Steamer on Fire Excitement at Port Phillip MELBOURNE
The Shaw Savill liner Zealandic, 3482 tons, which arrived from London yesterday, caught fire this morning but the flames were…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
677 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 34
Liner on Fire. When Waste Oil Ignites. MELBOURNE
The Shaw Sav[?] Zealand of [?] which arrived from London yesterday. caught fire this m[?]ning, but the [?] were…
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On Tuesday afternoon the Deputy Chief Officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigade, Mr. W. Beans, interviewed six candidates who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Fire Under Control Port Kembla, Wed
A fire which broke out in a stack of 32,000 tons of coal of the Australian iron and [?] now under control. About 100 men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Scare House Nearly Ablaze Early Morning Episode
HAD Aubrey Davis, who lives in a weatherboard house in Digilah Street, near its intersection with Merrygoen Street, slept ten minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Portland P. and C. Invitation to Swing Axe to Keep School Fires Burning
A financial statement, submitted at the meeting of the P. and C. Association held last week, showed a credit balance of £2017. Of this the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →S. A. F. ACTIVITY Casey Will "Light Fire" to Speed Up Defence
The new Minister for Supply and Development, former Treasurer, Mr. Casey, is going to make things warm for all those…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Abercrombie Shire Council £250 Grant for Fire Damage
Mr. Gus Kelly M.L.A. has received the following from Mr. E. S. Spooner Minister for Works. Sir: I refer to your personal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kandos Coal Fire Stack Now Almost Exhausted
The big coal stack which has been burning at the Cement Works for some weeks has now almost been exhausted, the portions not affected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Fire Alarm at South Bathurst
As a result of representations made by the Bathurst City council several weeks ago to the Board of Fire Commissioners to have a modern fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cause of Fires Insurance and Overdraft
FRICTION generated by an insurance policy rubbing against an overderaft was a far more prolific cause of ires than wax…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →CARCOAR P.P. BOARD. Bush Fire Victim’s Complaint
Mention or the general dissatisfaction which has been caused throughout the district by the manner in which bush fire relief Is being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flight From Fire Children Drowned Shanghai
Hundreds of people have perished in huge fires which are sweeping Churchow as a result of the Japanese an raids…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Relief Complaint by Settler Abercrombie Council's Attitude
An explanation of the differences in the grants from the Bathurst Citizen's Bush Fire Relief Fund to the various sufferers from the fires…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Legal Battle Graziers Interested Wool Burnt in Fire
MANY graziers throughout New South Wales have been following with keen interest the legal battle being fought by Mr. T. T…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Township Damage of £5000 BRISBANE
Four business houses were involved in [?] which neatly destroyed a block of buildings at Monro The buildings [?] owned by Chris Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Fires Reference in Court to Western Outbreaks Some Interesting Evidence Sydney, This Afternoon
When the Safety and Health Commission met today, Senior Inspector Jack, of the Mines Department, mentioned that during the last 10 years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigades' Unrest Blamed on Union Representative Evidence at Inquiry Sydney
Mr. J Piper, representatives of the Fire Brigade Employees' Union on the Board of Fire Commissioners, had incited unrest among members of…
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The Bathurst City Council has received a letter from the Board of Fire Co[?]ssioners stating. that the Board laid…
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Bathurst has one of the best fire engines in the State, not. excluding comparison with those in Sydney. This interesting information was given by…
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