Thousand Men Fight Raging Fires Large Area of Bush Ablaze in Victoria Six Homes Burned
MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Bush fires are still raging in many parts of Victoria. The most disastrous outbreak occurred at the Basin,…
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Electric Trains on Fire London Mystery Service Disorganised London
A BREAK in the L.M.S. Railway electric lines around London set on fire trains widely separated. The fires, however, were easily…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Fire. Broken Hill British Mine. Works Damaged. Broken Hill
A fire broke out in the Thompson's shaft section of the British mine shortly before six o'clock this evening, and severely damaged poppet heads and ore bins, and practicallys…
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Details of the damage caused by the fire which broke out in the British Mine have been made available, following an examination of the poppet…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Broken Hill Mine Much Damage Done May Delay Operations Broken Hill
A fire broke out this evening at the British mine, which resulted in the burning of the pop heads at the shaft at Thompson's section…
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BROKEN HILL, Thursday. -- A serious fire occurred in Thompson's section of the British mine this evening, when the poppet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire's Havoc 48 Hours' Battle in Dandenongs Death of Volunteer Outbreaks Still Raging in Gippsland Melbourne
Raging bush fires, attended in one case by the collapse and death of a volunteer fire-fighter, caused great havoc throughout Victoria again yesterday. Fortunately a cool change developed towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →BUSHFIRES. Victorian Outbreaks. Man Collapses and Dies. Melbourne
Many outbreaks of bush fires have been reported from country towns, considerable damage being done. Large bands of volunteers fought the fires, and, aided in some cases by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Battling with Bush Fires -- Cruiser Sydney Coals for Last Time in Harbor
IN THE THICK OF IT. -- Fire-fighters attacking an outbreak near Ferntree Gully (Vic.). "BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON." -- An exposition of the new art, Euchorics, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Woe to the Tourist Landowner's Threat the Bush Fire Menace
"I'll give every offender a 'go'," says a Guudagai district landowner, discussing the bush fire question. He refers to people who "boil the billy"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Signals Smoke From Bush Fires No News From Airmen How Rumors Arose; Deceiving Sounds Wellington (N.z.)
The report that smoke signals had been seen in the Tararua Ranges and which revived hopes that the missing airmen, Lieut. Moncrieff and Capt. Hood, might have been in the thickly-timbered country has proved…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reported Smoke Signals In Tararuas Revive Hopes Are They From Missing Airmen? Forest Foreman States That It is Not Bush Fire -- Wild Ragged Country 'Planes to Investigate
A mystery fire in the Tararua Ranges! Fading hopes for the safety of the N.Z. airmen (Lieutenant Moncrieff and Captain Hood) flickered to life again last night, when a State forest foreman…
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Concerning the fire reported in the Tararuas, the postmaster at Levin states that bush fire[?] have been burning for two days. The postmaster at Rongotea sends a later report,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Naval Collier. Fire Amongst Coal
A fire among coal stored on the naval collier Mombah was discovered shortly after noon yesterday, Garden Island was immediately notified, and the fire was extinguished…
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An eight-roomed weatherboard dwelling was completely destroyed by fire at Gorou[?]at Street. Mayfield West, today. An adjoining cottage [?] also…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car's Backfire Guts Garage Strathfield Blaze Man Buried; Lime in Fireman's Eyes
A GARAGE mechanic was burned, a fireman disabled, and the garage gutted when a motor car backfired at Ernest Eve's…
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BATHURST, Friday. -- During the height of a storm to-day a haystack belonging to Mr. J. M'Garry, of Orton Park, was…
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Excitement reigned at Garden island early yesterday, when it was discovered that the coal in one of the holds of the supply ship Mombah was on fire…
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A disastrous fire was narrowly averted by the warning given by smoke issuing from the hold of the Mombah, a Commonwealth Navy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Launch on Fire Human Torches Jump Into Icy Water Smoker's Default Berlin
One of the great motor launches used to convey Hamburg's dock laborers to work caught fire on the Elbe and caused a benzine tank to explode…
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