Fire Dangers
Most everyone who has had any dealings with machinery knows about the liability of oil rags and waste that have been used for cleaning purposes to ignite from spontaneous…
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Fires & bushfires, 1916
127 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 7
Disastrous Fire
About 6.30 on Monday evening a fire broke out in the grocery store occupied by Messrs. L. Beggs and Co., in the Royal Hotel buildings, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Charge of Treason. I.W.W. Men Before Court. Cause of Recent Fires
The hearing of the charges against the I.W.W. men was commenced on Tuesday, at Sydney, before Mr Barnett, P.M., when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire-escape for Horses
A large packing concern in California has installed an automatic means for opening the doors of its horse stable, which allows the horses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires in Wheat Stacks. Alleged Incendiarism. More I.W.W. WORK
The Inspector-General of Police received the following telegram from the Lechhart police yesterday:- "Wire broke out in several places…
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Three wheat stacks, in charge of G. and C. Cornell, as agents for James Bell and Co., were found to be on fire at about noon on Saturday last in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lockhart Fire. Another I.W.W. Arrest. Sydney
George Thompson, a resident of Loekhart, was arrested there yesterday in connection with the recent wheat stack fire. He is a relative of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Caledonia Street
Caledonia street was the scene of a fire on Saturday night, when a cottage owned by Mrs. L. Myers, and occupied by a railway employee…
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On Wednesday night, a serious fire occurred in the premises occupied by John Connell and Co., general merchants, Kent-street, Sydney. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire-proofing Children's Clothes
There is an easy and efficient method of fire-proofing the clothing of children, which everyone should know. Many tragedies can be averted by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempts to Fire Victoria Barracks
Three successive attempts to set fire to Victoria Barracks have been made. The first fire was on Friday in a loft, and the second after one o'clock on…
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Still another fire has to be recorded, the latest outbreak occuring on Saturday night, when a four-roomed cottage near the bridge over the Billabong…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Attempts to Fire Victoria Barracks
Three successive attempts to set fire to Victoria Barracks, Sydney, have been made. The first was on Friday in a loft, and the second after 1 o'colck…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Sydney Fire. Sydney
A fire was discovered last night in premises occupied by Harwood & Co., O'Conneil street. It was quickly extinguished. It had evidently…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Another Sydney Fire. Sydney
A fire wits discovered last night in the premises of Horwood and Co., of O'Connell street, and quickly extinguished. The fire evidently originated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Judicious Advertising. Means Business to the Business Man. Unsolicited Testimony. We commend the following letter to the man who has something to sell, and finds it "hanging fire":—
"The Proprietor of 'The Star,' "Canowindra. "Dear Sir,—You were asking me a little time back whether I…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Forbes Times. Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Bush Fire Brigades
A very excellent suggestion has emumated from the Dubbo district. It is a proposal to form Bush Fire Brigades in the West, for the purpose of fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another City Fire. Sydney
A fire occurred at the promises of Holden and Sons, poulterers, in Riley street, city, last night. The outbreak was quickly subducd…
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A fire broke out in the residence, of Mr. Sid Bright a little after two o'clock on Friday afternoon. The fire brigade was soon on the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alarm of Fire
About 8 o'clock on Monday night, the clanging of the fire-bell sent a number of people in search of the fire, but it was only a small…
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