Cross-Fire Over Water Proposed Burrumbuttock Scheme
Motion by or Webb at Hume Shire Council meeting, that the Burrumbullock Water Committee be advised to explore the possibility of a…
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WAHGUNYAH Fire Brigade
Chief Officer Alex McPherson, of the Country Fire Authority. Melbourne accompanied by Chief Officer W. H. Beare, of the NSW Board of Fire…
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Damage at more than £1000 was caused by fire which mysteriously broke out in the boiler room of 15,000 ton steamer, Panamanian, lying beside…
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At 4.30 a.m. on Sunday the fire brigade received a call to a fire which was discovered in a motor truck owned by Mr. Kirby, of Weral Sawmill Co. The…
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A fire which caused considerable damage on the steamer Panamanian at a Sydney wharf last night, was caused accidentally when a spark fell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Radio for Bush Fire Fighters pecial Purchase Facilities Offered To Shires
Shire Councils are now afforded special facilities to purchase modern radio equipment from the Department of Munitions as part…
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The police report to the Coroner concerning a truck damaged by fire in the Globe Hotel yard on Sunday morning states that the vehicle was the property…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa Municipal Council Deputation From P. & C. Association Technical College Proposition Advanced a Further Stage Fire Brigade for Wahgunyah
Last Tuesday right's meeting of the Municipal Council was an unusually lengthy session; In fact it seemed unjustifiably long, and one reason was the fact that the correspondence sheet contained numerous letters of a purely routine nature. It was 20…
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A fire in an empty shed on the old Albury show ground yesterday did little damage. It was extinguished by the fire brigade. Cause of the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spent Foodless Night in Open Without Fire SYDNEY
Five men who had been marooned, on Rabbit Island, off Port Kembla, for three days were rescued by launch to-day. Rough weather had prevented…
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Thousands of pounds’ worth of timber was destroyed by a flue at Laurel Bill, six miles south of Batlow, early today, when one of…
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Empire Day at Albury today will be left to the children, who will take part in organised school observances in the morning and celebrate the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Home for the Aged Albury Proposal “Hanging Fire”
Since the army Closed [?] gaol a couple of months ag[?] and a suggestion was made that it be remodelled as a home for aged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minimising Fire Danger From Tractors Melbourne, Thurs
The Country Fire Authority was experimenting to obtain an efficient spark arrestor for attachment to tractors as a fire preventive…
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The verdict of £2137 17/6 was awarded to four Ronald brothers of Trinkey station, Quirindi, to-day. when they claimed £5000 compensation from the Railway…
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General cargo and Mores for the Netherlands East Indies were damaged when a Are broke out in the afterhold of the Dutch Government corvette…
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A man who attacked his wife, felt into the [?] and received [?] from which he died, it was stated in the Coroner’s Court today…
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Smashing a window of the shop of Roses' Economy Store early on Sunday morning, a thief made off with two overcoats…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Guests Die in Spectacular Hotel Fire in Chicago Death-roll at Least Totals 52 Most Suffocated, But Others Killed Jumping From Windows CHICAGO
At least 52 persons lost their lives, while about 230, including 20 to 30 firemen, were injured in a spectacular fire which broke out in the 23 storey La Salle Hotel in the centre of Chicago's financial district early today…
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Fifteen persons are known to be dead and it is feared that several others perished in an early morning fire which destroyed the…
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