Saturday stopped three extensive bush-fires close to Gundagai. One on Mr. Henry Osborne's Gunnong Jugrawah station, and Mr. Oliver Osborne's…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →15 Casualties British Soldiers Work of Shanghai Snipers Fierce Fire Racing Unchecked Bullets Fly All Night Long Shanghal
FIFTEEN CASUALTIES, two of them fatal, had occurred in the shanghai Defence Force by midnight. The number is awaiting as the result of a campaign of sniping by Cantonese guerilla bands…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Station Blaze Homestead Razed Walgett
THE homestead at strathmore [?] a pastoral property 35 miles from Walgett, owned by Victor Col[?] was totally destroyed by fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plucky Woman. Fires at Burglar
At about 1.15 o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Mary Harford, of 239 Bridge-street, Glebe, was awakened by a man in her bedroom. He was wearing a black mask, and his feet were…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners noticed Newtown Council last night that under the Fire Brigades Amendment Act, Which came into operation…
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Attention is drawn to the advertisement of the Fire Underwriters Association on N.S.W. in this issue regarding illuminations during the Royal visit…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Near Junee. Junee
A fire started on the Millbank property of Mr. W. A. Hill. Two days before Mr. Hill had burnt off stubble and left a log apparently nut. but the log flared up on Friday, under a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire on Steamer. Dog Saves Captain's Life. But Is Suffocated, Adelaide
Captain Yoshioka, ofY the Japanese steamer Usurl Maru, which is berthed at Port Adelaide, claims that his pet cocker spaniel saved his life last night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shanghai "Worse Than Hell" in Native City Sky Lit by Looters' Fires Streets Are Strewn with Dead Four More Britishers Wounded Shanghai
A CHINESE told Reuter's correspondent that the scene in the Chapel district of Shanghai "is worse than Hell." The streets are strewn with dead in numerous cases…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From Page 1 Baptism of Fire British Troops Engage Shantung Rabble Suffers Tries to Rush Settlement Barriers Cantonese Regulars Restore Calm Shanghai
TWELVE Shantung troops were killed and 18 wounded by the British in a second clash on the northern boundary of the settlement, half a mile farther westward from the point where the Durhams were…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Women Mutilated by Shanghai Looters "Worse Than Hell " Fire and Rapine's Merciless Toll Bullet-swept Streets Weeping Nuns Lead 300 Orphans Through Death Trap
All the grim atmosphere of war invests Shanghai. From the native district come the crackle of flames, significant shots and screams, and the spectacle of naked Women rushing hither and thither to escape looters who cut off their fingers to gel their rings. It is "worse than hell." Dead bodies strew the streets. It is nothing for the looting Northern "defenders" of the city to clear a path in a crowded street with machine gun…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extensive Bush Fire. Albury
An extensive bush fire occurred in the Walwa district, in the Upper Murray. It is stated to have been caused through the carelessness of a bush worker in smoking-out bees in a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wax Matches Blamed for Bush Fires Makers Say "Impossible"
Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., told the Bush Fire Commission this morning how he lost 60 tons of hay through a workman spilling a box of wax vestas among…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Within Half an Hour--Two Fires
Two fires broke out last night within half an hour of each other at the house of Mrs. Gertrude Kain, in Mullens-street, Rozelle. The brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Money Lost in Fire. Glen Innes
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Courier, of Bald Nob, was destroyed by fire, and a large roll of notes perished in the flames. It appears that at the time of the outbreak Mrs. Courter…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Overseer's Death. Sequel to Fire. Compensation Claim. Hay
A case of importance to pastoral interests was before the Workers' Compensation Commission to-day. Edward Hayes, while overseer on Mungadal Station property, was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fifty Injured in Berlin Riots Many Arrests Police Fire 100 Shots Berlin
FIFTY people were Injured lust night In riots attributed to Communists throughout Berlin. The police at one centre tired 100…
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