Fire on a Farm
Dunedoo, Friday.--A fire destroyed over £1000 worth of lucerne, sheds, wheat, harness, &c, at Mr. C. E. Webb's property, "Bolaro," last night…
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2,408 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 121
Lady's Cloak Catches Fire
Mr. C. Burgess, caretaker of the Ryde Town Hall is a Digger, and was quite in his element as one of the guests at the Diggers' ball on Thursday…
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A crowd of [?]000 persons was attracted by a fire which broke out on the fourth floor of Russell House, a comparatively new building in Russell-street, shortly after 9 o'clock…
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NEW INVENTION.--Members of the Fire Brigade testing the "Evinrude" pressure pump. BOON TO MOTORISTS,--The new Putney to Mortlake punt,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Shocking Charges Made Against Scotland Yard "Star Chamber" Irene Savage Under Fire Hyde Park Case Sequel Govt. to Inquire Into 3rd Degree Charges London
Cries of "shame" and "disgraceful", frequently interrupted the debate in the House of Commons to-day when members, at white heat, listened to divergent accounts of the treatment accorded Miss Irene Savage as the result of further police investigation into what is known as the Hyde Park case. Miss Savage and Sir Leo Chiozza Money, the noted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle Fire Engine Would be of Great Advantage During Droughts in N.S.W. Bush
The fire engine consists of an Indian motor cycle fitted with side-car chassis, the latter having attached a 25-gallon chemical tank, and a 1½-gallon…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Ordinary Drip Pan Raises Danger of Fire
Some cars are equipped with a small drip pan underneath the carburetter, and directly above the shield that is over the exhaust pipe. If the engine is choked…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fires in Suburbs. Waterloo and Alexandria. Man Injured
In an attempt to save furniture from the burning residence of a neighbour on Saturday night. Thomas Tracey, of Phillip-street, Waterloo, was cut about the arm, which…
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While attending to her household duties this morning Mrs. Phillip Collins, of Jamberoo, was very severely burnt through her clothes catching…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Entombed Mine Disaster in Raging Fire Many Bodies Found Mather, Pennsylvania
WHEN an explosion occurred in a coal mine here yesterday, 182 men were entombed. The fate of the great majority is still…
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Between 200 and 300 miners were entombed by an explosion in the Mather collieries. Three bodies were recovered, nine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Garage Auckland
A destructive fire at Whakatane destroyed the Royal Mail Transport Company's garage, including six cars. Benzine and old tyres made a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Jute Ship Fires Alarm in India "Unscrupulous Agency" Calcutta
CARGO fires at sea have occurred with such frequency upon vessels plying to and from Indian ports that insurance authorities and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bus Destroyed by Fire. Grafton
A motor 'bus, used by Mr. W. L. Eggins in the Grafton-Yamba service, was destroyed by fire on the Mnclenn-Harwood-road. The 'bus was driven by J. Patrick. It had left…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country News & Personal Notes Clothes on Fire Woman Seriously Burned
JAMBEROO, Monday.--Mrs. Catherine Collins, of Jamberoo, wife of Mr. Phillip Collins, was standing with her back to the fire, when her clothes…
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ORANGE, Tuesday.--A weatherboard cottage was burnt to the ground at Cadia on Sunday morning. This morning the post office--also a…
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In the early hours of Sunday morning a weatherboard cottage at Cadia was burnt to the ground, and at 5 o'clock this morning the post-office next door, another weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Country News. Dwelling Destroyed by Fire. Cowra
The residence of Mr. Albert Alford, of Holmwood, war destroyed by fire. The family were all away at the time, but a fire had been left in the laundry. When the blaze was…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"I'm Smothered!" Bed Clothes Alight Two Cadia Fires Escapes in Night Attire Orange
Two sensational fires are reported from Cadia, a mining village 12 miles from here. The first occurred in the general…
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A fire broke out at 2.40 this morning in a music shop in Parramatta-road, Petersham, occupied by Davies and Lewls…
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