Mine Fires. Arduous Remedial Work. Two-minute Shifts. Newcastle
Further progress has been made during the week-end in the work of gaining control of the underground fires near the main northern railway line at Greta…
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Youth Fires at Magistrate Killed on Leaving Building Calcutta
Mr. Douglas, District Magistrate at Midnapore, Western Bengal, was yesterday shot and fatally wounded. He had presided at a board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bores to the Fires One Reaches the Greta Tunnel Smoke Dies
GRETA, Sunday. -- With two drilling machines working day and night three bores…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Kogarah. Mishap in Smoking of Fish
A draught of air blowing burning sawdust from an iron plate in a fish-smoking room in a house in Barton-avenue, Sans Souci, was responsible for a fire on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Checking Fire Greta Bores Are Effective Sand Smother
Two bores have now reached the mine tunnel running under the main northern railway near Greta station, and the drills are to-day cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Speed Car Fire Damage Is Only Slight Kaitaia (N.z.)
The mechanics and my [?] Steward Enterprise a four hours' ex-amination to-day. The only damage we could find was the insulation of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Norman Smith. Racing Car Catches Fire. Speed Attempts Abandoned. Kataia (N.z.)
A fire in Mr. Norman Smith's racing car, the Stewart Enterprise, during an attack on the world's five-mile record, at noon to-day, brought five months of tedious waiting to a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lost Home While Visiting Bankstown Family Burnt Out
Having spent the evening with friends, Basil Hutchings, his wife, and two daughters returned last night to find their possessions smouldering in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Cars Burnt. Accidental Fires
Petersham police, during the last three days, inquired into the burning of three motor cars. All the fires were accidentally caused. After Mr. Ellis of Dover-street, Summer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Furniture Factory Fire
Ruins of the furniture factory of Messrs. F. and R. Attwells, Vincent-street, Marrickvillc, after a fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cottage Destroyed by Fire
Damage estimated at £350 was done to a two-roomed weatherboard cottage which was completely destroyed by fire in Highland Avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greta Fires Are Well Under Control Newcastle
"THE Mines and Railways Department have the Greta fires well under control," said the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →22 Out of Work Factory Fire
A fire destroyed the furniture factory of F. and R. Attwells, in Vincent- street, Marrickville, early this morning, throwing 22 people out of work Owners and employees of F. and R. Attwells' furniture factory, Vincent-street, Marrickville gazing at the ruins after a fire early this morning. (Sue story on Page 7)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Checking the Underground Fire at Greta
Men at work at Greta this week closing an air shaft at the colliery in order to prevent the underground fire from spreading…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Christchurch. Wellington (N.z.)
Damage estimated at £12.000 was caused by a fire which gutted the premises of L. M. Isitt, bookseller, in Cashel-street, Christchurch…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hotel Destroyed. Fire at Coff's Harbour. Man and Wife Dash Through Flames. Coff's Harbour
Fanned by a strong southerly wind, a fire which broke out in the Beach House Hotel at 4 o'clock this morning soon enveloped the entire wooden structure in flames. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires. Furniture Factory Damaged
Stock was destroyed and machinery was severely damaged by a fire which broke out early yesterday morning in the Carrington furniture factory of Messrs. F. and R…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Colliery Fire at Greta
Much alarm has been caused in the Greta colliery district (part of the Maitland field, northern N.S.W.) by the ignition of coal in abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Automatic Fire Extinguisher for Cars
STANDARD Motor Coy, now is as extras automatic fire extingushers on its cars. The device is so arranged the one…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Anti-fire Dust Avoids Damage
Dust that extinguishes fire instead of starting or encouraging it was demonstrated recently before Portland, Oregon, fire officials. The dust [?]…
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