Attempted Rescue In Car Blaze
TOM CARR deep-sea diver, as badly burned when he attempted to extinguish a fire in a motor car in Cecily…
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In Blaze of Glory Rome Awaits Hitler Unusual Display Of Precautions Police Care Rome
The city is in a blaze of glory awaiting Herr Hitler's arrival at a specially-built station at 10.30 to night. Such a studied display of pomp and feverish precautions to protect the visitor have been hitherto…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Speed Pursuit. Police Fire Shot. Two Men Arrested. Melbourne
Rounding seven corners at high speed in a distance of two miles, a police wireless patrol car overtook a car which was reported to have been stolen, after a chase in Carlton…
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FIREMEN INSIDE the charred wreckage of a building-construction hut which caught fire at the corner of Martin Place and Castlereagh Street last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Builder's Office
Brigades from Headquarters and Circular Quay attended a fire in a builder's office at the partly constructed Mutual Life and Citizens'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in City. Wooden Offices Destroyed. Danger of Explosion
A spectacular fire of short duration caused great excitement in Martin Place at the peak hour of business traffic last evening, when temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In Case of Fire. Keep Brigade's Telephone Number on Wall
The Deputy Fire Chief, Mr. W. H. Beare, yesterday urged that everyone living outside the city area should record the telephone number of the local fire station on the wall…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Fire Brigades' Grievances
THE N.S.W. Arbitration Court has refused to reduce the weekly hours of the members of fire brigades in the Sydney and Newcastle areas below 78…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rydalmere Fire
Detective-sergeant J. J. McCarthy (Parramatta) is inquiring into a fire which destroyed a workmen's changeroom at the Hume Pipe Company's works…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Burns 130 Years
A state bordering almost on perpetual motion exists in the fireplace in the bar parlor of the Warren House Inn. a lonely wayside hostelry on Dartmoor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship Was Reported On Fire
THE crew of the pilot steamer Captain Cook searched the ocean off Coogee last night for a ship which was reported on fire. Nothing was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Like a Fire. But Comfort Demands More
If the Englishman goes to "t' pub" in the village to smoke his pipe of "baccy", and play his game of darts, he is probably, as much attracted by the warmth of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Vivid Fire in New Film "In Old Chicago" Previewed
Twentieth Century-Fox Films, gave a special preview of "In Old Chicago" at the Tatler Theatre to-day. This picture, one of the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Move for Educed Fire Insurance Premiums In B Riding
A case for the reduction in the Fire Insurance rate was placed before the Shire Council last evening by Mr. M. Peryman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys 2000 Sacks
Two thousand sacks were destroyed by fire to-day at the premises of T. Morgan and Sons, bag dealers, Canterbury-road, Canterbury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →French Liner Destroyed by Fire
THE 25,178-TON French luxury liner, Lafayette, which was destroyed by fire at a dry-dock at Le Havre (France)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Game-birds Roasted in Moorland Fire
LONDON, Thursday.--More than 3200 acres of Derbyshire moorlands were burned in the largest fire of its kind for generations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Fire Gives Girls A Holiday
GIRLS of the Leichhardt Domestic Science School had a half-holiday yesterday. An attempt had been made on Wednesday night to set the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brighton’s Tip Fire Brigade Called Out
In his report at the last meeting of Rockdale Council, the health inspector (Mr. Tyrrell), said for some time past quite a quantity of rubbish had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destroyed by Fire French Luxury Liner Lafayette
The French luxury passenger liner Lafayette (25,178 tons gross) was completely destroyed by fire in dry dock at Le Havre…
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