Haystack Destroyed by Fire. West Wyalong
Fire destroyed a chaffcutter and the gre[?] part of a haystack containing 60 tons of [?] on Mr. John Jones's property at Mildil [?] West Wyalong. Four other large stacks [?]…
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Turps Catches Fire Strange Burning Case TEMORA
Miss Ellie Kook, of Willundry, near Temora, while dusting a room, knocked over a bottle of turpentine, which splashed her gloves and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DROWNED Was To Have Wed Fire Sequel Melbourne
ALMOST burnt to death on his wedding eve, a man who had to postpone his marriage three weeks ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Films on Fire. Damage in Strand Arcade. Girls' Escape
Four girls had narrow escapes last night when films and other inflammable material caught fire in premises in the Strand Arcade occupied by the Motion-Photo-Snaps Company…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Broke Record to Save Life Railwayman's Dash with Fire Brigade
Hobart, Saturday.--Alfred Driscoll, decorated during the week with the Imperial Service Order for long service as a railwayman, figured in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cocks o' the North Have Something to Crow About Now Coalies Go in for Kill Two Behind, Only Ten Minutes to Go Pulled Game From Fire and Singed Granville
WHAT a game! What a game! Adamstown, the cocks of the north, have something worth, while crowing about now. STACKED up against a hot Granville eleven at Clyde…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Church Damaged By Fire
A Are broke out In St. Barnabas' Church of England, a weatherboard building, in Highclere-avenue, Punchbowl, this afternoon, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hut Destroyed by Fire
A two-roomed hessian and tin hut in the Rydalmere Unemployed Camp, occupied by Mrs. Souter, was destroyed by fire late on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Does 50,000,000 Dollars Damage Big Blaze in Chicago Saleyard Three Dead; Over 100 Buildings Are Destroyed Mile Square Chicago
RAGING over an area of more than a mile square, a fire did damage estimated at 50,000,000 dollars at Chicago last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys House. Maclean
A seven-roomed weatherboard-house, va[?] at £500, owned by Mr. Oswald Smith and occupied by Mr Lawrence, was destroyed [?] fire. The furniture and other conten[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →FIRE Enemy And Friend Ex-fireman's Address
"Fire is man's greatest enemy and most valuable friend," said Mr. Nance, ex-superintendent of the Fire Brigade, who spoke at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Chicago. Area a Mile Square Burnt. Huge Damage in Stockyards. Chicago, May 19
Fire swept the stockyards section on the south side of Chicago for Ave hours to-day The flames razed an area about a mile square, For a time it was feared that the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Slip That Cost East League Men Dearly Wests Snatch Game From Fire Thrilling Charges Stirred Big Crowd Then Last-minute Try
WESTERN SUBURBS still reigns supreme in Rugby League after a stirring game with Eastern Suburbs at the Sports Ground on Saturday, in which the redoubtable Easterners had victory, dashed from their grasp in the closing stages by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bakery Blaze
At 3.15 o'clock this morning Jordan's bakery at Blacktown caught alight and when this edition went to press the fire brigade had little…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Alarm
The Board of Fire Commissioners informed Marrickville Council last night that a fire alarm had been erected at the corner of Hercules and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Damages Church
Considerable damage was done by fire to the interior and roof of St. Barnabas' Church in Highclare Avenue, Punchbowl, yesterday. Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Station for Auburn
After years of agitation Auburn Council last night received a letter from the Secretary of the Board for Fire Commissioners of N.S.W.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Clean City To Prevent Fires. Menace of Rubbish
"The object of the New South Wales fire brigade," said Mr. T. Nance (former chief officer of the brigade), who spoke at the Quota…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Under Tram Holds Up Traffic
TRAFFIC was held up for over a A brigade from headquarters was quarter of an hour at the cor[?]soon the scene, and the firemenner of Pitt and Park Streets city to subdue the flames, using a hand late yesterday afternoon, when some extinguisher. Nobody was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Church. Severe Damage Caused
St. Barnabas' Church of England, Highclere-avenue, Punchbowl, was severely damaged yesterday afternoon by a fire which it was thought was caused by the fusing of electric…
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