Fire on Steamer. Vessel Sunk. to Prevent Explosion. Honolulu. May 26
With 16,000 barrels of oil on board the steamer City of Honolulu caught fire while at the dock. To prevent an explosion the vessel was sunk…
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Flat Flowing With Honey, but Bees Are Not Loved Poison, Fire, and Smoke Attacks Futile
POISON, fire, and smoke attacks have not driven a swarm of bees from behind the facing of St. Ronan's fiats, in Macleay Street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. (Before Judge Edwards) Motor Car Insurance. O'Brien v The Automobile Fire and General Insurance Company of Australia, Ltd
The cause of action in this matter arose out of a serious accident at the corner of Anzac-parade and Cleveland-street on the evening of October 19, 1929. The plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Risks of Fire
SOMETIMES alarmist notions are circulated with regard to the danger of cars catching fire. Certainly, if a fire occurs in a closed car there is rather more…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Electrical Explosion. Causes Fire. Melbourne
As the result of an explosion at the main electrical sub-station on the corner of Inyllsstreet and Williamstown-road, at Port Melbourne, at 20 minutes past 2 o clock to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Causes-extensive Damage to Mills Melbourne
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which demolished portion of the Returned Soldiers' Mills at Geelong late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stream on Fire Lightning Ignites Petrol Film LONDON
A stream in the vicinity of North Field, near Hull, carrying a film of petrol believed to have leaked from tanks in an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Long-range Ruin High Tension Explosion Starts Factory Fire
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--When several transformers, carrying high tension power of 6600 volts, blew out at Port Melbourne Council's main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. (Before Judge Edwards) Motor Car Insurance. O'Brien v The Automobile Fire and General Insurance Company of Australia, Ltd
Hearing was concluded of this action, in which Ethel May O'Brien, of Thomas-street, Redfern, claimed £400 damages for alleged breach of contract and certain legal expenses…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Courthouse Blaze GUNNEDAH
Fire destroyed the C.P.S. office at the local court-house, at 2 a.m., to-day, and badly damaged other portions of the building. Many court records, dating…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ice Works Big Blaze at Lewisham £5000 Damage
Although ammonia fumes hindered their work, firemen effected a great save at an early hour this morning when the Lewisham Ice and Cold…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Moss Vale. Moss Vale
A fire occurred early this morning in Whatman's boot store. The private dwelling was totally destroyed and portion of the store seriously damaged. A brick wall through the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Old Lady's Death Spirit of Independence Nightdress Caught Fire
The story of the tragic death of Georgina Phillips and the vain efforts of her aged and crippled sister to save her, was related to the District Coroner (Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Midnight Blaze at Sylvania Four Firemen Injured
At midnight on Monday a fire broke out at a motor garage conducted by Ernest Sydney Edwards, at Prince's Highway, Sylvania, near the George's…
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The Fire Board has arranged for an officer to visit Chipping Norton for instructional purposes, in connection with the first-aid fire fighting…
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In future the regulation which provides that motorists and drivers of other vehicles must stop on the approach of fire engines or other fire-fighting appliances is to be rigidly…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Dubbo. Dubbo
Fire broke out early this morning in a store in Church-street, occupied by C. L. Self and owned by Mrs. McKennl. The brigade was quickly on the scene and the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →House Destroyed by Fire. Murwillumbah
A house situated on one of the Bray Estate farm properties, on the banks of the North Arm of the Tweed River, about a mile from Murwillumbah, was destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country News Incendiarist at Work Three Separate Fires in Country Garage
ARMIDALE, Thursday--After a fire which occurred at Walsh's garage, Armidale, early this morning was extinguished, kerosene-soaked…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →"Voice of Golden Fire" Praise For Austral and Amadio
"We should feel justly proud, that in two successive generations Australia has produced two of the world's greatest…
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