Prisoners' "Fire-water"
Manifestations of joy from behind the cell doors in Westchester County Prison became so persistent recently that the gaolers were…
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Fire Engine Crashes
When the Parramatta fire engine skidded at the corner of Church-street and George-street, Parramatta, while answering a false-alarm call…
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At the Moree Police Court this afternoon, Mr. A. C. Atkinson, P.M., held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire which damaged a quantity of stock in the storeroom…
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Two youths narrowly escaped serious injury last night, when a motor cycle and a motor car collided in Cantubury-road Camps[?]e. The motor cycle caught alight immedlitely after…
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The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) yesterday inquired into a fire which practically destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard cottage in Stanley-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mysterious Fire at Lidcombe Insurance Had Lapsed
"These poor people have suffered a great loss a loss that is even more accentuated by the depressing times." said the District Coroner, Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unhurt in Smash Had To Leap To Escape Fire
Escaping injury when the motor car which he was driving collided with a motor lorry and then smashed into an electric-light pole at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sky on Fire! What Happens When Meteors Trail Across the Heavens?
SHOOTING STARS" do not shoot, nor are they stars, in the sense that they are self-luminous. As…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driven Back by Fire Hotel Occupants in Big Blaze Brisbane
Occupants of the Stanley Hotel, Kilcoy, narrowly escaped being caught in flames when the bul[?]ing was destroyed by fire…
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One of the most serious fires in the history of the town occurred at Burleigh Heads this morning, when a block in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day's Hint for a Coal Fire
THERE is a suggest ion sent in by one of our readers,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Brigade Methods. Former Chief Officer's Address
Mr. T. P. Nance, former chief officer of fire brigades, in an address at the Millions Club luncheon yesterday, said that Sydney had to have skilled fire fighters on account…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£1500 Fire Damage. Dog Gives Alarm. BRISBANE
A block of buildings comprising two offices, a fancy goods Shop, and dwelling[?] in the main business block in James-street, Burleigh Heads, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire on Tanker. Sparks from Cook's Galley. Fumes Ignited. Brisbane
The tanker Soli. which arrived off Thursday Island[?] en route to Borneo. last night, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire and explosion early that morning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →38 Years As a Fire Fighter Retiring Chief Gives His Experiences Olden Days
ACCORDING to the opinion expressed yesterday in a lecturette at the Millions Club by Mr. T P. Nance, who is retiring from…
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A cottage in Ortana Parade, Como, was destroyed by fire last Friday afternoon. A wall of an adjoining residence was severely damaged. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Fire in Butchery
On Friday night, a fire, caused by an [?]ctric motor overheating, broke out In the Cabramatta butchery shorp in Johutreet, Cabramatta. Parramatta,…
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When between Eel and Middle Reefs, en route from Townsville to Borneo, the tanker Soli, which arrived off Thursday Island on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Methods. Late Chief Officer’s Address
Mr. T. P. Nance, former chief officer of fire brigades, and at one time in charge of this district, in an address at the Millions Club luncheon on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blazing Stairway Crashes Fireman Has Close Call In Melb. Fire Lost Helmet Melbourne, Thurs
FIGHTING flames at a furrier's factory in William Street, Brunswick to-day, Fireman G. H. Bennett had a, remarkable escape…
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