Germs Cause Fires
GERMS and chemical action are responsible for the spontaneous combustion of hay and other farm products, says Dr. Charles A Browne, of the United States…
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Palmer-street Fire
The fire which damaged two motor cars at promises in Palmer-street, City, yesterday broke out on the ground floor occupied by the Citroen assembly works,…
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A NEW safety device for aircraft—the Armour wind indicator—is expected to prevent many crashes. Pilots who have to make a forced landing…
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EDWARD O'MALLEY, father of the two children who perished in the flames when an explosion caused the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Toll of Tragic Fire Two Children Burned to Death Near Trundle Parents Face Death---Father May Not Live Petrol Drum Exploded by Light
Trapped in a blazing cottage at the little settlement of Victoria Park, 12 miles out of Trundle, last night, Joyce O'Malley (5) and Keith O'Malley (9), were burned to death…
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A motor lorry, owned by Duckford and Smith, working in conjunction with G. Howard, West Maitland, and loaded with from £250 to £300 worth of groceries, caught fire…
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On Tuesday evening a fire broke out in a room on the second floor of Murray's Buildings, Parramatta, occupied by Mrs. Edith Morgan, trading as the Fancy…
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TRUNDLE, Wednesday. -- Harself badly burned, Mrs. O'Malley lies in hospital a tragic figure, bereft of husband and two. children, victims of the…
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A mysterious fire which broke in the accountant's office at the factory of [?]. K. Cox and Co. Proprietary, Ltd., Flemington, fortunately was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder Charge Follows Discovery of Dying Man in East Sydney Lane on Fire Aged Woman's Clothes Burned to Death Tingha
Mrs. Duff, aged 76 years, a widow, who lived alone in Tingha, was burned to death this morning…
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A fire, which is thought to have originated amongst some fruit cases, caused extensive damage to the premises of Smith Bros., furniture and fruit dealers, Bridge-street,…
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Remarkable allegations were made when Pie Newcastle Deputy Coroner (Mr. Pickett) to-day held an inquiry on a fire which occurred on March 11 in a shop at Argenton…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Hop Kilns. Destroyed by Fire. HOBART
Hop kilns at Ellendale and Margate belonging to Messrs. B. M. Quinn and O. Denehey respectively, were totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The outbreak at…
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IT became known early this morning that Scotland Yard had been called in to investigate the death of Mrs Edith Mills of Thurmaston near Leucester…
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BER WILLIAMS, local manager for Wright, Heaton, and Co., was cleaning the vacuum tank of his car when a wire came in contact with the battery…
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THE worst fire in the history of Holbrook, 30 mile from Albury occurred at 3 a.m. to-day when three shops were gutted…
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Remarkable scenes were witnessed at a fire which early this morning destroyed two shops and a store in the main street of…
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Mr.J. M'Combie, superintendent of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company of England. who has come to Australia on the Cathey in…
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SLIGHT damage was r[?]ilsed by a [?] the boot shod of J[?]. Oxford and Finders-street [?] last night A…
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WEST WYALONG, Friday.--Mr. Bert Williams, local manager for Wright, Heaton, and Co., Ltd., was cleaning the vacuum tank of his car…
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