Spa Water on Fire Melbourne
Firemen fighting a blaze at Hepburn Spa Factory yesterday were forced to use spa water to extinguish the flames as there was no plug to…
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Heroine of Fire. Woman Doctor's Death. MELBOURNE
Dr. Stella B. Symes, 38, who suffered severeburns to her face and hands when she tried to rescue her mother, Mrs. Agnes Taylor Symes, 60, from a file that destroyed their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lord Badeen-powell. Visit to Camp Fire Gathering
The World Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell), accompanied by Lady Baden-Powell, arrived in Sydney from Melbourne on Saturday. He will receive a welcome from Boy Scouts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disabled Tanker in Navy's Care Being Towed After Fire London
H.M.S. Frobisher, which, with H.M.S. Guardian, has been standing by the British tanker Valverda, disabled by fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shot Girl by Light of Match Young Farmer Turned Gun On Himself Bed on Fire
ON a Kempsey farm early on Saturday morning, David Geddes Taylor, 28, a farm laborer, armed with a rifle, entered the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country News. Fears of Bushfires. Albury
Sevcie heat is being experienced in the Albury district. The grass is knee high, and anxiety is felt regarding outbreaks of bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Fire-extinguisher
A majority of fires in cars are caused by back-firing, which ignites the petrol in the carburettor. Even when a small chemical extinguisher is carried there is usually some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adelaide Fire. Adelaide
A fire which occurred in the motor and cycle works of Gards Brothers, of Gouger-street, city, late to-night, caused extensive damage. The cause has not been ascertained,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Artist Knight Rescued By Fire Brigade
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Locked in a building in Flinders Street this afternoon, Sir John Longstaff, the artist, had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir John Longstaff Trapped in Studio. Fire Brigade to the Rescue. Melbourne
Sir John Longstaff became so engrossed in some special work that he was doing in his studio on the first floor of a building in Flinders-street to-night that, when the time cania…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Poultry Burned to Death Blaze in Stable and Sheds Goulburn
When a fire broke out and seriously damaged a stable and sheds at the rear of premises in Grafton Street last last night several head of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House Destroyed by Fire. Wyong
A four-roomed house, owned and occupied by Mr. J. Anthony, of Wyong, and situated [?] Tuggerah, was destroyed by fire early th[?] morning. Mr. Anthony was in Sydnay. His…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Launch on Fire. Three Men Jump Overboard. One Nearly Drowned
Three men had to swim to the shore yesterday evening when their launch caught fire after an explosion in Long Bay, Middle Harbour. One man got into difficulties, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →£6000 DAMAGE. Yass Drapery Store Fire. After Visit by Thieves
The drapery store of Peterson Bros., Ltd., in Cooma-street, Yass, was practically destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The damage is estimated at £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Burned to Death Bomber Sets Fire to Houses, Killing Three Paris
A bombing plane crashed into two houses at Chartres setting them afire and incinerating three of the inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boys Go Marching by Scouts Salute Veteran Chief Jovialities at a Camp Fire
WITH beating hearts and bare knees Sydney Boy Scouts last night marched past the "Chief Scout of All the World,"…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Small Bushfires
Brigadesmen attended a number of bush tires in the metropolis yesterday. Largo quantities of bush which Was ignited in Sailor Bay Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigades Cricket
The Fire Brigades cricket competition was continued at Centennial Park yesterday. Scores:-- Crow's Nest 78 (Cannors 33, Chadwick 16;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jumped Through Window Graphic Story of Auburn Blaze Coroner's Inquiry
Awakened by smoke-fumes and the crackling of burning wood, the four occupants of a blazing house in Dartbrook-road, Auburn, escaped hurriedly through…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lorry Catches Fire on Bridge
WHILE travelling across the Sydney Harbor Bridge yesterday, a motor lorry driven by Carr O'Reilly of John Street. Woollahra caught…
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