Shop Burnt. Manly Blaze. Furniture Destroyed
A shop of two flours, occupied by Messrs. Cockell and Whitelegg, trading as Hunt and Co., auctioneers, on the southern side of The Corso,…
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Around the Fire
WINTER time and story time! When red sparks crackle up the chimney and flames leap at the burning logs, weaving a mystic realm of dreams for those who sit in the fireside circle…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Fire at Mental Hospital
A fire broke out yesterday in the ceiling on the first floor of No. 6 ward at Callan Park Mental Hospital while about 20 of the inmates were sunning themselves in the garden. Only…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Thrills Manly Crowd
ATTRACTED by the sound of smashing glass, hundreds of persons rushed on to The Corso, Manly, last night. A large' show window in the shop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Quick End To Fire
LATEST ATOMISING SPRAY NOZZLES yesterday put out 45 gallons of blazing petrol in 30 seconds. It was an official test watched by Fire Brigades officials. Test took place at Botany. Pictures show: Top--The petrol ablaze. Bottom: Thirty seconds…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lesson of Tragic Fire
THE need for day nurseries in crowded working-class districts was stressed by the Coroner,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hundreds View Fire on Corso
A fire gutted Messrs. Cockell and Whitelegg's auctioneer and second-hand shop in The Corso, Manly, last night:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Oil Blaze in U.S.A. Three Spectators Die; 50 Injured. Storage Tanks Burnt. New York, July l8
A fire at the 12,000,000-dollar (£A3,000,000) Sinclair Oil Co. refinery at Wellsville (N.Y.), killed three spectators, and injured 50 to-day, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Correspondents Nazis Fan Czech Fire Britain Blamed By German Press: "Playing Dangerous Game In Prague" LONDON
GERMAN newspapers continue to inflame feeling against the Czechs, and this week may see a new crisis. Comment upon the Czech Government's attitude…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire
A patch of grass and some rubbish were burnt when a fire occurred in Martin-street, Lidcombe, last week. The outbreak did not threaten to be dangerous to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lighting a Stove Fire
"Grannie" sends us this hit of advice on the homely subject of starting a stove fire: Lighting a stove fire seems such an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Area Schofields Request
The inclusion of Meadowlands Estate within the Riverstone Fire Area was sought by the Scholfields Progress Association in a letter to Blacktown…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Damages House. Dungog
The Presbyterian Manse, one of the oldest buildings in Dungog, was extensively damaged by fire early this morning. The occupants, the Rev. J. W. and Mrs. McCredle, and their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Plucky Driver Saves Lorry From Fire
RACING out of control, a blazing lorry plunged into thick bush at Dee Why last night. The driver, Samuel Breen. 22. of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£1,200 Fire Damage. Lismore
Damage estimated at £1,200 was caused by fire which broke out in an unoccupied twostorey wooden building on the corner of Molesworth and Conway Streets, early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Truck on Fire at Clyde Siding
When a truck caught fire at the Clyde Siding on Saturday, it had to be shunted out of its position to prevent the flames from spreading to other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Ship on Fire. Bombed at Valencia. VALENCIA, July 19
Spanish rebel planes in a bombing raid here to-day, set fire to the British steamer Stanland, and to her cargo, which had been landed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Big Raid on Hankow. 1,100 Casualties. Worst So Far. Huge Fires Caused. SHANGHAI, July 19
Twenty-seven Japanese bombers, flying high to avoid anti-aircraft guns, made the biggest raid ever experienced in the Hankow area…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →P.M.G.'s Van and Car on Fire Call Boy Charged With Damage
Stanley Thomas Andrew Nicholls, 18, call boy, was charged at the Central Police Court today with having, on July 11, maliciously injured a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Berlin Chancellery Berlin
Fire broke out to-day in extensions of the Reich Chancellery, Slight damage was done. An inquiry into the cause has been…
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