£100,000 Blaze in Melbourne Block Threatened Seven People Treated at Hospital Melbourne
Desperately fighting for three hours to-day, Melbourne firemen made or[?] of the greatest saves in the history of the brigade…
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£180,000 Damage. Melbourne Fire. Warehouse Destroyed. MELBOURNE
For more than three hours and a half to-day firemen were engaged fighting a severe outbreak of fire, which destroyed a large softgoods warehouse at 246-24[?] Flinders-lane…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sparks Fly Strong Bush Fires Report Wax Matches Cigarette Butts and Malicious Acts
The problem of dealing with bush fires would not be a problem at all if people would only exercise care. This is the conclusion reached by the Commission, which inquired into the matter, after hearing the evidence of 56…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Scheme for Prevention Royal Commission's Findings. Fire Control Board
The Royal Commission, appointed by the Government to investigate the cause of bush fires in the State, and to suggest proposals for their prevention, completed its…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →How Bush Fires Are Caused Commission's Report Measures for Prevention Far-reaching Plans
IMPORTANT recommendations are contained in the report just issued of the Commission appointed by the Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Station Is Destroyed Blaze Near Melbourne Melbourne
Shortly after 10 o'clock to-night a fire broke out at Werribee Railway Station, and the building was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Here and There Fire at Bankstown
A fire discovered in Robert Roney's grocery shop in Rosen Chambers, Chapple-road, Bankstown, at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, was extinguished by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol Fire Rock Drilling on Harbor Bed— Big Petrol Fire at Sylvania Many Explosions £5000 DAMAGE
Over 60.000 gallons of petrol, and a big store, were destroyed by fire at Sylvania last night. While the fire was raging, there TUNING HER UP.--This engine gives the compressed air to drive the rock drills in the work of laying four 33,000 volt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Petrol Fire at Kangaroo Point Strikng Spectacle
With flames soaring high into the air and a dense cloud of black smoke drifting slowly in the breeze, a magnificent spectacle was presented at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Petrol Dump Explosions in Store at Sylvania
According to scant details available last night, the Jackson petrol dump at Kangaroo Point, Sylvania, was severely damaged by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fiend in the Bush Commission Condemns Carelessness Salutary Penalties Needed
Prohibition of the use of wax matches in the central and western divisions of the State, is recommended ins a report, to be issued by the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fire Near Naval Depot Vic. Town Threatened Melbourne
AN extensive bush fire was reported at midnight from Crib Point, Westernpoint Bay. The first word of the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two Firemen Charged Merchandise Missing After Warehouse Blaze Find at Fire Station
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- When fire swept through a large warehouse in Flinders Lane in sensational circumstances on Friday, it was found later…
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How the recklessly-galloping horses of the fire brigades used to thrill the crowds! Gradually the horse has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Gundagai. Gundagai
At 4 o'clock this morning fire destroyed the main portion of Mr. C. J. Petrich's grocery store in Sheridan-street. Fine work was done by the volunteer fire brigade in preventing the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rain Ends Fires Naval Men at Scene Melbourne
Bush fires which began near Bittern racecourse and swept across country last night, towards Balnarring on a mile front were extinguished by…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Creek in Flames Spectacular Blaze at Newcastle Oil Works in Danger Newcastle
A fire at the Shell Oil Refining works, at North Hamilton, about 7.30 to-night, had in it all the elements of widespread disaster, and headquarters and…
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A fire which occurred in a petrol store at Kangaroo Point, Sylvania, on Sunday night, destroyed, according to the owner's estimate, 50,000 gallons of petrol. It was insured for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Does £3000 Damage at Gundagai GUNDAGAI
Damage estimated at £3000 was done at a fire which broke out in C. J. Petrich's building early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Island Fire Outbreak on St. Lucia New Orleans
ACCORDING to private advices on Sunday night, a big fire is raging on the Island of St. Lucia, Windward Islands (British West Indies)…
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