Baby's Cries Save Mother From Fire
Awakened by the cries of her 2½-years-old son early this morning, a young married woman found that her bed was on fire. She rushed from the room with her child…
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Tony (aged 2½) Saves His Mother From A Fire
Tony, aged 2½ years, saw his mother's bed alight this morning while she slept. He cried out: "Get up, Mummy. Wake up, Mummy." The cries awoke Mrs. L. Levett…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tony, aged 2, warns mother of fire peril
A BOY aged two saved his mother from being burned in a bed yesterday. Mrs. L. Levett was asleep at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Dies In Fire At Lakemba
A woman was fatally burned at her home in Lakemba early yesterday morning while another was severely burned in Brisbane…
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Children are believed to have been responsible for a fire which destroyed a settee and burnt a hole in the floor of a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burglars Start Fire in Town Hall
At TOP: The fire-damaged office at the Rydalmere-Ermington Town Hall, where thieves, in their attempt to blow open the safe (shown on left), set fire to the building. LOWER: The wall of the hall which was cracked by the force of the explosion…
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Children are believed to have been responsible for a fire which destroyed a settee and burnt a hole in the floor of a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Safebreakers Set Fire To Town Hall
In an unsuccessful attempt to blow open a large safe at the Rydalmere-Ermington Town Hall early yesterday morning, thieves…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire In House Where Bashed Woman Died
Fire last night partly destroyed a room in a house in Rose-street, Darlington, where a woman was brutally battered to death on July 20. The murdered woman was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Safeblowers Cause £2000 FIRE Serious Damage In Suburban Council Chambers
Safeblowers set fire to Rydalmere Town Hall yesterday morning, while attempting unsuccessfully to open the council's safe. Police believe that the explosion set fire to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mystery Blast Wrecks City Stall Fire Completes Work Of Destruction Midnight Stir in Central Square
A MYSTERIOUS explosion wrecked a hamburger stall in Railway Square, City, at 12.50 a.m. today, and nearly caused a major disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mystery Blast Wrecks City Stall Fire Completes Work Of Destruction Midnight Stir in Central Square
A MYSTERIOUS explosion wrecked a hamburger stall in Railway Square, City, of 12.50 a.m. today, and nearly caused a major disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glow of Atomic Fire
AERIAL PHOTOS of the blinding glare of atomic fire at the moment when an atomic bomb explodes. Later, the familiar "mushroom" smoke and cloud formation develops. FROM TOP; 1: Bomb explodes, throwing off streamers of brilliant rays. 2: Ball of fire…
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Two drums of bitumen exploded at Redfern Council storeyard this morning, setting fire to 600 gallons of bitumen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anglo-french Pact Hangs Fire
General de Gaulle's appeal for "the closest association between Britain and France," in order to restore balance of power in "a world tending to split in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Fire Started by Explosion
Two drums of bitumen exploded at Redfern council storeyard this morning, setting fire to 600 gallons of bitumen in a large talk…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Fire at Cottage
A fire which broke out in a cottage in Provincial Street, Auburn, on Sunday morning caused damage to the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Killed, 30 Hurt in Fire
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday.-- Four firemen were killed and 30 persons injured in a fire at the historic Herbert Hotel at San…
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SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday.-- Four firemen were killed and 30 persons injured in a fire at the historic Herbert Hotel at San…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Four Killed, 30 Hurt in Fire
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday.-- Four firemen were killed and 30 persons injured in a fire at the historic Herbert Hotel at San…
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