Fire Causes £20,000 Damage Melbourne
Damage estimated at £20,000 was done to the premises of Sigma Pty., Ltd., wholesale chemists and druggists, Flinders-lane, when a fire broke out early this morning. The cause…
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Trapped in Fire 500 Sheep Lost Near Deniliquin DENILIQUIN
A grass fire at Wandook, eight miles from Deniliquin, destroyed 800 acres and caused heavy loss among sheep, which were found piled along…
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How the mining village or Kearsley narrowly escaped destruction by bush fires last Friday was told by the president, Cr. A. Johnson, at…
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"I CANNOT believe that a thief would break into this place to steal a few paltry things and then set the place…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Fire. Child Burnt to Death. Parents' Rescue Efforts. Gundagai
Despite frantic attempts at rescue by her parents, the three-year-old daughter of Mr, O. Nicholls, of Jones Creek, Gundagai, was burnt to death at her home on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hundreds Killed In Japanese Earthquake Disastrous Fire and Wave Thousands Of Homes In Ruins Heavy Convulsion Kobe (Japan)
A TERRIFIC earthquake shook the northern provinces of the main island to-day and great damage was done either by the convulsion itself or a huge tidal wave which came in its wake…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Outbreak Victorian Bush Fires Still Burning MELBOURNE
A new bush fire is burning strongly to-day between Colbrook and Greendale, in hilly country six miles from Ballan. Many residents are out…
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THE lower ridges of the Mountains near the Nepean River have been illuminated, in patches within the last week by bush fires, which,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coroner Not Satisfied Punchbowl Fire Inquiry Police to Act
An Inquiry into a fire in a house at Beauchamp Street, Punchbowl, which was begun yesterday by the Parramatta Coroner, Mr. Richardson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earthquake Death Roll Over 500 Six Provinces of Japan Shaken; Tidal Wave and Fire Wreak Terrific Damage Nearly 4000 Injured Or Among Missing Almost as Bad as 1923 Homes of 3000 Ruined Fears For Fishing Fleet TOKIO
OVER 500 are known to be dead, 1207 injured, and nearly 2000 missing, following a terrific earthquake which shook six of the northern provinces of Japan early this morning. It was followed by a mountainous tidal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swept to Doom Toll of 'Quake, Fire and Flood Japan's Horror Kobe
As far as can be ascertained the toll of yesterday morning's earthquake has been: 1535 killed, 948 missing, 392 injured,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oil Depot Fire. Canowindra
A fire which broke out in a large iron shed used by W. E. Croucher, junior, as an oil depot, did damage estimated at about £750, The shed contained large stocks of petrol, oil,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Danger of Fire Cripple's Fear Guildford Scrub
That her cottage in the Esplanade, Guildford, was menaced by fire as a result of scrub surrounding it, was stated by Mrs. Mrs. M. G., Scull in a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£25,000 DAMAGE. Flour Mill Destroyed by Fire. ADELAIDE
The flour and semolina mill of Jeffs Bros., Ltd., at Fords, about four miles from Kapunda, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Damage is estimated at about £25,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dense Fumes Firemen Beat Factory Blaze
Discovering a fire on the fourth floor of the factory of Peek Frean (Aust.), Ltd., Mallett-street, Camper-down, Percy Allen and Ronald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Dundas
A weatherboard cottage in Dudley-street, Dundas, was destroyed by Are yesterday. Brigades from Parramatta and Rydalmere fire stations were unable to save the building, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Camperdown
On bicycle patrol at 2 o'clock this morning, Constables Fruen and Davies saw dense smoke issuing from the third floor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Between Two Fires Woman's View Of China Japan's Aim
"Manchuria is by population unalterably Chinese. It is regarded by the Powers as an integral political part of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early Morning Fire. Damage to Biscuit Factory
Extensive damage was caused by a fire in Peek, Frean's biscuit factory in Mallett-street, Camperdown, early this morning. All city fire brigades were called to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country News. Fire in Cottage. Wollongong
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage in George-street, occupied by Mrs. Ruth Cooney, was destroyed by fire this morning. Owing to the good work of the fire brigade, the fire…
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