Fighting Fires Insurance of Volunteers
THE question of making some provision for volunteer bush fire fighters has caused much discussion in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1936
418 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 21
Speedway Fire Australian Driver Escapes LONDON
The Australian speedway cyclist and motorist, McEvoy, narrowly escaped death when participating in the Abli Grand Prix to -day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Next War a Terrifying Picture Horrors of Fire Bombs LONDON
A terrifying picture of prospective fire damage through use of incendiary bombs in warfare is contained in a report which Lord Riverdale…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burwood School Fire Believed to Be Wilful Sydney
The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clarke) held an inquiry today into the destruction by fire of a portable double schoolroom at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Commissioners' Visit
At the council meeting on Tuesday night the Mayor said that the aldermen had doubtless seen a report in the press of some statements which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Blaze £15,000 Damage MELBOURNE
DAMAGE estimated at between £15,000 and £20,000 was caused by a fire in a two-storey brick building at South Melbourne, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bexley Fire Cockatoo and Canaries Saved Sydney
Brigadesmen from Bexley and Kogarah last night saved a cockatoo, a number of canaries, and a girl's glory box when a weatherboard cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Film Fire Man Burned to Death Wellington (N.z.)
TRAPPED in a building filled with flames from burning celluloid, which followed an explosion of a cinematograph film. Gurther…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New-road Blaze Cottage Destroyed Poor Water Supply Hampers Fire-fighters
Wheal sub-station officer McKenzie and eight men of Lithgow fire brigade answered a call at 2.40 this morning they found that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight For Control Of Madrid Rebel Armies Approaching Capital Women and Girls Oppose Revolutionaries Gibraltar Rock Comes Under Fire Madrid
Battles for the control of the capital have already commenced between advance rebel armies and Government forces. At best the latter are only "scratch" forces, thir personnel of 165,000 consisting largely of untrained civilians, women and girls…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Fire Family's Narrow Escape Melbourne
Richard Cottell and his son and daughter narrowly escaped with their home at Surrey Hills was destroyed Hevs early this morning when their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Save By Dubbo Brigade An Early Morning Blaze DUBBO
Dubbo firs brigade under Captain Ball, made a splendid save shortly after 3 a.m. this morning, when portion of a Darling-street premises…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Keeping Warm The Ploughman's Fire Bucket
IT looks as if an Oberon district ploughman has started something never before attempted in this country—or anywhere else,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →P.P. Board Meets Are Big Reserves Needed? Bush Fire Fighters' Insurance Bees Not Wanted on Reserves
THE question of whether or not the Mudgee P.P. Board could afford to give up part of a reserve of 300 acres for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Smoky Fire
Odd [?] in the Dis[?] Court yesterday at the inquest into the death of Dorothy Walker led to a fire being lit in the court grate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Hazelbrook Bathurst Alderman Helps Volunteers SYDNEY, This Afternoon
A fire broke out early this morning at Hazelbrook. Several houses were destroyed. There is no local fire brigade, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australians Saw Churches Set on Fire London
When the civil war broke out, the Australian author, Vance Palmer, and his wife had been staying for two and a half months at a little village,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House Destroyed in Midnight Blaze Brigade Saves Adjoining Houses Dubbo
Although they made a splendid save of two adjoining weatherboard houses the Dubbo Fire Brigade under Captain Ball were unable to save…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire "Maliciously Caused" Cottage Destroyed Finding by Coroner Owner Exonerated From Blame
At an inquiry yesterday the Coroner (Mr. J. A. Bomber) found that a weatherboard cottage in New-road, owned by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Dance
AT the dance held on Saturday evening last the novelty dances were won by Mrs R. Allen and Mr T. Davies and Misses Haley and…
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