Taralga Shops Go In Blaze
THE inhabitants of Taralga, about 40 miles from Goulburn, were roused early yesterday morning by a fire which…
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Factory Blaze; Men Will Lose Work
MELBOURNE, Friday.--A fire this afternoon caused £3000 damage in the factory of the Weaving and Elastic Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,…
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WHEN two days off Capetown in 1917, with one of the worst seas running the seamen had ever experienced, the old "Athenic," loaded with a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Factory Gutted Early Morning Fire in Melbourne
MELBOURNE Saturday.--A spectacular blaze early this morning completely gutted the furniture manufacturing works of R. L. Woodhouse…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shops Razed by Fire Taralga Outbreak Goulburn
Damage estimated at £1500 wan caused by fire in the shopping section of Taralga early this morning. Two shops and an office were gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Fire. Emporium Owner's Evidence Customers' Insurance Transactions. Cessnock
Evidence was resumed to day at the inquest into the death of John Carr, 56 who was crushed to death on December 2 under the wall of Baker's furnishing emporium, which…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fight Against Fire. Exploding Cartridges and Fumes. Three Shops Destroyed
Three shops were burned to the ground at Taralga yesterday morning. Volunteers formed a bucket brigade and made desperate efforts to prevent the flames spreading…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Betty Blazes Fires Punters' Imagination "Hot Dog" for N.J.C. Backers Should Be Saying Hare! Hare! Northern 'Meet' Newcastle
A "HOT DOG" for the N.J.C. "tin hare" track on Saturday night is Betty Blazes, recognised N.S.W. mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Startling Fire Story Evidence by Owner of Shop Denies £50 Offer To 'Bump Up' Costs 22 Witnesses Cessnock
THE opinion that the second explosion at Baker's furniture emporium in the early morning of December 2 was caused by the ignition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Detective's Startling "Fire Bug" Allegation "Wanted Building Destroyed" "Safe Blown to Deceive Police"
IN AN ATMOSPHERE of grim tensity, such as only can be caused by stark tragedy, the sorrowing humble mining folk of Cessnock listened for 18 hours last week to the story of the most poignant happening on the coalfields since the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fires in Freezing Works. Melbourne
A fire which broke out at the freezing works of W. G. Boyle Pty., Ltd., Echuca, this afternoon, caused damage estimated at £3000. The two main freezing chambers, where large…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Late News Freezing Works Fire
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Halfblinded by smoke and almost overcome by heat, firemen fought steadily to-night to save Echuca…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further Hoaxes Ambulances, Lorries, Fire Engines
The outbreak during the week-end of more hoaxes by persons sending ambulances, fire engines, and commercial lorries to various places in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TAMPERED With Fire Alarm Man Fined
"The trouble is that the brigade would answer a call, and when it was found to be bogus they perhaps would not tun, out when a genuine…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bogus Calls. Fire Brigades and Ambulances. Hoax on Family
A series of bogus calls to [?]s and accident cases has caused considerable concern to the fire and ambulance stations recently, and police aid has been sought in an effort to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Armored Cars Tested Against Machine-gun and Rifle Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The armored car recently designed and constructed at Maribyrnong is undergoing preliminary tests at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Old Honeybugle" Homestead. Destroyed by Fire
What is known as the "Old Honeybugle" homestead, near Nyngan (N.S.W.), was destroyed by fire on February 12. It was owned by Mr. P. A. Larking, who drew…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Police Story Refuted Evidence at Fire Inquest
Police evidence was refuted yesterday by a woman at an inquiry at the City Coroner's Court into a mysterious fire in a room…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Flat. Coroner's Statement. "Unsatisfactory Evidence."
The City Coroner (Mr. Cram) trenchantly [?] a woman witness at the concluation of an inquest yesterday into a [?] oneroom that in the Commodore, in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lightning Kills in Storm Terror Night Phone Fire Houses Hit
A MAN was killed by lightning, a woman received a severe shock and many houses were…
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