New Fire Alarms
Two new fire alarms have been erected in the municipality. One is at the corner of Walters-road and Sixth-avenue; the other at the…
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1,967 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 99
Two Children Die in Fire
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. -- A frantic mother watched her two children burn to death in a house at Rangataua, near Ohakune, today…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Trapped in a room in a blazing weatherboard cottage at Carlton early today, Miss Mary McDonald, 80, pensioner, was burnt to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stage Blaze Did Not Worry Singer London, Tuesday. Our Own Cable Service
THE coolness of Beniamino Gigli, successor to Caruso, averted a panic at Covent Garden Opera House last night during the performance of La Boheme…
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Two small boys, their heads aflame, fled in terror from a blazing petrol drum at Canterbury to-day. One was…
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Though the person who called Lidcombe Fire Brigade said that a man had been burned by a fire at Regent's Park on Monday, the outbreak was actually so small…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Turks Attacked Riot in Antioch. Police Fire on Crowd. Alexandretta, June 14
Turks were attacked in the Arab quarter at Antioch, and two were killed. An Arab leader was arrested. Troops fired on a mob of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Draw Showed Futility of Four Day Tests Anti-climax to Great Game Brown Won High Praise For His Coolness Under Fire LONDON
This drawn match has again showed the futility of playing a four days Test on good wickets, although I still believe that if Australia had won the toss, our bowlers might have routed England yesterday and…
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As Captain G. C. Steele, superintendent of the training ship, H.M.S. Worcester, fired a farewell salute with a brass cannon aboard the Cutty…
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A motor car, owned by Miss M. Bridges, and driven by Mr. H. Carpenter, caught fire in Epsom Road, Moorebank, on June 8. The hood, upholstery, and wiring…
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OCCUPANTS of a guest house in Wallaringa Avenue, Neutral Say, earned private belongings into the street last night when fire…
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NEW YORK, Wed.--The fire on the s.s Anglo Indian is under control. The vessel has arrived at San Pedro, California…
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SURROUNDED by flames, a patient was found seated in a fire in the grounds of the Morisset Mental Hospital late…
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"Instead of six fire stations in the St. George district we should have about three central ones, which would give more efficiency," said Alderman…
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For the year ended April 30 Automobile, Fire, and General Insurance Co. of Australia, Ltd, has maintained the dividend at 20 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Rugby Union. Mid-week Matches. Fire Brigade's Runaway Win
N.S.W. Fire Brigades, last year's mid-week Rugby Union A division premiers, beat Royal Australian Navy, in a competition match at Kensington Oval yesterday, by 51 points to 6. Nacy was not…
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A DRAMATIC battle for their lives and their ship was won by the crew of the British 5531-ton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Deliberately Sits on Fierce Fire Mental Patient Dragged Clear by Attendant, Dies Later Newcastle
A MAN who deliberately sat on a blazing pile of rubbish yesterday has died of severe burns and shock. The incident occurred at Morisset. Mental Hospital. where the…
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Schoolboys examining the wreckage of classrooms, burned out last night at Orange Grove. Public School. It was the fourth fire of its kind in recent weeks…
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A DELIBERATE attempt was made last night to burn down the Orange Grove Public…
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