Fire Extinguisher
There was a large attendance of the public at the Market Reserve on Saturday afternoon to witness a trial of the Minimax Fire Extinguisher. This was carried out…
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Fires & bushfires, 1908
193 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 10
Fire at Byron Bay
A fire occurred at the refreshment room of the railway station at Byron Bay on Sunday night at 10 o'clock. A fettler named P. Mulligan first…
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A fire broke out at the Ramornie Hotel, Ramornie, at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday and resulted in the total destruction of the building and most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Paris. London
The destruction of the central phone exchange in Paris, by fire, has occasioned enormous inconvenience throughout France. It is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in the City. Sydney, Sunday Night
A fire broke out in the premises of F. Bates shirt manufacturer, in Market-street. The flames secured a good hold, bat after an hour's work the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Suicide in Victoria Woman Pours Kerosene Over Herself. Then Sets Fire to Her Clothes
A shocking case of suicide occurred last week at Malvern (Vic.) the victim being Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Russell, aged 68…
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On the motion of Mr. Wood, Chief Secretary, the House considered the expediency of introducing a Bill to amend the Fire Brigades Act…
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In the Assembly on Thursday the Chief Secretary obtained leave to introduce a Fire Brigades Bill. Speaking to a representative of the "Examiner," the Member…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Fire Brigade, Station
Asked what position matters in connection with the station is in the Member for the Clarence replied to the effect that he had experienced no end of trouble over it, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Michigan Forest Fires. London
A wall of flame ten miles wide swept partly across the Lower Michigan Peninsular. Five villages were destroyed and fifty persons perished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Fire Apparatus
The adoption of motor fire apparatus is on the ascendant in all parts of the world, and no city has realised its advantage to greater extent than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Disastrous Fire. Sydney, Wednesday Night
A disastrous fire at Taralgon (Vic.) this morning destroyed four shops and a dwelling house. The damage is estimated at £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mine on Fire. Sydney, Wednesday Night
A fire was discovered in the underground workings of Block 14 M[?]ne Broken Hill, this morning. The poisonous gasses interfere with the work of…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Early this morning a fire was discovered in the underground workings of the Block 14 Mine, Broken Hill. The outbreak is in the old southern…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Broken Hill Fire. SYDNEY
Later reports state that the position in the Block 14 Mine is distinctly improved. The chief trouble now is the gas. Large quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gas Bore on Fire. Sydney
The Mineral Oil Company's bore at Roma (Q.) struck gas at a depth of 3680 feet. The pressure of the gas was very powerful and as a strong…
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The Council has received a letter from the Member for the Clarence, stating that £600 had been veted for a Fire Brigade Station at Grafton, but the lowest tender…
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Telegrams received in Brisbane report that the Mineral Oil company;s bore at Roma struck gas at a depth of 3680ft. The pressure of gas was very powerful, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Fires. Sydney
The premises of W. E. Smith and Co., wholesale printers and stationers. Bridge-st., had a narrow escape from destruction by fire last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moree Fire
Several of the insurance agents in Moree have communicated with their head offices, asking that an inquiry be instituted into the failure of the water supply on…
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