Mystery Fire
Tamworth, Saturday. -- Fire breaking out in a dwelling owned by Mr. Ben Page, in Brisbane-street, in the early morning practically destroyed the…
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Arms in Flames Petrol Catches Fire
While washing his hands and arms with petrol at a house in Pitt-street, Redfern, last night, Leslie Ward, aged 24, of Viking-street, Campsle,…
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Bondi's up-to-date fire station in Old South Head-road, was opened during the week. Inset, Mr. Martin, station officer…
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The biggest fire in the district occurred this evening at East Greta, one mile from West Maitland…
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A painful accident befell an old age pensioner, H. Morton, Inst night. Eighting his pipe whilst reading by the aid of…
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Several thousand people watching a small shop blaze at the corner of Devonshire and Elizabeth streets, city, at 10 o'clock last night, breathlessly…
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A fire broke out about midnight last night in the Golden Arrow refreshment rooms, in Victoria-avenue, Chatswood, and spread to a garage at the rear of…
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Fire broke out in Lee Sing's grocery store, Church-street, Parramantta,early yesterday morning. It was discovered by George Sing…
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THE acing-Commissioner of Police. Mr. Childs stated to-day that the police were inquiring into the fire which destroyed the carriage sheds of South…
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For two hours early yesterday morning, a large crowd, many in night attire, watched brigades from Parramatta and Granville fight a fire that…
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Fire did considerable damage to premises occupied by Lee Sing as a grocery shop, in Church-street, Parramatta, early yesterday morning. The outbreak was extinguished by…
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After an hour's woik the Chatswood, Crow's Nest and Willoughby Fire Brigades, under District Officer Hammond, subdued a fire which broke out in a two-storied premises at…
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A fire that defied the efforts of three brigades, destroyed the carriage sheds and workshops of South Maitland Railways Ltd., at Maitland last night…
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A FIRE at the Returned Soldiers Co-operative Industries Factory, Wirth's Park. City, caused damage estimated…
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MAITLAND, Sunday.--Over £50,000 damage was done on Saturday night, when the carriage shed at East Greta Junction was…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Roars from two caged tigers and stampeding horses, provided excitement for firemen who fought a blaze at 1.30…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fire At Maitland. £50,000 DAMAGE. Supposed Incendiarism West Maitland
Damage estimated at between £50,000 and £60,000 was caused by fire which destroyed the carriage sheds of South Maitland Railways…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The preliminary departmental inquiry into the fire on the oil tanker British Honour in Newcastle Harbor on…
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The Fire Brigades Board has Just completed the erection of an up-to-date fire station to serve the districts of Bondi, North Bondi, and Rose Bay North. The site is…
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NEW ORLEANS, Monday.--A fire on the river-front yesterday swept away warehouses and wharves, causing £600,000 damage…
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