Chalet Gutted by Fire
THE £16,000 Chalet at Mount Kosciusko, which was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Guests and members of the staff were forced out into a blizzard…
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Reliance Damaged Fire At Hamburg
In a fire which lasted for five hours, the entire midship section of the cruise liner Reliance was burnt out at Hamburg on Sunday. There was only one…
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Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, was among the volunteers who lent a hand in fighting a fire which broke out on…
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Emerging, ominously from its underground hide-away among the scrub and sand of the North Head Military…
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IT is gratifying to my soul to do things in the grand manner. If you see me mowing down the…
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The Chalet (top) at Charlotte Pass, Mt. Kosciusko, which was burnt to the ground early yesterday morning. After standing outside in a blizzard while the fire raged, 53 guests and the staff of about 30 sheltered in sheds until dawn, when they made an arduous journey of 11 miles on skis to the Hotel Kosciusko. Lower left: Part of the track to the hotel. Lower right: Photograph of a corner of the lounge-room at the Chalet, which was taken recently…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Night Clothes on Fire. Man's Painful Injuries
Anthony Dawson, 34, awoke in his home in Crown Street. Darlinghurst, early this morning, to find that his bed was alight. He ran into the street with his pyjamas alight,…
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At the swept through one of the slum areas of the city to-day, in which most of the dwellings have thatched roofs…
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THE FIRST GROUP to reach Hotel Kosciusko after a terrible trip of 11 miles through a blizzard after the disastrous fire which destroyed the Chalet yesterday. ON SUNDAY, Margaret and Bill Day, children of Mr. George Day, the manager, were happy rolling their giant snowball. On Monday morning they were awakened by their father and carried from the blazing Chalet…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Modern Music Making Sounds Like a Fire Engine Percy Grainger
Australian pianist-composer, wants to write only for an instrument known as the theremin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire, Then Ordeal in the Alps Drama Of Long Trek To Safety
DRAMATIC stories of escape from flames and an 11-mile trek through snow-chilled winds to shelter, were told last night at the Hotel Kosciusko…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kosciusko Fire. Chalet Burnt. Guests' Night in Blizzard. 11-Mile Trek to Hotel
The Chalet at Charlotte Pass, Mount Kosciusko, was burnt to the ground in the early hours of yesterday morning:. Fifty-three members…
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Extensive damage to a cottage and its contents was caused by a fire at Fairfield on Monday. It was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis…
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The directors of Newbold Silica Fire-Brick Co. Ltd., in their report for the year ended June 30, point out that the period was remarkable for the sharp rises in costs…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Minister for Defence Fires New 9.2 Inch Guns
The 9.2 inch guns recently installed at North Head were tested yesterday, when proof charges were fired. Left: With the gun loaded and at high elevation, the gunners double to shelter some distance away. This precaution is taken only during the first tests. Right: The Minister for Defence, Mr. Thorby, firing the first shot from a switch about 100 yards from the gun. Li[?]ut.-Col. G. P. W. Meredith, Commander of Coastal Defences in New South Wales, is on the right…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Kosciusko Chalet Destroyed by Fire
The Chalet at Kosciusko was destroyed by fire early on Monday morning when the guests and staff, numbering 110, were asleep. So quickly did the flames spread that most of the residents, after the alarm, had time only to snatch a blanket or a coat before making their escape. After waiting for daylight in a neighbouring shed they set off in two parties, headed by guides, for the Hotel Kosciusko, eleven miles way, the journey being made difficult and painful by a driving snowstorm…
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HAPPY AGAIN after ordeal. Members of the Alpine Club of Australia, housed at Hotel Kosciusko…
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A FULL-SIZED tent, erected beneath tall gum-tree boughs, and a campfire burning, merrily beside a sleeping bag, gave appropriate atmosphere to…
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A fireman, with a broken arm, saved two lives at a tragic fire to-day. The fire destroyed the huge…
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Four bush fires broke out in Sydney suburbs yesterday. They were in Enfield, Mortdale, Narrabeen, and North Sydney…
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