Bush Fires Control Measures
Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might…
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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
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Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage amounting to £1800 was caused by a fire which destroyed the contents of factory premises in Paling Street, Leichhardt, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Douglas Ormond Vincent, 21, a milk carter, was fined £3 and bound over for 12 months when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The weatherboard home of Mr, and Mrs, Earl Conroy, of Moroo, was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is not known, Mr. and Mrs, Conroy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) will inquire on October 23 into the fire which destroyed Goldsbro[?]gh Mort's wool store in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In reply to Kearsley Shire Council's request that something be done about the burning chitter dump at the Hebburn Colliery, Weston, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fanned by a brisk north-westerly, wind, a bush fire, which begun on Sugar Loaf Mountain, Willoughby, swept on a three-mile trout towards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →With her clothing in flames Noela Bird (5), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bird, of Gosford, ran…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →When the Exchange Hotel, a two-storied wooden building, was destroyed by tiro at Ballina, the 15 occupants received little…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfires were reported in many suburbs of Sydney during the weekend, and firemen were kept busy fighting the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Within the space of thirty minutes fire practically destroyed the premises of A. J. Swain and Company, at North Terrace, this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inspector Neville, of Sydney Fire Brigade Headquarters, who is on an annual tour of inspection, visited Muswellbrook. on Friday night last and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five workmen were injured in a fire at the works of the Australasian United Paint Company, at Port Adelaide. They were Joseph O'Leary, 46,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As a sequel to the progress payment of £100,000 on October 8 to Goldsbrough, Mort. for loss sustained in the recent disastrous fire, a second Progress payment of a similar sum is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The salvage work carried out following the fire which destroyed the main Pyrmont wool store of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A spare motor lorry in the garage of Mr F. E. Willcox, Andrew-street, caught fire during Saturday afternoon. The front portion of the lorry was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Wollombi-road last night, but on going to the locality found that it had been the victim of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in various parts of this city broke out to-night, adding to the terror of the 16 successive earthquakes. Two persons have been killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock firemen were the victims of a false alarm on Sunday night The brigade received a call Wollombi-road, only to find ttat they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquiry will be opened to-morrow concerning the fire which destroyed Goldsbrough, Mort's wool store at Pyrmont. The proceedings are…
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