Fire in Cottage. Police Suspect Incendiarism
Police believe that a deliberate attempt was made to set fire to a cottage at Concord. Mr. Henry Prouse, of Burwood-road, noticed a glare in the cottage, which he knew to be…
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Country News. Fire at Post-office. Gulgong
The post-office at Tucklan, in charge of Mr. A. H. Jones, and his residence and store adjoining were, with the contents, destroyed by fire to-day. The residence was insured with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Water Had Too Much Kick Los Angeles
Forty cases of complete paralysis, and many cases of blindness, followed the sale of a concoction of Jamaica ginger and poison liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Auburn's New Fire Station "Only a Matter of Time"
"We know that we haven't a fire station in keeping with the importance of Auburn, but it is simply a question of £s. d. It is only a matter of time when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Sweeps Big Part of Town Charleville Damaged Charleville (Q.),Wednesday
A fire which started in the Charieville Hotel last night, swept through the town, causing damage estimated at £80,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Precaution Against Fires. Wingham
The Fire and Accidents Underwriters' Association of New South Wales has written to the Wingham Municipal Council, pointing out that business areas in the town should…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Another Serious 'Quake and More Fires
AUCKLAND, Friday Morning. -- A serious 'quake at Napier last night put the warship Veronica ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange City Fire
The sight of a calico sign advertising the entertainment at St. James's Theatre blazing flercely on the awning outside the theatre in Castlereagh-street yesterday afternoon caused…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Lindfield
An unoccupied house, owned by Mrs. Adelaide Sullivan in Tryon-rd.., Lindfield caughts fire early to-day and was destroyed. The building was valued…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Bombs "Long Live Anarchy!" Bullets Blaze London
Shouting "Long live Anarchy!" an alleged dangerous anarchist, who it was believed intended to engage in political terrorism, to-day blazed with his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Hobart Fires Class-biased Findings Hobart, January 24
Inquiries into fires in Hobart early in the morning of September 16, held here yesterday, resulted in the official finding that disgruntled incendiaries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further Shock Revives Fire Terror Renewed Veronica Stranded Fears for Wairoa Wellington (N.z.)
Another serious earthquake in Napier last night struck further terror into the hearts of those who remained in the stricken area. This new shock was so severe that it again lifted the bed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New 'Quake and Fire Napier Evacuation Horror Grows Alarm Prom Wairoa Strict Curfew at Hastings Armed Pickets on Guard Looters Warned : No Half Measures Auckland
THERE was another serious 'quake at Napier at 9 o'clock last night, adding to the terrors of the nightmare evacuation of the stricken city. The naval sloop, H.M.S. Veronica, which grounded in the first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Victim Of Fire Tragedy PERTH
Lame [?] 13 died in Margate River Hospital from burns suffered when he and [?] ida [?] dashed barefooted through a bushfire on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Lost Wages of Fortnight Fire Trick: Generous Mates To Rescue
ALBION PARK, Saturday.-- Leaving their coats, with their fortnight's pay, in a blacksmith's shop, three men at the Main Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Boys Burned in Coroner's Workshop Blaze Amid Coffins Two Big Fires Skin Falls From Lad's Body Buses Damaged Cessnock
When a fire--the exact origin of which is unknown--burst out suddenly in a detached building at the premises of Barringham and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspects on Fire Escape
Two men who had attempted to enter the Diamond Tailoring Company's premises were seen by a watchman on the tire escape of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires at Cessnock. Four Children Injured. NEWCASTLE
Four boys, who were playing at the store of Barringham and Johnson, undertakers, Cessnock, when a fire broke out this afternoon, suffered burns to the hands, face, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bad Burns 4 Boys Caught in Blaze Among Coffins Hush for Water Taps Cessnock
Four boys were badly burned--one is in a critical condition--in a fire which broke out in the polishing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boys Rescued From Fire Two Out Of Four Are Nearly Forgotten
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--About to leave for the hospital with his two sons, whom he had rescued, a man had to return and save two other…
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