Three Die Fighting Big Blaze
NEW YORK, Friday. -- Three firemen were killed, and several others are believed to be missing following a fire and a series…
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Three Die Fighting Big Blaze
NEW YORK, Friday. -- Three firemen were killed, and several others are believed to be missing following a fire and a series…
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LONDON, Dec. 30th. At the Synagogue at Willesden, a London suburb, Worshippers arriving for the morning service found part of…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.-- -- Methodist Ladies' College was heavily damaged by fire last night after the…
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LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.).--Police fired seven times on rioters yesterday in an attempt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shots From Trawler Alleged Skipper's Story Of Nets, Fish Lost By Rifle Fire
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The captain of a trawler alleged tonight that a man in another trawler fired rifle shots when the nets of the vessels became entangled…
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THE bushfire season, with its grave perils and anxieties, is here again. Certainly in large areas of this State there is little to burn, thanks to the disastrous drought…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) last night issued a bushfire warning for the whole State. Mr. Baddeley did this after receiving…
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CHICAGO, Saturday. --Hotel fires, which have killed at least 200 persons within the past six months, have prompted Illinois State legislators to…
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CHICAGO, Saturday. -- Hotel fires, which have killed at least 200 persons within the past six months, have prompted Illinois State legislators to…
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CHICAGO, Saturday. --Hotel fires, which have killed at least 200 persons within the past six months, have prompted Illinois State legislators to…
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Four brigades rushed to premises of J. Bayley and Sons Pty Ltd., tanners of Lord-street. Botany, where…
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A fire in the lacquer room at Bayley and Sons' tannery, Lord Street, Botany, on Saturday afternoon destroyed a considerable quantity of…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Five fires which could have swept on the township of Lorne were deliberately started this morning…
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Otto Jenson, 65, a pensioner, who lived alone in a shack at Port Kembla, was burnt to death when his hut was destroyed by fire early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stenelaus and Flash of Fire Favorites for Cup
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Big business was done after Saturday's races for today's meeting at Flemington, most interest being centred round the Australia Day Cup. At various times, Stenelaus and Flash of Fire were outright favorites but they finished on terms. MISS PRIM, Logical, and Mokan…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--Big business was done after Saturday's races for today's meeting at Flemington, most interest being centred round the Australia Day Cup. At various times. Stenelaus and Flash of Fire were outright favorites but they finished on terms. MISS PRIM. Logical, and Mokan…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--With high temperatures and gusty winds, all bushfire organisations are on the alert today…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.--A mother and two young children were burned to death yesterday when fire swept a three-story wooden building…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.--A mother and two young children were burned to death yesterday when fire swept a three-story wooden building…
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