Explosion in Fire. Henty
A young married man, Frank Craze, stoop[?] down this morning to see if a fire was burning under a copper. An explosion occurred, and something struck him in the right eye…
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Fire Brigade to Save Houses in "Flood"
COMPLAINTS of serious flooding of properties in consequence of the drainage system being inadequate to deal with heavy storm…
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YESTERDAY was so close to Summer that it doesn't matter. Hundreds surfed in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Victory for Dr. Angus Appeal by Opponents Dismissed Book Was Under Fire Writer's Regret for 'Wounds'
IN an atmosphere tense with excitement, the Judicial Commission of the Presbyterian Church of Australia last night delivered judgment in the! case of Dr. Samuel Angus…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pitiful Scenes Explosion, Fire Brave Rescuers Wrexham (Wales) Sat
OVER 100 miners are feared to be dead following an explosion at Gresford Colliery…
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Scores in the opening round of the New South Wales Fire Brigades' Inter-district cricket competition were:- CROW'S NEST v PARRAMATTA…
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MAITLAND, Sunday.--The future of "tin hare" racing on the Maitland Showground was discussed yesterday by the executive committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Factory Fire Four Young Boys to Be Charged
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Four boys, two aged 16, one 13, and the other 12, arrested by plain clothes police, are to be charged at Collingwood…
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Police arrested four boys, whose ages ranged between 13 and 16 years, on Saturday, and charged them with setting fire to a boot and shoe factory in Collingwood on September 15…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Colliery Explosion. Disaster in North Wales. 102 Miners Perish. Three Rescuers Killed by Fumes and Fire. LONDON, Sept. 23
More than 100 men were trapped when an explosion occurred at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham, North Wales, yesterday morning, and 102 of them perished. Only seven were rescued, and two of them were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heroism in a White- Hot Hell 100 Incinerated As Welsh Mine Blazes Rescuers Killed by Gas and Fire Clothes, Hair, Burnt From Fighters London
MAGNIFICENT gallantry by working miners marked the terrible disaster near Wrexford (North Wales) yesterday, in which over 100 are believed to have been…
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The New South Wales Fire Brigadrs Cricket Association continued its inter-district competition yesterday when the first round of "A" platoon matches was decided…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire-Panic In Theatre Crowded With Children AMSTERDAM
WHEN fire broke out in a cinema at a performance for children the audience stampeded for the exits and in the wild melee 40 were burned and injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FIRE-WALKING. Five Men and Boy Injured. CALCUTTA, Sept. 25
Five men and a boy were terribly injured at a Hindu religious ceremony, us a result of walking through a fire in a Madras suburb, Ninety Hindus participated in the ceremony,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Waggon Damaged by Fire[?]
About noon yesterday, a waggon belongi[?] to Goodlet and Smith's tile works at Gra[?] ville was severely damaged by fire while [?] was standing in Church-street, Parramatt[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Power Off Poles Caught Fire
During a bush fire near the Port Hacking-road, Lilll Pilli, this afternoon, several electric light standards caught on fire, and the current was…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →At Fire Station Motor Cycle in Flames
It happened in the right place, anyhow. While Mr. S. J. Burman, of Mt. Pritchard, was attempting to start his motorcycle in Scott-street, Liverpool, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Our Fire Brigades. Lecture by Mr. T. Nance
The late chief Fire Commissioner of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, Mr. T. Nance, and also an ex-chief of this district, addressed the Men's League meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Mine Fire 250 Men Perish in Welsh Colliery Disaster
GRESFORD colliery, Wrexham (Wales), was the scene of a fearful disaster on Saturday morning when, following an explosion, flames burst out in the…
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SYDNEY'S bush fire season yesterday opened in earnest, firemen having to quell over a dozen outbreaks…
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