Girl to Rescue When House Catches Fire Melbourne
A NARROW escape from serious injury was experienced by Grace Cottell, 17, of Middlesex Road, Surry Hills,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires & bushfires, 1936
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Fire Envelops Township. Desperate Fight. Shops Destroyed. Aid From Other Towns. Ballina
Townspeople of Woodburn, near Ballina, fought for more than four hours early to-day to save the town from destruction by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Battle Off Gibraltar. 'Planes Bomb Warships. Neutral Vessels Attacked by Mistake. British Destroyer Returns Spanish Fire. LONDON, July 23
There was a fierce battle between loyal Spanish warships and rebel aeroplanes in the Straits of Gibraltar; but neither side appears to have done much damage. The British destroyer Wild Swan fired at a rebel bombing…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Death of Gallant Fireman Sequel To Blaze In City Vain Fight
FOLLOWING injuries received while lighting a fire in a factory in Kippax Street, City, last Monday night, Senior…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stop Press British Warfare Fire
GIBRALTAR, Friday.-- British warships today gave a stern warning to Spanish belligerents by firing on rebel aeroplanes, which had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires in Lifeboats On German Motor Ship. Woman-rewarded for Giving Alarm
The German motor-ship Rendsburg, which left Sydney yesterday bound for Hamburg, via various ports, has wooden covers fitted to her lifeboats instead of the customary canvas…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Fireman Dies. Shock from Burns. Sequel to City Fire
Senior Fireman Samuel Hegarty, 47, of headquarters, died in Sydney Hospital last night from secondary shock, as a result of the burns he suffered when he was trapped with…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Here's a Hot Number For Saturday Phar Blaze a Bottler Should Hop Home In Hurdle—Follow Up Falkirk
CONSISTENCY itself over the battens, PHAR BLAZE looks something choice in the Hurdle Race at Harold Park dogs on Saturday night. He's a real flyer over the jumps…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire in Rain Coachbuilding Works
WEST WYALONG, Monday.-- Despite heavy rain which fell yesterday a fire broke out in Grellman Brothers' coachbuilding and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Ungarie Fire Equipment. Ungarie
Ungarie residents are disappointed at the decision of the Fire Commissioners not to provide the town with a reel and hose as requested. The Commissioners, in their reply…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£20,000 Fire In Scouring Works
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused when a fire in Richmond destroyed a large wool-scouring works and damaged a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SANDBAGGER Pursued by Man. Turns and Fires Point Blank. Melbourne
An unknown assailant sandbagged an engineer and shot at him at the Sheep's Head battery, Bendigo, to-night. The man,entered the battery and struck the engine-driver, Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£22,000 DAMAGE. Wool Factory Fire. Company's Serious Losses. Melbourne
Fire destroyed the wool cleaning factory and store of Federal Felters Pty., Ltd., Clarkestreet, Richmond, early this morning, causing damage which has been estimated at about…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Factory Is Swept by Fire Large Stocks Of Wool Lost MELBOURNE
DAMAGES estimated at thous ands of pounds were caused by a spectacular blaze which occurred at 5 a.m. to-day in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Store Fire. Damage Between £30,000 and £40,000. Wellington (N.z.)
The Hawkes Bay Farmers' Co-operative Association's wool stores at Napier, covering an acre and a quarter, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Blaze at Massawa. Italian Secrecy About Munitions Losses. ROME, July 27
The greatest secrecy is being maintained by the Italian military authorities regarding an outbreak of fire at Massawa (Eritrea), where a munitioas dump and oil tanks are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wool Store Fire. Wellington (N.z.), Monday
It is estimated that about 1200 bales of Wool were lost in the Napier wool store fire yesterday. Most of this wool was due for shipment to-day. All machinery in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rescued From Fire
COROWA, Wednesday. -- When stables at the rear of Mr. Frank Kernaghan's residence caught fire two racehorses were resound from…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Rapid-fire Gun Shoots Teargas Projectiles
A tear-gas "machine-gun," recently demonstrated before Detroit, Mich., police officials as a means of dispersing rioting mobs, shoots a rapid-fire stream of…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Spear-throwing Alleged. Charge Against Aborigines. Overseer Fires Shots. Darwin
Roy Henry Bartlam, overseer at Willeroo station, in the Northern Territory Supreme Court to-day, sold an attack was made on him by aborlgnes with iron-tipped and…
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