When Fire Breaks Out. Advice of Local Brigade Chief
If a fire breaks out never hesitate, for one moment to call the Fire Brigade. This is the advice of the captain of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
271 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 14
Big Petrol Blaze (By Wire) Sydney Friday
Fifty thousand gallons of cased petrol and oil were consumed in a fire at Sleigh's bulk store near Adelaide last night…
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About 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday, a disastrous fire broke out in the office of J. O'Grady, agent, Co[?]namble, in the School of Arts building. The…
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The tar boiler which caught fire in Rankin Street yesterday, attracted a large gathering of people. Rath's Garage was in danger of being ignited,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pitiful Case Swaggie's Story "Careless Use of Fire"
At the Burrowa Police Court this week a swagman named George Evans, was charged with careless use of fire at Mt. Elliott, Rye Park…
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A fire, which broke out in the billiard- room at Tottenham, owned by Mr. W. Hutchison, at 4 o'clock this morning, rapidly spread, and engulfed…
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Tottenham was the scene of a disastrous fire at an early hour, on Saturday morning. It is believed that the outbreak…
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A fire broke out at Minyip, Victoria, on Saturday night, and destroyed five weatherboard shops, together with their contents, besides gutting a brick…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Telegrams Calcutta Riots. Troops Fire on Mob. Calcutta
Fierce rioting took place yesterday, following a period of comparative quiet, the troops opening fire on large mobs in the Nagdevie district…
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F. R. Dowling wrote to Jemalong Council on Friday, stating that it had come to the knowledge of various ratepayers within the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fireman Hurt Big Melbourne Blaze MELBOURNE. Saturday Night
The furniture warehouse of J. Wiseman and Co. Ltd., and four cotages in William Street, Richmond, were de stroyed by fire to-night…
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So extensive has been the havoc wrought by the drought and recent bush fires that it is questionable wheer the Goulburn Show will be held…
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Devastating floods have occurred at Gloucester, Kempsey, and other towns on the Northern Rivers. A young man from Sydney and a…
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A fire swept the main business block of the town of Tottenham early on Saturday morning. In spite of the efforts of the townsfolk who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saturated with Kerosene Clothes Exhibits North Hill Blaze Open Verdict
Several articles of wearing apparel, stated to have been found saturated with kerosene, formed exhibits at an inquiry held yesterday, into an early morning fire that totally destroyed a cottage at North Hill on February 2. The Coroner, Mr. Arthur Sam, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Young Fire Railwaymen Rewarded
Re the part which was published in a recent issue of the “Free Press” anent the fire lighting activities of certain local railwaymen, and which…
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Are the recent fires in prosperous townships to be attributed to accident carelessness, or to the presence of a "bug?"…
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Coroner Arthur Sam returned an open verdict at Forbes Court House yesterday, after an Inquiry had been held Into the cause…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the Hospitals Fire Brigade Art Union Queen Competition
The fact that the annual Art Union, conducted by the New South Wales Firemen, is now safely launched, should encourage the newly elected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EUGOWRA Farmers Rejoice Short Rainfall Fire: Stables and Garage Destroyed
Great rain was recorded round the district this week, 70 points being recorded at the post office, while other gauges round the district showed well…
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