Girls Rescued From Roof. Factory Fire. Firemen Risk Lives. Extensive Damage
Ninety girls were rescued by firemen from the roof, and damage amounting to several thousands of pounds was done, when a fire broke…
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100 Girls Trapped on Roof £5000 Damage In Jam Factory Fire Fireman Hurt
A BOUT £5000. damage, was caused by a fire which broke out at the factory of H. Jones and Co. (Sydney) pty. Ltd., IXL jam manufacturers,…
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Damage to plant and stock in Wednesday's big fire at H. Jones and Co., jam manufacturers [?] Newtown, has been estimated at £14,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jam Factory Fire. Damage Estimated at £15,000
After having worked all niglit moving thousands of tins of jam and canned fruits, firemen were able yesterday morning to extinguish the fire which broke out on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Lake Cargelligo. Damage Estimated at £10,000. Lake Cargelligo
A fire last night caused damage, estimated at £10,000, to the premises of the Rural Bank, Galvin Bros., storekeepers, E. Nilson, fruiterer, and J. Hanon, cafe proprietor, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plant Damaged in City Blaze
The plant of Alladin Industries, lamp makers, of Alladin House, William Street, City, was damaged by fire early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire
ONE night my friend and I built a fire behind a shed in which we kept our model aeroplanes, cricket sets, bows and arrows, etc…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Constables Fight Fire
Using a fire extinguisher, Constables Healy and Davis put out a fire in a cafe in Her Majesty[?]'s Arcade last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Bourke. Bourke
A guest house of nine rooms, owned by Thomas Mallon and occupied by W. A. Morcom, was completely destroyed by fire this afternoon. The furniture was also lost, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Brigade's Good Save in City Fire
Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire early yesterday morning in Aladdin House, William Street. The above photograph shows the brigades, who made a good save, fighting the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Heavy Damage in City Fire Cause Is Not Known
Premises occupied by Aladdin Industries Ltd., in William Street, City, were extensively damaged by a fire which broke out in the early hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in City Factory. Brigade's Good Save. Water Turned to Steam
So great was heat from a fire in Aladdin House, at the corner of William and Riley Streets, East Sydney, early yesterday morning that the water from the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Many "Burnt Out" Soldiers Will Benefit
Many returned soldiers, still comparatively young in years, are discovering that the war is not yet, over for them. Burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Watchman Fires Shot. Youth Wounded in Foot
A young man was wounded in the foot when a night watchman fired a shot from his revolver in George Street, city, last night. The watchman, William Fegan, reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Lismore. Lismore
The Lismore fire brigade was called out to a fire in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Axtens at Lismore, but the flames had been extinguished by the occupants before…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Risks Fire to Beat Explosion Auckland
Fifty valuable yachts and launches, anchored at Kawau, were endangered when a fire in a launch threatened to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil Paintings Lost in Fire. Mungindi
The home of Mr. L. Rowland was destroyed by fire on Friday. The contents included some valuable oil paintings, and the loss is estimated at about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Launch on Fire. Owner Severely Burnt. AUCKLAND
A petrol lamp exploded on a launch at Kawau, and the owner, Andrew Donovan, was severely burned before he daringly shut the door leading to the cabin containing drums…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Cottage Destroyed by Fire
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage owned and occupied by. Mr. Patrick Fox in Mons Avenue. West Ryde, was destroyed by fire last night. Very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire at Mascot. Workshops in Danger
Boys using a makeshift fireplace in a grassy paddock next to the Kingsford Smith aerodrome yesterday started a fire, which for a time, threatened to spread to the Royal Aero…
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