Police Reform Queensland Cops Under Fire DEMAND N. S. W. CLEAN-UP
Suggestions of police corruption have reached still another State. It is reported from Queensland that at least some of the criminals…
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Melbourne Fire. Possibly Caused by Wall Friction in the Heat. MELBOURNE
Officials of the Government cool stores and of the State Electricity Commission are convinced that the fire which destroyed large sections of the stores on Monday was not…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--A two-storied hotel at Canungra was totally destroyed by Are early this morning. Damage was estimated at £10,000, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£10,000 Hotel Fire Brisbane
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Canungra Hotel early this morning. Only recently the freehold was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charred Bones in Fire Last of Abo. Tribe Bathurst
The charred remains of an aborigine, Ned Clements. 84, were round in the ruins of his but, which had been destroyed by fire. Police are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Home Destroyed by Fire Owner Has Nervous Breakdown Melbourne
After his home had been destroyed by fire late last night, Arthur Beer, 70, of Station-street, Box Hill, one of the foundation members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Ballet. "The Fire Bird." Magnificent Spectacle
Twenty-seven years ago, "L'Oiseau de Feu" dazzled Paris with a vision of Russian folk-lore. On Saturday night that same "Fire Bird" fluttered its alluring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FLOOD & Fire in Cincinnati Disaster Due To Floating Oil Huge Tanks Burn New York
CINCINNATI (Ohio) in the grip of flood and fire, is suffering the worst disaster in its history…
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This photograph shows St. Gabriel's Home for Deaf and Dumb Children at Castle Hill, the north wing of which was severely damaged by fire, the top floor and roof being burnt out, yesterday afternoon. The outbreak is believed to have been caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Board Election
Mr. Maurice James Piper, sole nominee, has been elected to represent permanent firemen on the Board of Fire Commissioners. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fires at Woy Woy. Woy Woy
Woy Woy Fire Brigade has been called to scrub fires on two occasions recently late at night, and the fact that both were found to be, burning in several places gave rise to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Metters Under Fire Wage Struggle Widens
SYDNEY, Jan. 21— Following the militant victory of the engineers at Metters, all section are clamoring for increased wages…
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Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by Are, which destroyed seven shops In Main Street, Babinda, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£7000 Fire at Deaf Boys' School During Storm
THE top floor of St. Gabriel's School for Deaf Boys, Castle Hill, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire occurred during the height of the storm at 3.30 p.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Home for Mute Children Confusion Continues In Jatan TOKIO
PENDING the formation or a Cabinet, the political situation in Japan is rather confused The Governor-General…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Martial Law in Usa. Flood AREAb Serious Looting in Towns Hunger- Crazed Citizens Explosion Of Huge Oil Tanks Liquid Fire New York
SO serious nave become the proportions of the Ohio River flood, not only in the actual flooding and the resultant distress, but in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Floods in United States. Thousands of Refugees. Many Towns Evacuated. Damage Estimated at Millions. City Threatened by Stream of Fire. New York, Jan. 25
A strip of the United States from Pittsburgh in the north to Arkansas in the south is being devastated by floods. Fifty lives have been lost and at least 400,000 people are homeless. Property losses are estimated at millions of dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →City Buildings Blaze From Floor to Ceiling
One of the biggest city fires in recent years occurred in warehouses between York and Clarence streets, near Market-street, last night. About 20 firemen risked their lives carrying to a place of safety a smouldering chest filled with explosives, as it was feared that it would explode and blow up the buildings. The damage was estimated to be about £30,000. Two firemen were slightly injured…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Saves
A blotter has been issued by Wormald Bros. Ltd., manufacturers of the famous Grinnell Sprinkler and other fire extinguishing systems, which very definitely points out the advantages offered by these…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Explosion Risk in Fire Brigade Rushes Explosives From Big City Blaze Vast Crowd In Danger Zone; 6 Floors Swept
AN explosion set six floors of the wholesale store of W. S. Friend and Co., Clarence St., ablaze last night. Faced with the possibility of further…
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