Mysterious Fire
On Monday last a mysterious fire happened at Mr. L. W. Pye's residence, Harris Park, when the linen press was found to be on fire. Mrs. Pye first…
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Firemen's Narrow Escape. Staging Collapses. Blaze at Factory
While they were fighting a fire at the premises of W. H. Plumb (Australia) Ltd., tool manufacturers, in O'Riordan-street, Alexandria, yesterday, several firemen and a…
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At an early hour yesterday morning there was an alarm of fire from the Riverstona Meatworks. The local brigade was soon on the scene, and extinguished the fire with one…
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A change of wind, after women and children had joined in a Blessed Sacrament procession round the famous Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupre, near…
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A fire is reported to have broken out on the British freighter Inverbank (5149 tons), south of Hawaii. The vessel is bound to Marseilles, via the…
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On Monday afternoon, January 25, a disastrous fire caused, it is supposed, by the fusing of an electric light wire in the roofing during the storm, destroyed…
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Portion of a consignment of mixed goods. of which Messrs. E. D. Martin and Co., local storekeepers, were the consignees, was destroyed by a fire in a 10-ton truck at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brass Helmets for Firemen Fire Chiefs Views at Inquiry
Giving evidence at the City Coroner's Court yesterday when an Inquiry was held info the fire which destroyed Robson House In Pitt St.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Led Squad of Firemen Deputy Fire Chief At Old School
Deputy-Chief-Officer Beare, of Fire Headquarters, yesterday went back to his old school. He led a squad of fire-fighters…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Robson House Fire. No Evidence of Cause. Value of Brass Helmets
The Chief Fire Officer (Mr. C. Richardson), at the inquest yesterday into the fire at Robson House, Pitt-street, city, on the night of January 2, produced a badly battered brass…
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Ten firemen from the Mosman station, under the direction of Station-Officer Brown, had a hard fight yesterday with a bushfire on Middle Head. The blaze was on the…
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Investigation of the damage by last week's fire to the premises of W. S Friend and Company, has shown that the loss was not as great as originally…
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A man who lives beside the factory of Mr. G. Graham, upholsterer, in Arthur-street, Leichhardt, saw a flicker of light in the factory last night. He notified the Fire Brigade…
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BLOOD told when 20 police remounts were tested by fire at Centennial Park last night. They had never faced fire before, and…
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POLICE REMOUNTS being put through a blazing circle at Centennial Park last night, for the first time, in preparation for the Police Carnival on February 27…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Commissioner's Vote. Ex-minister Gets First Preference
Although a section of the council strongly opposed his preference, Aid. Match, an ex-Minister for Local Government. was given at last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Baby Gives Fire Alarm to Mother Thrilled by Flames
Thrilled by flames in his home, a baby, aged 2½, was the first to tell his mother, Mrs. A. Eggins, of Seymour Street, South Hurstville, that their…
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CASINO, Friday.--Fleeing in night attire. William Gaddes, a carrier, and his wife narrowly escaped when their 10-roomed home was destroyed by fire…
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Narrowly escaping with their lives, W. M. Gaddes and his wife lost everything they possessed when fire destroyed their house early this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Factory Damaged by Fire Six Brigades Work At St. Peters
Heavy damage was done to-day when a fire broke out at the factory of Waugh and Josephson, engineers. Unwin's Bridge-road. St. Peters…
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