At Least 20 Dead in U.s. Steamer Fire
Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 1
PITTSBURGH, Wednesday.--Between 20 and 30 persons were killed when the five-decked, oil-burning, inland excursion steamer, Island Queen--claimed to be the largest vessel of its land in the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Opposes Instruction on Clearing Fires
Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 4
Tenterfield, Guyra Dumaresq and Apsley Shires will be asked to make a protest with Severn Shire against the order of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careless Use of Fire Special Conditions to be Observed
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1947 · page 4
Special conditions to be observed by persons lighting fires in the open in certain parts of the State have been…
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The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 20
Attention is drawn to the imperative necessity for all sections of the community to unite in plans for the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Open Verdict on Cause of Fire
Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 4
An open verdict on the fire which destroyed an unoccupied cottage at 19 Walter Street on September 8, was returned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Officers to Work 56 Hours
Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- By 90 votes to 13 the second mass meeting of the N.S.W. Fire Brigade officers last night decided that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joinery Works Destroyed In Early Morning Fire
Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 4
An early morning fire yesterday completely destroyed the only joinery and timber dressing works in Glen Innes, causing at least £2,500 damage. Destruction of orders and damage to machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Dispute Extension of Stoppage Hinges On Sydney Hearing SYDNEY
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 1
Whether Sydney and the rest of the State will be largely without fire protection after to-day depends upon a last-minute attempt to settle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Officers' Stoppage Council Arranges To Take Over Service If Dispute Extends
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 8
Should the question of reduced hours for fire station officers lead to a State-wide stoppage, Armidale City…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burnt Out Timber Works to Re-open
Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 4
The joinery and timber dressing works, which were destroyed early on Tuesday morning by fire, will be operating on a limited scale within a few weeks. The Joinery section operated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Volunteers to Have Manned Fire Station
Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 4
Volunteer firemen working a roster system would have manned Glen Innes fire station today if a settlement in the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Officers Agree To Resume Work SYDNEY
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 16
Two meetings of New South Wales Fire Brigade officers in Sydney yesterday and last night agreed to resume working normal 84-hour week…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire Brigade Officers’ Strike Sydney
The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 1
More than 200 fire brigade officers at 52 metropolitan and 22 country stations were instructed by their union last night to stop work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Officers Told To Stop Work
Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- More than 200 fire brigade officers at 53 metropolitan and 22 country stations were instructed by their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Officers Stop Work Claims For Reduced Working Week SYDNEY
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 2
Mere than 200 fire brigade officers at 53 metropolitan and 22 country stations were instructed by their Union last night to stop work,at 10 30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Takes Over Fire Station Armidale Officer Ceases Duty Pending Result of Dispute
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 8
In accordance with a direction from the executive of the Fire Officers' Association, Station Officer H. Ayling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Protection for Inverell
The Inverell Times · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 4
As the result of the withdrawal from duty of the Fire Brigades’ Officers at the Inverell Station, the Inverell Municipal Council was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Officers' Strike May Extend to Rank and File SYDNEY
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 16
Rank and file firemen may join their officers on strike if the dispute is not settled to-day. Secretary of the Fire Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Artificial Rain No Aid in Bushfires
Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 6
Artificial rain - making was by no means the answer to the bushfire fighter's prayers, said the secretary of the Country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Called Out Heat of Chimney Fire Ignites Rafters
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 6
The fire brigade was out this afternoon to a chimney fire in a kitchen at the rear of Mr. P. Comino's Cafe in Beardy-street…
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