Loss by Flood and Fire. Murrumburrah
Mr Henry Walker of this town was one of the victims of the recent flood his home being flooded out and his furniture badly damaged through water. He stored his…
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Aftermath of £100,000 Fire--strange Land Law
"OUT!" SAID THE UMPIRE, when Thompson (High) appealed for lbw against Lahood (St. Joseph's) in the G.P.S. cricket match. ENTENTE CORDIALE was cemented between city and country…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£60,000 Damage. Fire at Cabarita. Major Bros.' Paint Works. Five Firemen Burnt
Damage estimated at between £50,000 and £60,000 was caused by a fire, which destroyed portion of the paint works of Major Bros, and Company, Ltd., in Phillip-street, Cabarita,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sprayed with Hot Paint Seven Men Scalded £100.000 Fire at Major Bros. Cabarita
SIX firemen and a civlian were injured by scalding paint when the works of Major Bros, and co. Ltd Phillis Street Cabarits were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blown Up Fo'castle Ripped Away Four Injured Horse Blinded by Floating Fire Newcastle
With preliminary rumblings, followed by an explosion as though a battleship had let loose a broadside, the oil-tanker British Honor loaded with 4100 tons of oil ail ready to be pumped into the Commonwealth Oil Refineries sheds at Honeysuckle Point…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Explosion and Fierce Fire on Steamer Carrying 4100 Tons of Oil Well Again King Moves About Interest in Art Enthusiastic Greeting London
The King, who has seen but little of London since his illness, visited today the Italian art exhibition, accompanied by the Queen, Prince George,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Saturday's Heat. Bushfires in Suburbs. Many Collapses. Beaches Crowded
Saturday's heat wave in Sydney caused the collapse of more than fifty persons. One death from heat apoplexy occurred near Warwick Farm Racecourse. At the Blacktown…
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Fanned by a fresh wind, a fire, which broke out about 2 o'clock this morning, quickly destroyed Mr. Aubrey D. Fuller's box factory, 157 Young-street, Annandale. Mr. Fuller,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Slept to "Smothered Fires": Awoke to Roaring Flames Woman's Scare Annandale Blaze Coincidence Family's Escape Children Carried to Safety
AT 10.30 last night, Mrs. Fuller, wife of the proprietor of a box factory in Young-street, Annandale, fell asleep in bed, reading a book called "Smothered Fires."…
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Slight damage was done to the walls and bedding in a bedroom on the first floor of the home of Mrs Catherine Dawson, of Toxteth- street. Glebe,…
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Is reported from Newcastle that on the occasion of the disastrous fire in the oil tanker there yesterday, the special Foamite fire- fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Midnight Blaze in City Chinese Excited When Woman Gives Alarm
Shortly before half-past 11 o'clock last night Mrs. G. Tong, of 305 Castlereagh Street, City, saw dense clouds of smoke from a fire on the ground…
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A fire this morning in Main- street, Claire, 80 miles north of Adelaide, destroyed four shops and their contents. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Self-loading Rifle. Fires 50 Rounds a Minute. LONDON, Feb. 24
The military correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the long-sought ideal of an efficient self-loading rifle has been realised, and is now being produced by Vickers,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tanker on Fire. British Honour at Newcastle
The tanker British Honour, laden with 1,000 tons of oil all ready for discharge, burst into flames at Honeysuckle Point (Newcastle) yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion and Fire on Oil Steamer in Newcastle Harbour
Steamer British Honour, carrying over 4000 tons of oil, exploded in Newcastle Harbour yesterday morning, injuring several people, including four members of the crew. Although the flames had subsided Newcastle firemen kept a careful watch on the badly-damaged steamer. Both the forecastle and bridge deck were practically destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Risk Was Spread! Insurance Companies and Cabarita Fire
At least four insurance companies carried the risk in connection with the fire at Major Bros.' paint factory, at Cabarita,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Volunteers Battling Still Dangerous Albury
A bush fire broke out on Mr. George Gain's property, "Rollingina,'' two miles on the Albury side of Wymah, and burnt a considerable quantity of…
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ALTHOUGH Billy Edwards was only 23 years old last November he performed like a burnt-out boxer against Ted Monson at the Sydney Stadium on…
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A fire broke out in a linen cupboard on the steamer Orungal, lying at the Lime-street wharf, to-day. but the outbreak was extinguished by firemen from…
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