Inspection of Fire Brigades
Chief Officer F. Jackson, of the New South Wales Fire Brigade, in, company with Mr. L. G. Watt, an officer of the Board of Fire Commissioner arrived by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 36
Primitive Picture Show Arrangements How the Fire Started. London
Using an unprotected projector among the spectators, and unprotected films Which were take out of metal cases and left lying exposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade for Dorrigo Simple Scheme for Start Visit of Fire Brigades' Board Chief
The Chief Officer of the Fire Brigades' Board of New South Wales (Mr. F. Jackson), accompanied by Mr L, G0. Watt (a clerk of the Board) and Cr. T…
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There was another fire at North Dorrigo on Tuesday night last, when a cottage opposite the post office was destroyed together with the contents…
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Mr. F. Jackson, Chief Officer of N.S.W. Fire Brigades, visited Coffs Harbor for an hour or so on Wednesday afternoon. He is a man…
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Fire Chief Jackson visited Dor rigo on Tuesday and went into the matter of establishing a fire brigade there. A large number of residents…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams Sprinklers Stop, Fire. Sydney
A serious fire was averted at Grace Bros., in George street West, last night. The outbreak occurred in one of the display. windows, but. the automatic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at North Dorrigo
Another fire occurred at North Dorrigo on Tuesday night last week, when a cottage opposite the post office was destroyed together with the contents. Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woodford Island Fire House Destroyed Cane Crop Damaged
An outbreak of fire occurred on Woodford Island on Saturday night at about 11 o'clock, when an unoccupied house, owned by Mr. J. Bancroft, was destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kendall Sawmills Fire Causes £3000 Damage. Kendall
Breckenridge and Sons' large timber mills at Kendall were destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The damage is estimated at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Railway Bridge Mail Train Stopped in Time. Hobart
About 50 feet of sleepers and planking, carrying iron rails over a swing bridge at Bridgewater were considerably damaged by fire yesterday morning. Fortunately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Outbreak. Langleys' Mill Endangored
Langleys' sawmill had a narrow escape from being burnt down on Monday night. The prompt action of several men who came quickly on…
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A fire occurred on Thursday evening at the mill yard, Karangi, when the car and shed owned by Mr. J. Taylor were totally destroyed. Only by the strenuous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'Manslaughter' Picture Show Fire Touching Incidents at Inquiry London
Dramatic action followed the inquest into, the Drumcollogher picture show fire, in which 47 persons lost their lives. The operator, Patrick Downey, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires in France. Paris
Forest fires in the south of France destroyed huge areas in the forest of Fontaine Blean yesterday. Fires are raging among the newly harvested crops on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Factory Damaged by Fire. Melbourne
The disabled soldiers' furniture factory at South Melbourne, was badly damaged by fix. The firemen's efforts saved a big dance hall next door…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Victorian Conference's Recommendations. Melbourne
The conference which investigated the question of bush fires in Victoria last February, has proposed preventive measures. It recommends compulsory fire breaks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Fires Mrs. Halcroft's Cottage Destroyed
The fire fiend does not appear to be anxious to leave us just yet. On Saturday morning last a seven-roomed cottage in Beilsdown-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sawmill a Timely Discovery. Coff's Harbor
A fire occurred at Messrs. Langley Bros, sawmill, Coff's Harbor, on Monday night last. The outbreak originated in a stack of sawn timber, used for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Heroine Presented with £1000. MELBOURNE
Florric Hodges, one of the heroines of the devastating bush fires which swept Powelltown and Noojee last summer, was presented with £1000 by the residents of…
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