Bush Fire Observation Station
The Chiltern Bush Fire Brigade decide to recommend to the Government the advisability of having an observation bush fire station on the…
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2,000,000 Cigarettes Destroyed by Fire
Customs officers destroyed 2,000,000 English cigarettes in a Christ church firm's furnace because the cigarettes did not comply with the import…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Flat. Occupants Rescued by Firemen. SYDNEY
When a fire broke out early this morning, in Ben Nevis Flats, Darlinghurst, dozens of persons on upper floors were trapped. Two were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Malicious Fire Alarm
The Albury Fire Brigade was called out on a malicious alarm at 8.40 last evening to a non-existent address in Jones st. The alarm was given by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Resident's Home Destroyed by Fire
The residence of Mr. P. Petersen Cravenville near Tallangatta was destroyed by fire. The building was insured for £300 but the contents…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →36 Persons Trapped in Flat Fire Rescued Sydney
When a fire broke out this morning on the ground floor of Bien Nevis Flats, Darlinghurst 36 persons on the upper floors were trapped but were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Danger Home Shire Takes Grave View Warning to Brigades
Speakers at Hume Shire Council meeting on Friday expressed concern as to the likelihood of bush fires in the coming spring and summer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Relief £497 Spent by Albury Committee FURTHER £300 EARMARKED
At a meeting of the Albury and District Bush Fire Belief Committee, it was stated that £497 had been spent on relief and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fires. The Coming Summer's Menace Discussed by Shire Council
The question of organising for the prevention and control of bush fires, this summer, was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Waradgery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Inextinguisable Fire
The pit fire which has been raging for 30 years at Wyoming and winch is at last been conquered, recalls to the Manchester "Guardian" the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Explosion in Household Fire Four Persons Taken to Hospital Newcastle
Four persons were injured to-night when an explosion occurred in a house at Merrewether shortly after some coal had been placed on a kitchen…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Contemptible Act. Lad Sets Fire to Dog's Tail. SYDNEY
At the Orange Police Court, yesterday, Noel Finneran, 18, was charged with having soaked a dog's tail in kerosene and set it alight. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire in Country Town Damage Estimated at Thousands of Pounds Kempsey
Damage amounting to several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which destroyed two buildings and severely damped another in the town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways and the Prevention of Fire Sydney
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) to-day replied to a question asked by Mr. Kilpatrick (U.C.P., Wagga) on July 19, concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Rabaul Destroys Historic Records Sydney
A radio message received from Rabaul stated that W. R. Carpenter and Co’s store and workshops at that centre were destroyed by fire this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Children Perish in One of New Zealand's Most Tragic Fires Wellington (N.z.)
One of title most tragic fires in the history of. the Dominion occurred near Lake Taupo, last night when six children, whose ages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coroner Clears Company and Employes at Fire Inquiry Sydney
A fire which broke out at Kilner’s furniture repository at Camperdown on July 3, caused £4000- damages to the building and an unestimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Carrathool Shire Preparations
At Monday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Counciil, preliminary organisation for the fighting of hush fires in the forthcoming summer were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Prevention
IT MAY SEEM to be somewhat premature to be considering, at this juncture, the taking of steps for the prevention of damage by bush fires but the best results can be obtained only by organisation in advance. In any case, Spring is almost here, with Summer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Third Attempt to Fire Biscuit Factory Frustrated BALLARAT
A deliberate attempt, the third this year, to set fire to the Sunshine Biscuit Company’s buildings, which occurred at 3 a.m. to-day, was frustrated by…
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