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THOUGH, fortunately, there appears to have been no loss of life, so far, the sudden release of plutonic forces in the neighborhood of Simpsonhaven, the harbor of Rabaul, has done an immense amount of damage to the small capital of New Guinea. This…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →If ever the village of Nettkow, Silesia, catches alight the women will soon put It out—and keep it out. Nettkow is said to be the only place in Germany to boast…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →In a fire in the Lyceum Building Pitt-street city, today, a number of girl, and men were rescued by firemen. The top photograph shows one of the occupants, trapped on an upper floor, escaping down an extension ladder. Below (at right) is Miss Tass Rowe, who dashed from the smoke-filled building, after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire broke out at the rear of the historic Collector Hotel last night. It is thought the fire started in a [?]hed housing a petrol engine which generated the electricity for the hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A. Lewins, of Broken Head, damaged his lorry and lost his house and furniture within a few hours. The lorry was badly smashed when it ran…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HUGE crowds in Pitt-street today saw the spectacular rescue of 12 people who had been trapped amid swirling smoke when fire broke out on the first floor of the Lyceum Building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire destroyed a five-roomed iron and weatherboard cottage occupied by Frank Vidilini, in Brien's- road, Northmead, early on Tuesday morning. Parramatta,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Penrith fire station Mas just acquired a very modern type of fire engine, with a couple of telescope ladders, and the best equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two men, Jules Joris (top), and E. Cotton, climbing down the 100 ft. extension ladder which was used when a fire occurred yesterday at the Lyceum Building. Joris and Cotton with several other people were trapped in the top floors of the building and were rescued by firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Four men awaiting rescue on an upper floor of the Lyceum Theatre Building, Pitt Street, yesterday, felt the floor getting hot under their feet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Will I return to Australia? Rather! That's fine!" said Mrs. Freer. "This would seem to indicate that the forgiveness is mutual," said John…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →A large quantity of books was destroyed when a fire broke out in the library of the School of Arts about midday. The fire threatened the temporary premises in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THEIR escape cut off by deny smoke and heat, and almost suffocated by fumes a number of girls had to be carried to safety by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nearly 50 tenants, most of them women, fled from Lyccum House, Pitt-street, yesterday, when a fire on the first floor filled the building with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Huge crowds watched rescues carried out by firemen when a fire broke out in the Lyceum Building yesterday. Left: Firemen entering the burning building. Right: Costumes belonging to Greater Union Theatres which were destroyed in the blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →EVIDENCE that in 1934 he became the lessee of premises, not for professional use, known, as "Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Italy and Germany both seem to be anxious to resume co- operation with the International Non- intervention Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the resumed inquiry conducted by the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) at Burwood yesterday into a fire that occurred in the Andrea Hat Shop, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire gutted the premises of S. Hughes, waste-paper merchants, in Wilton Lane, Surry Hills, shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquiry into a fire in the Andrea Hat Shop. Burwood Road, Barwood, shortly after midnight on March 24, which is being conducted…
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