Mystery Fire At Church Hall
Mystery surrounds the gutting yesterday of St. Swithun's Church, of England hall, Pymble, two days before the…
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Church Hall Destroyed by Fire
Burnt framework of the St. Swithun's church hall at Pymble after it had been destroyed by fire last night. The church was not damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Service. Bexley's Burning Question
Board of Fire Commissioners in reply to Bexley Council's enquiry re the Bexley Fire Station, where two fully equipped fire engines are housed, has advised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Tragic Crashes 100 Believed Killed Fire Foils Rescuers
NEW YORK, Friday.--Three tragic air disasters occurred yesterday. The total death roll is not yet known, but is believed to be more than 100…
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NEW YORK, Friday.--Three tragic air disasters are reported to have occurred yesterday. The total death roll is not yet known…
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NEW YORK, Friday.--Three tragic air disasters occurred yesterday. The total death roll is not yet known, but is believed to be more than 100…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →42 Die in Plane Crash Fire Foils Rescuers Six Pulled to Safety
NEW YORK, Friday. --Trapped ire a plane which crashed near La Guardia airfield last night 42 persons were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →42 Die in Plane Crash Fire Foils Rescuers Six Pulled to Safety
NEW YORK, Friday.--Trapped in a plane which crashed near La Guardia airfield fast night, 42 persons were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parson's Surplice On Fire In Church
LONDON.--While a congregation composed entirely of clergymen was singing a hymn which referred to "the consuming flames…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kitchen fire saves lives of premature twins
Nurses at Collingwood Private Hospital this week kept premature twins alive by rushing them from a radiator-heated room to the kitchen fire when the power failed. The twins Paul (3lb. 3oz.) and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foam Motor Stifles Fuel-oil Blaze
Eight hundred gallons of fuel oil caught fire shortly after 10 o'clock last night in the factory of Pioneer Spring Co., Ltd., McEvoy Street, Alexandria…
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Great clouds of smoke billowed from the works of the Pioneer Spring Co., Ltd., McEvoy Street, Alexandria, last night…
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THREE fire brigades Were rushed to the Pioneer Spring Co.'s premises in McEvoy St., Alexandria, at 10 o'clock last night, when 800 gallons of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Fire at City Premises
THREE fire brigades were rushed to the Pioneer Spring Co.'s premises in McEvoy St., Alexandria, at 10 o'clock last night, when 800 gallons of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Land Sales Control Under Fire Report Due This Week By Our Canberra Correspondent
The Land Sales Control controversy, which has been simmering for some time, had almost reached boiling point last week. All the indications were that the presentation to the Government in the coming week of the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Fires At Bird; Bullet Strikes Man
A 16-years-old youth told Mr. Brooke, S.M., at Parramatta Children's Court today that immediately after he had fired…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Has Hottest June For Century; Queer Fire, Death
LONDON, Tuesday.--London, in the fifth day of a heat wave yesterday, had its hottest June day in 90 years after the warmest June night in a century. The day temperature was 90 degrees, and it was still 80 degrees…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plane Crashes on to Field; Fliers Escape Engine Fails, Catches Fire
A DOUGLAS air transport crashed and burst into flames in a field in wooded country near Schofield's aerodrome early this afternoon. The only occupants of the airliner, two pilots who were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plane Crashes on to Field; Fliers Escape Engine Failure, Burst Of Fire
A DOUGLAS air transport crashed and burst into flames in a field in wooded country near Schofield's aerodrome early this afternoon. The only occupants of the airliner, two pilots who were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sprinklers End Fire in Battery Factory
BRIGADES from headquarters, George St. West,. Redfern, Waterloo and Darlinghurst attended when a quantity of wax caught fire at the…
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