Fire at Mascot
Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in the bootshop in Botany-road, Mascot, occupied by Harold Fletcher. A passer-by gave the alarm, and the Mascot and Waterloo fire…
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Burning Man Fight With Constable Motorists on Fire
Three constables, who went to the assistance of four burning motor-cyclists were commended by Dr. Cohen, the coroner, at the inquest at North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incinerated. Aeroplane on Fire. Five Lives Lost. LONDON, Sept. 2
M. Bokanowski, French Minister for Commerce, and four others, were incinerated at 9.15 this morning. An aeroplane in which they were taking…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Religious Riot Police Fire on Mob 7 Murders Follow Calcutta
In a communal riot at Khargpur between Moslems, Slkhs, and Hindus the police fired on the mob. There were three casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wingham Swept by Fire Midnight Blaze Guts Ten Shops
A disastrous fire swept through Wingham early this morning, and destroyed half the shopping centre before its progress could be…
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This is a reproduction of the fire which destroyed the first St. Mary Cathedral on June 29, 1865. The scene was reproduced at the Bondi Junction Studio of Australasian Films, who are making an official historical record in pictures for the Eucharistic Congress authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Newtown
Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in a grocery and confectionery shop at 190 Wilson-street, Newtown, occupied by Mary Anthony. The contents of the shop were badly…
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AUCKLAND, Monday.--The Convent of the Holy Cross at Epsom was almost totally destroyed by fire while the nuns were absent. The neighbors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship on Fire Melbourne
The steamer Castlemoor, which is on fire and racing to Albany (see page 1) has the first consignment of coal on board for South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miners Idle Through Fire Auckland
The curtailment of the electric power supplies, owing to the fire at Horahora transmission station, has thrown 200 Waihi miners idle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ryde—fire. Shop and Dwelling Destroyed
A spark from a fire left hurning in the dining-room grate caused an outbreak which destroyed a weatherboard shop and dwelling in Pittwater-road, Ryde, shortly after 9 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire in Convent. Crucifix Unharmed. Auckland (N.z.)
The Holy Cross Convent at Epsom, a 12-roomed wooden building, was seriously damaged by fire to-night. The children were absent on holidays, and only two nuns were…
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ELEVEN business premises were gutted last night by the biggest fire in Wingham's history. Other shops were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disastrous Fire. Wingham Shopping Centre Eleven Buildings Destroyed. Wingham
While residents of the township slept, a fire broke out in a block of weatherboard shops in Isabella-street, Wingham, early this morning. When the outbreak was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fighting Fire Fiend in Mid-Ocean LONDON, Monday. The Moor Line, Ltd., owners of the
By special arrangement, Reuters World Service in addition to other special sources of information. is used in the compilation of the overseas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Juggling with Death on the Seven Seas in Fire and Storm Three Steamers in Distress Tragic Battles with Elements London
REMINDERS of the perils faced hourly on the seven seas came in three distinct cable messages which reached London almost simultaneously this morning. THE owners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Castlemoor. Cargo Alight
According to a cable received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association from London, the cargo of the steamer Castlemoor is on fire. Efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Congress Visitors Ship Races Fire
THE EARS OF AN ARMY.—A set of giant audiphones which give warning of the approach of aeroplanes. This is part of the equipment of the Japanese forces at Osaks…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Wingham Fire. Shopkeepers' Losses. WINGHAM
Isabella-street this morning presented a desolate appearance after last night's fire. All the buildings from the Cash Drapers to Albert Worthing's were in ruins. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →£20,000 Damage. Fire in New Zealand. Auckland (N.z.)
A fire at the Government electrical station at Horahora, Upper Waikato, damaged several transformers, the loss being estimated at about £20,000…
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