Villawood Fire Nine Smiths Homeless
One of the hardest blows that fate, in a bad mood, could deliver, was dealt to Mr. S. L. Smith, Villawood, on Thursday evening of last,…
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Vats Were No Prey for Fire
Tanning vats at Challis Brothers tannery which were among the tittle that escaped the flames when the works were burned last night with the loss of £8000…
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Nothing but a mass of tangled Iron, burned wood, and charred leather, could be seen at Challis Brothers' tannery, at Willoughby, this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mascot To-day Back Fire Fancied Five Stakes
Five stakes will be decided at the Mascot coursing track this afternoon at the Australasian Coursing Club live hare meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Races Off Big Fire in Leger Stand Newcastle
Newcastle Jockey Club's leger stand at Broadmeadow racecourse narrowly escaped destruction by fire late last night. Splendid work on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fines for Lighting Forest Fires Melbourne
CHARGED with having ignited inflammable materials to the danger of property, four men were fined by the Ferntree…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--Entering the Goulburn River last night on horseback, after fighting a bushfire, Robert Henry Gough (30), fell from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Fire Inquiries by Police Melbourne
DETECTIVES are investigating an outbreak of fire in premises occupied by the London and Parsian P[?] Company, in Brien Lane, off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thieves Blamed Fire in Melbourne Melbourne
Incend[?]arists are suspected of having caused a fire which broke out at 2.20 a.m. to-day in the premises of the London and Parisian Platers, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Risk of Fire When Petrol is Poured from one Container to Another
When motor spirit is being drawn of poured from one container to another static electric sparks may be developed. It is advisable, therefore, always to keep…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Destroys Machinery
GOULBURN, Saturday. -- Farming machinery valued at £300 was destroyed by a fire which broke out at Mr. E. Broggden's irrigation farm at…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Mystery Fire Thieves Blamed MELBOURNE
THIS morning a workroom in a building next door to Payne's Bon Marche was found to be on fire on four different floors. A cash box was rifled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shop's Moving! (Sung to the tune of "Fire's Burning.")
"Shop's moving! Shop's moving! Come in now, come in now, To the Ground Floor, At 2 5 8 George-street."…
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Backfiring in the carburetter is sometimes difficult to control. This condition is in itself not so dangerous, provided it does not result in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Be Wary of Fire When Pouring Petrol Static Electricity May Ignite Gases
IN drawing or pouring motor spirit from one container to another, static electric Sparks may be developed. It is advisable always to keep the two…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Two Burnt in Petrol Blaze Bottle Smashed in Front of Fire
MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Severe burns on the face, arms, and chest were suffered to-day by Francis Kemp (42), of Coburg, and his…
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Headquarters, Circular Quay, and Darlinghurst brigades were called to an outbreak of fire in the premises occupied by the Peerless Printing Company in George-street, opposite…
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Damage running into several thousands of pounds, was caused by a fire which gutted the furniture factory of J. Morris, of Kent Town, early this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Firms Suffer in City Fire
When a fire broke out at 558 George Street yesterday the premises of John Elgar, plumber, the Peerless Press, and the Cathedral Plate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Fires in One Place at the One Time Melbourne
Apparently the work of incendiarists four fires in different places in the factory of London and Parisian Pleaters, Ltd., off Bourke St. on Saturday…
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