Fire Brigades' Pay. Wages Board Award
The first wages board award dealing with the brigade employees hasbeen issued. When the industrial Arbitration Act was before the Legislature last year, the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
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Fire in Sydney. Woman's Leap for Life
A fire broke out early this morning in the confectionery shop occupied by Miss Emily Mandelson, at 174 princess-street, Sydney, and within half-an-hour the…
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The extensive timber yards belonging to Mr W. D. Flatman at St. Kilda (Melbourne) were completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The total losses,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Biff Blaze in Melbourne. Burned Out in Twenty Minutes
A chemical store, heavily stocked with combustible drugs, from which overpowering Fumes were emitted, blazed with such fierceness in City-road, South Melbourne, on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Brigades' Pay. Wages Board Award
The first wages board award dealing with the brigade employees has been issued. When the Industrial Arbitration Act was before the Legislature last year, the…
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A fire broke out early on Wednesday morning in the con[?]tionery shop occupied by Miss Emily Mandelson, at 174 Princes-street, Sydney, and within half-an-hour the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Austrians Fire on Servian Boat. Belgrade, Jan. 16
Austrian troops fired on and damaged a Servian cargo boat opposite Semendria, on the Danube, 26 miles from Belgrade. In view of alarmist reports that have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of the Fire Chief. a Notable Officer
Chief Officer Alfred Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, died at his quarters in the fire brigade headquarters, Sydney, late on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Fatalities. Madrid
A fire took place at the electrical works at Guadaluyara. Three persons were electrocuted, and 20 others seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Mews by Telegraph. Bush Fires
SYDNEY, Wednesday afternoon. Bush fires were raging to-day in all parts of the Hawkesbury district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nanango Fire. Block Burnt Out
A fire occured at 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning in Dryton-street, Nanange [?] on the North Coast line. The following buildings were destro[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big-bush Fires Houses and Fences Destreoyed Great Damage to Orchards
An extensive bush fire at Pennant Hills and North Books has caused considerable damage to dwellings, outhouses, fencing, and fruit trees…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heat and Fires Losses in Windsor District. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The oppressive heat yesterday and last night completely prostrated the residents of Windsor and district. This morning the heat was intense, with a hot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Edinglassie
A very serious fire occurred at the Edinglassie irrigation farm on Tuesday night, when several hundred tons of hay, the property of Mr. Wm. Waliace, were destroyed;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destructive Fire
On Tuesday night last, a destructive fire occurred at Edinglassie Irrigation Farm, which has for some years been very successfully carried on by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mishap with Phosphorus. Man's Arm on Fire
A peculiar accident is reported a few miles from Candelo. A young man, Walter Collins, was engaged in mixing rabbit poison on his father's farm, when, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigades' Pay. Dissatisfaction with the Award
It is stated that there is a great deal of dissatisfaction among the members of the various detachment of the New South Wales Fire Bridgade owing to terms of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Thursday, January 30th. (Before Mr R. V. Allnutt. P.m.) Alleged Fire-lighting
A middle-aged man named Francis E. Davis, was charged, that on or about January 24th he did maliciously set fire to certain natural grass, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires at Kurri Kurri. Better Appliances Needed
Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon a bush fire broke out on portion of what is known as "Spion Kop," an area of bush land between Kurri and Peluw-Main, Under the…
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A disastrous fire broke out at Gladesville early this morning. A large workshop and dwelling were destroyed, while considerable damage was done to adjoining…
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