Peculiar Cause of Fire
A FIRE at the Royal Hotel, Tarec, recently, was traced to a water bottle acting as a burning glass. Painters were at work in the building, and…
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HUGHES, K.C In Court After 25 Years His Old Fire
A LITTLE man, grey headed, grey clad. Voice snaps like machine gun fire, suddenly flows evenly, or rasps as…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Manly Conquers Northern Suburbs in Fast, Exciting Game Golden Chances Lost Mistakes by Premiers in Critical Stages Were Costly Villagers Breathed Fire
IT was stirring football at Manly Oval yesterday, when Manly, morale and hearts never higher, beat Northern Suburbs by 10 points to 3 in a pacy, colorful contest that was remarkable chiefly for…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →"I Saw a Little Fire-Shovel in Her Hand" Bootman Smote Wife on Nose His Gorgeous Mane Cascaded Over His Shoulders "Dad, You're Not a Man to Hit a Lady!"
ALEXANDER OGILV1E, bearded like a pard, appeared in the Central Summons Court last week to defend his good name as an honest Balmain boot repairer against the allegation made by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Ogilvie, that he had smitten…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Troops Fight Fire. Blaze Near Aldershot London
A serious forest and heath fire yesterday on Blackdown Plateau, near Aldershot, at one time threatened portion of the barracks, but troops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dutch Riots Blaze Up Again AMSTERDAM
FIERCE Communist riots again broke out yesterday. It is reported that the trouble has spread to Rotterdam, Hilversum, and Groningen. Rioters tore…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Chimney
A fire broke out in the chimney of a house in Rickard Avenue, Bankstown, last night. Enfield and Bankstown brigades attended and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Plane Destroyed by Fire After Fatal Crash
Flames enveloping the Gipsy Moth plane after it crashed yesterday. killing Pilot R. Annabel. Other photographs appear on the illustration page…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Colliery Fire Burning for Years. May Affect Other Workings. Brisbane
Increased intensity in the fire which has been burning for years in an old shaft at Whitwood colliery at Dinmore, in the Ipswich district, is affecting work in another section,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Robbery at Store. Police Fire on Truck. Two Men Charged. Dubbo
When Arthur Gillis, storekeeper, of Ballimore, telephoned the Dubbo police yesterday morning to report a robbery from his store, he stated that two men were seen leaving the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in Stables
Stacks of fodder in a loft above the stables of York and Kerr. Ltd., carriers, in Herefordstreet, Glebe, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boarding-house Fire. Temora
A fire destroyed Thomas Grey's boardinghouse, a weatherboard building. Nothing was saved, the fire taking complete control in an incredibly short space of time. Harry Dunn…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Meatworks Promptly Suppressed by Brigade
An outbreak of fire occurred in the engineroom of the Riverstone meatworks last night. The fire brigade was at the works two or three minutes after receiving the call and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Asbestos Curtains. Prevention of Fire on Ships
The insulating properties of asbestos against fire, heat and smoke were demonstrated recently at Slough, England. In an L-shaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horses Saved in Fire Started in Some Hay
Attendants at York and Kerr Ltd., Hereford Street, Forest Lodge, saved a norse from being burned to death yesterday afternoon, when a tire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire-fighting Equipment Scheme for Mascot Being Considered
The Civil Aviation Department in Melbourne, it is understood, is considering a scheme for equipping Mascot Aerodrome with more adequate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Family Lost All in Fire T Help Needed Kurri
The Kurri Kurri A.L.P. has decided to request the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, to grant assistance to the family of Mr. Jack Moran, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire At Old Trafford Old Trafford, Tues
THE crowd was thrilled shortly before tea when a fire broke out in the bandstand near the pavilion. Police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bloodshed in U.S.A. Troops Fire on Strikers at San Francisco
The waterside strike on the Pacific Coast of the United States took a grave turn last Thursday, when Unionists sought to prevent non-Unionists moving cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Catholic Boy Scouts' Camp Fire Concert
The camp fire conceit which is being arranged by the Catholic Section of the Boy Scout Association, to be held at the Australian Hall on Thursday, July 19, is…
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