Fire at Guildford
A weatherboard five-roomed cottage, occupied by George Tuckwell and family, in Guildford-road, Guildford, was almost completely destroyed…
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Won't Close Fire Stations
The Board of Fire Commissioners wrote to Rockdale council last night denying that it had bern decided, to close the Arncliffe and Bexley fire…
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Mr. M. Gosling, M.L.A., Chief Secretary, who visited the site of the old Gladesville fire station yesterday, was asked by Mr. G. Weil, on behalf of the returned soldiers, to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Sea. Coal Bunkers of Freighter. FREMANTLE
Fire broke out by spontaneous combustion in the coal bunkers of the freighter Cape St. Columbia last Tuesday, while the vessel was proceeding from Mombassa to Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire on Steamer. Cargo for New Zealand. General Average Declared
A fire occurred in the bunkers of the Swedish steamer Unden at Los Angeles recently, according to advice received in Auckland by Spedding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Bingara
Bush fires have been raging in the victnity of Rocky Creek for several days, and a larg[?] area of grassland has been destroyed. Several homesteads narrowly escaped destruction…
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Ambulance men and firemen received two false calls shortly ser midnight to flats in Bourke-street, near Albion-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Maliciously Caused. Narromine
The district coroner (Mr. G. F. Cox, J.P.) to-day held an inquiry into the Royal Hotel fire. He found that it was maliciously caused but that the evidence was not sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Suspected Thief Falls from Fire Escape
A youth, who was seen to fall [?] a fire escape at Daking House into Raw[?]n-lane, city, last night, was picked up in [?] unconscious condition and taken by the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bus Destroyed by Fire. West Maitland
One of the last buses running between Ne[?] castle and the coalfields was destroyed by f[?] at Four Mile Creek, near East Maitland. The bus, which belonged to Rover Motors,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Warning to Campers Weather Man's Forecast Southerly Coming
WEEK-END campers are warned by the State Meteorologist Mr.Mares against the danger of bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Freighter. Burning Coal Removed from Bunkers. FREMANTLE
With the aid of a grab, operated by an electric luffing crane, 550 tons of South African coal were removed to-day from the bunker hatch of the freighter St. Columbia,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Burglar in City Store Badly Hurt Falls 20ft. From Fire Escape Found in Lane
After having completed a burglary in James Goldberg's boot warehouse. Daking House, Pitt Street, City, last night, a young…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Fires Three Times at Woman in Surry Hills Street "A Chance, and I Would Have 'Gone' You!" Told Police Had Sawn-off Gun and Knife Patrol's Race to Scene Smart Arrest
Armed with a sawn-off shot-gun, a man fired three times at a woman, said to be his wife, in Waterloo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gunman, With Stiletto, Fires Ten Shots At Surry Hills Policemen's Eerie Crawl Up Dark Staircase Face Man with Revolver Crouches In Fireplace to Oppose Intruders
A sensational episode at Surry Hills last night had features of the recent Waverley horror--a potential killer, a Finn, and brave police--but was without its tragic sequel. Crawling in pitch darkness up a narrow stairway in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tar Catches Fire
A large quantity of tar was destroyed by fire this afternoon at the Broken Hill Provrietary's tar works [?] st. Ma.[?]. Firemen from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Blaze of Color Dance at the Yacht Club
Non-dancers were specially cared for by the Royal Motor Yacht Club at the Vice-commodore's Ball on Saturday, when they had the choice of putting…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wheat Destroyed by Fire. Wagga
A fair area of valuable wheat crop at Lansdowne, near The Rock, was destroyed by fire at the week-end. The fire spread rapidly, and thrcatened a wide area, but…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →£5000 DAMAGE. Fire at Kyogle. KYOGLE
Fire last night destroyed an 18-room residential in Geneva-street, and Shirley's coachbuilding shop. The Soldiers" Club and Shipp's bakery were damaged. The total damage is…
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Investigations into the cause of the death of Samuel Newlands, who was found lying in his smoke-filled bedroom at the…
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