Novel Fire Alarm
PERTH, Thursday.--A major fire in Joyce Brothers' factory, Fremantle, was prevented late last night by the short-circulting through heat of the wires of the…
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Fire Damage in Colliery
CESSNOCK, Thursday.--Fire broke out at midday today in the Elrington colliery, owned by the B.H.P. The colliery is about four miles from…
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The people of Cardiff have responded splendidly to the appeal for assistance for those who lost their homes in the recent bushfires. Plans are already under way for the erection by voluntary…
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A cottage, owned and occupied by Miss Bailey, on the Grenfell Road, was totally destroyed by fire. The brigade was called out, but could not save the building[?] as no water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Radio Profiteers Under Fire Stations Request Early Action by P.M.G.
THE Performing Rights Association to-day faces "imminent exposure" at the hands of national and commercial broadcasting stations. The association holds the copyright on recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Destroys Crop. Ungarie
A bushfire destroyed 180 acres of crop on the property of Mr. J. Cartwright, of Yalgogrin North. Another outbreak on Mr. A. Roberts's farm in the same locality was put…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosion Precedes Fire. Ungarie
The Girral Hotel, eight miles from Ungarie, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The cause of the outbreak is unknown but it is believed to have resulted from an…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Fire Turns Billiard Room To Bar
A landmark on the Burragorang Road, the 50-year-old Oaks Hotel, was extensively damaged by fire early yesterday. The blaze was discovered on the second…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Mercery Store. Blacktown
A fire broke out in the mercery store of E. R. Cromwell in Flushcombe Road, Blacktown. It was promptly checked by the looal volunteer brigade, but considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£2000 Guest House Fire at Moree
Tara guest house, Moree, Was destroyed by fire last night. Damage was estimated at £2000. Boarders saved only a few personal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Caused by Lightning. Bathurst
Lightning struck the railway [?]tation building at Locksley and damaged the equipment but the employees quickly extinguished the fire which resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fight Fire to Save Timber Melbourne
Forestry workers from Erica are holding back from dangerous forest country a big fire in the Tanjil River area…
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Joseph Malone has been charged with having started a fire, in which four were killed, so that he could collect £1 for a news tip…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Caught Fire After Smash. Occupants Suffer Burns. Man Dies in Hospital. Melbourne
Six persons were injured, one fatally, and three critically, when a sedan motor car, after leaving the Anglesea Road, near Geelong, to-day, crashed through a fence, struck…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →By the Camp Fires with Dr. Donald Thomson.—1. Among the Savages of Arnhem Land. Story of Caledon Bay. Pathfinder's Adventures
[Dr. Donald Thomson is not only a famous anthropologist. He is also a famous friend of the Australian aborigines who has lived for long periods with the most savage and primitive tribes and gained their confidence. Adventures have given spice to his scientific and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Menace in Victoria Melbourne
Forestry workers from Erica are holding back from dangerous forest country a big fire in the Tanjil River area…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Causes Near-Panic In Theatre GUNNING
Nearly a panic developed in a theatre to-night when a fire broke out in the operating room…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boy's Death Not in Vain Fire Escape Regulations Tightened Up Big City Hotels Examined Guests Must Be Told About Facilities
William Redmond, a 13-year-old schoolboy, who died in a city hotel fire on September 19, did not die in vain. Since his death the fire escapes and other means of egress of 200 hotels have been examined by officers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →40,000 Air Raid Guard for State Vast Scheme Drafted By Government Special Fire Extinguisher Is To Be Provided For Every Home
An Air Raid Precautions organisation, similar to the British A.R.P., will be formed by the State Government immediately. According to reports prepared for Cabinet, more than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Rage in Vic. Heavy Damage Melbourne
DAMAGE estimated at £35,000 was caused at Dromana, the popular bayside resort, when bushfires. to-day razed 44 week-end homes, owned by well-known Melbourne people. Little was saved, as…
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