Tram on Fire. Incident Near Circular Quay
Passengers left a tram hurriedly when it caught fire in George-street, near Circular Quay, yesterday afternoon. The fire was due to a short circuit in one…
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Signal Box Is Destroyed Lines Blocked by Fire
THE railway lines between Tempe A and Arncliffe were blocked by firemen and railwaymen shortly after 10 o'clock lost night, while they fought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Destroys Shops Rats Blamed For Outbreak HENTY
Damage estimated at £2500 was done by a fire which destroyed three shops in Ivor-street, opposite Henty railway station, at 1.30 a.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Keynes On Boom-And-Slump Peril Shun Dear Money It's Hell-fire, He Says London
"Revolutionary ways of avoiding slumps," are advocated by the famous English economist, Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →New Turn in the Mine Skeleton Mystery Rubber on Man's Trousers Description Resembles Find in Shaft Camp Fire Discovery Melbourne
Fresh hope has come to detectives investigating the Wedderburn mystery. They have been told that a man resembling the description of the mine shaft victim left…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Glenfield
Damage to the extent of £500 was done when Cleary Bros.' sawmill at Glenfield caught fire yesterday. The blaze is thought to have been caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Fire Danger
The Education Department has informed Hurstville Council that a complaint had been received from the Peakhurst Parents and Citizens'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Sawmill
A fire, probably caused by a spark, occurred in Cleary Brothers' sawmill in Railway-parade, Glenfield, yesterday afternoon. Liverpool fire brigade, in the charge of Station-officer Cook,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Board Elections
Nominations for election to the Board of Fire Commissioners will close on Monday, January 25. Poll[?] will close on February 23…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Car on Fire
An overheated exhaust pipe is believed to have caused a fire which severely damaged the bonnet and electric wiring of a car in Sydney-road, Granville, last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Garage
A motor-cycle and sidecar and a car were damaged in a fire which broke out in a private garage in Hawthorn-parade, Haberfield…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Fire in Signal Box
A fire occurred in a railway signal box between Tempe and Arncliffe about 9 o'clock on Tuesday night. Considerable damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire-fighters Awheel Who Is Champion?
WHILE representatives of the various State Fire Brigades have ever been to the fore in open professional and amateur company, no organised…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sawmill Damaged by Fire Liverpool
Liverpool Fire Brigade early this afternoon extinguished a fire that broke out in Cleary Bros.' sawmill at Glenfield. The plant was partially…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rats the Cause of £3000 Fire Shops Destroyed at Henty
Rats are believed to have fused electric wires and started a fire which destroyed three shops and a garage in Ivor Street. opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Six Trapped In Airliner Blaze.... Figures In Spanish Civil War
FIVE PASSENGERS and the pilot were burnt to death when this airliner crashed at Dallas, Texas. THE KEELS of several new warships were recently laid at Walker -on- Tyne, Northumberland. This is a general scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Baby Rescued From Fire
At right is the house in City- road, Darlington, the scene of to- day's fire. On the top verandah are Mrs. Matheson and her baby, and Miss Molly Ambrose. The photographs at left show Mr. R. Matheson, who put out the fire, and the baby Jean, and the dog which dragged the bedclothes off a sleeping woman. (See story.)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in Signal Hut
A tire occurred in a signal hut between Tempo and Arncliffe about 9 O’ clock on Tuesday evening. Considerable damage was done before the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stop Press Early-morning Fire
Fire damaged the rear portion of an unoccupied weatherboard cottage in McDonald St., Vaucluse, early this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thrilling Rescue Baby Held Over Balcony House on Fire
TWO men climbed on to the balcony of a smoke- filled residential in City- road, Darlington, to -day and…
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