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Police who had been investigating several incendiary fires at Wingecarribee homestead, the property of Mr. H. M. Oxley, solicitor, on December 28, this morning arrested a foreigner…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A FIRE which broke out in a record room above the Legislative Council shortly after midnight, is a two-fold mystery. Its origin, though not considered suspicious, has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire-alarm boxes that handcuff all persons operating them have been tested as a means of preventing false alarms. A person turning in a report must…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →THERE is something peculiarly terrifying about disaster at sea, where men have nothing but their own frail strength…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →An Inquiry will be held at Cessnock Court-house on Thursday into the fire which destroyed portion of a cottage owned and occupied by Mrs. Jane Godfrey…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Powder, instead of water, is used to extinguish flames by a German fire engine that carries a large supply of this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Over 400 fire-fighters, many of whom came from Savemake and other towns 20 and 30 miles distant, to-day fought a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Above: FOUR members of the Australian Eleven at breakfast at their Melbourne Hotel.-- From left: J, Fingleton, C…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Damage estimated at £15,000 was done early this morning when fire destroyed the Albert Park drill hall. The only things saved were some…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WITH summer on us, bushfires are sure to be prevalent, and many of those fighting to subdue or hold in check this terror are sure to suffer from that most painful of injuries, burns…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fierce bushfire near Georgetown to-day, sweeping along a seven miles front destroyed 2000 acres of standing crop and a largo quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOULD an employee, fighting a fire on private property which might, if lot go, reach lands under control of the Pastures Protection Board, receive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Granville was singularly free from fires during the year. Fifty calls were received at the fire station almost the lightest number on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"They tell me your engagement is broken." "Yes, and Bill behaved abominably." "But I thought you broke it yourself?"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There were only 20 outbreaks of fire in Maitland last year, and all were of a minor kind. Kurri which comes within the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As the summer advances, the danger of bush fires Increases, owing to the drying up of grass and undergrowth, says the N.R.M.A. Motor campers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in the records room of the Legislative Council yesterday morning, but it burned itself out before much damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out in John M[?]han’s pr[?]uce store at 216 Botany-road, Mascot, on Saturday afternoon. When…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 1000 acres of crop grassland, large quantities of bagged wheat, and some fencing were destroyed by a fire which broke out on Mr. Phibbs' sharefarming allotment on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A FIRE of mysterious origin broke out in a record room on the upper noor on the Legislative Council side of Parliament…
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