Fire in Melbourne Hospital Lift Breaks Down, Then Bursts Into Flame
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Shortly after two surgeons and four nurses had been released from a lift in which they had been trapped for an…
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Settlement Wiped Out. Bushfires in Canada. Ottawa, Aug. 20
A message from St. John (New Brunswick) says that the settlement of Charnesey, comprising 25 houses, has been wiped out by a bushfire. Nine buildings were razed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SCHOOLS' R.U. G.P.S. Season Finished on a High Note Crippen Was "Flat Out" To Pull R.M.C. Match Out Of Fire
THE curtain fell on the 1935 Rugby Union season of the Sydney Great Public Schools on Saturday at the Weigall Oval with an exciting match between the Combined G.P.S. and the Royal Military College. The G.P.S. gained…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Sm1thfield)
At 3 a.m. on Saturday Fairfield Fire B[?]igade received a [?]l to Smithfield. where a house [?] burnt [?] in Vie[?]-street. Guildford and Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Hinders Mining. Glen Innes
P. J. Timbs, in the Walden's Court applied for a suspension of labour conditions on his lease at Coraldooral. He said thal the country in the vicinity of the mine was on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Damage by Fire. Werris Creek
A fire Droke out in Evsns's garage last night. The fire had a good hold when the brigade arrived, but it was prevented from spreading to houses nearby. There were no cart in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Brigade’s Dash. 11 Miles in 2 Minutes
At Kogarah Council’s meeting last Monday night, Ald. Ponlton commended the Hurstville Fire Brigade on the promptness it exercised when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canadian Grain Board is Approved by Farmers Forward Step No "Fire Sale" of Wheat Surplus
"ONE of the most progressive steps taken by any Parliament in Canada to deal with a situation that affects…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush, Scrub Fires
Firemen attended 20 bush and scrub fires throughout the metropolitan area yesterday. Only one damaged property--a shed and fence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Watchman Fires Shot After Escaping Thieves
A watchman fired a shot after two escaping thieves whom he found ransacking the Oxford Picture Theatre in Oxford-street, Paddington, early yesterday morning. They kept…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Pet Cockatoo Raises Fire Alarm. Melbourne
Mr. G. Saligari, of Nannel[?]a, was awakened early this morning by the screeching of a pet cockatoo, which was locked in a room at the back of the house…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Woman's Dress on Fire, Infirm Man Could Not Help
WHILE Mrs. Frances Kingsbury, 56, of Victoria Road, Drummoyne, screamed when her clothes caught fire yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Transocean News BERLIN, 21st August, 1935. Causes of Fire at Radio Exhibition
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Continued on Trove, page 16 →Brigades Kept Busy by Bush Fires
Bushfires again kept metropolitan brigades busy yesterday, and 12 calls were received between 2 p.m. and dusk. Brigades were called to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Punchbowl Fire
SINCE the unfortunate gutting of the cottage occupied by Mr. W. Spruce, of Victoria-road. Punchbowl, some eight weeks ago, willing workers among…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Fire Destroys Cottage. Blackheath
An unoccupied weatherboard cottage on the Great Western-road. Blackhe[?]h and its furutture were destroyed by flre on Friday night. The fire was reported by a passing motorist…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Epping Fire "Somebody Burnt the Place Down," Says Coroner
"Somebody burnt the place down and while we may have our suspicions, I do not think it wise to voice them," said the district coroner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Army Turns Fire on 'Flu Germs Tests by British Experts New Serum That Is Swallowed LONDON
TESTS being conducted by the War Office may show that influenza has at last been conquered by the medical world…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →44 Bushfires in Suburbs House at Thornleigh Damaged Outbreaks Due To Dry Conditions Brigades Busy
PREVAILING dry conditions were responsible for no fewer than 44 bushfires in the metropolitan area at the week-end, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country News. Fire Destroys Cottaoes. Albury
At the Hume reservoir, a weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. N. Lefontaine, was destroyed by fire. None of the family was at the house when the fire occurred. Thee…
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