Careless Use of Fire
With all the conditions ripe for firing, whether through accident or design, it is useful to the countryman to be acquainted with the provisions of the "Careless…
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Great Fire at Kempsey
A terrible fire occurred at Kempsey (N.S.W.), half the town being destroyed. An alarm of fire was given about 4 a.m. it was found that a fire had started in the…
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A disastrous fire occurred at 3.30 a.m. on Friday last at the ironmongery warehouse of Messrs. Dawson Bros., in Sturt-street, Ballarat, resulting in the complete…
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A disastrous fire occurred last night at Mr. John Stollenberg's station at Narrabri. Over 200 tons of hay were destroyed. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Careless Use of Fire. The New Act
With all the conditions ripe for firing, whether through accident or design, it is useful to the countrymen to be acquainted with the provisions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Millionaire Burnt Out. Damage Estimated £200,000
The residence of Mr. John Wanamaker, the well-known millionaire and a former member of the United States Cabinet, has been destroyed by fire…
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On Thursday night last Mrs. Bower wife of Mr. John Bower, of 317 Inker[?]n Street, Balaclava, was burnt to death in her home. Decensed was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Careless Use of Fire
Under section 3 of the newly-issued "Careless Use of Fire Amendment Act" it is provided that:-- "Whosoever ignites or uses or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Racing
John Montgomery was charged that on January 3, 1907 at Ten Mile Estate, near Germanton, he did set fire to natural grasses, the property of…
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Under section 2 of the newly-issued N.S.W. Careless Use of Fire Amendment Act it is provided that:—"Whosoever ignites or uses or carries when ignited any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Fire Raising
When the Albury Quarter Sessions rose on Tuesday evening the jury in the case of alleged fire raising against John Montgomery had failed to come…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Nine Stacks of Hay Burnt
A bush fire broke out on Monday on the holding of William Tabon, between Yarragundry and Uranquinty. As a strong wind was blowing the fire was carried…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Precautions Against Bush Fire. To the Editor of the Albury Banner
Sir,—Enclosed please find copy of a letter recently sent by me to several well-known pastoralists and agriculturists, by whom it has been read with apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The San Francisco Fire
The Royal Exchange Assurance company's losses occasioned by the San Francisco fire amounted to £619,396 nett…
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At the Albury Police Court yesterday before the P.M., Mr. C. E. Oslear, the police proceeded against Robert Hoysted, Henry Sutton and George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Boarding House. Whole Family Incinerated
A fire occurred in a boarding house at Steinach, a town on Lake Constance, Switzerland, and an "Englishman named Watson and his wife and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Careless Use of Fire. Fishing Party and a Tell Tale v BOOK
At the Albury Police Court yesterday morning, Robert Hoysted, Harry Sutton, and George Swanson were prosecuted for having on 20th January, 1907, ignited…
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A combination of water tower and fire escape for persons trapped in-high buildings has recently been devised. In the apparatus the principle of the lazy tongs has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Point Piper
A fire broke out in a two-storey brick building at Point Piper to-day. The flames burned fiercely, and the brigades, after putting in…
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