Fire Brigade
The question of establishing a fire brigade at Toronto will be considered at the next meeting of the Toronto Urban Committee. In such a progressive town as…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Fire at Wangi
A three-roamed weatherboard cottage, situated at Wangi, owned and occupied by Mr. C. Waugh, of Kenrich-street. Merewether, was destroyed early on Saturday…
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Fighting their way through blinding smoke, a lodger and a proprietor of a residential In Erskineville- road, Erskineville, rescued a woman and her…
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The fire which occurred at Wangi near the No. 2 baths, on Friday night last, when a cottage was totally destroyed, points to the necessity for the provision…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Morning Fire Family Have Narrow Escape SYDNEY
Clad is their night attire, a family in a residential at Erskineville had to run the gauntlet of the flames when the premises caught alight at 3 a.m. to-day. They had…
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A baby boy, named James Campbell, set alight to a bed in a house in Gerrard-street, Alexandria, yesterday afternoon, and was just saved from suffocation by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Bangalow Three Houses Destroyed Lismore
For the second time in a month the Lismore fire brigade last night did a 39—mile dash through the dark to Bangalow, where fire destroyed four cottages in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire-fighting Floats Guarding Lakeside Homes Shire Interested
A novel suggestion to ensure the safety of lakeside homes by manning a float with volunteers and equipping it with fire fighting gear was made to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →15 Caught Fire Coalships From Britain Insurance Losses Melbourne
The attempt to place British coal on the Australian market was expensive to the marine insurance companies. Fifteen coal ships…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£50,000 DAMAGE Fire in Preston Bacon Factory Christmas Hams Lost Melbourne
Damage amounting to £50,000 was caused by fire this morning at the ham and bacon factory of J. C. Hutton, at Preston…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Toronto Blaze Seventh Cottage
The seventh fire within recent weeks at Toronto completely gutted an eight- roomed 'cottage, owned by Mrs. Anstey, of…
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Members of the Toronto Progress Association who assembled last night to discuss the advisability of approaching the necessary authorities to have a fire…
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Mr. Booth asked the Chief Secretary a question in the Legislative Assembly yesterday regarding the recent fatal lire at Toronto. Mr. Booth naked the Minister…
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Toronto' Progress Association teas to have 'held a meeting last night to discuss tho need for a fire brigade for the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vulcanising Works Fire. Melbourne
The steam vulcanising works of Fontaine [?] in Ra[?] off [?] street, were destroyed by fire [?] stories…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Under Fire British Gunboats on Yangtse SHANGHAI
British [?] gun[?] have been under on the upper Yang[?]e daring ag[?]ng between rebel and Government troops…
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Premises occupied by Matches (Aust.), Ltd., in Elizabeth-street, Waterloo, were [?]utted in a fire which broke out late this afternoon, the damage being estimated…
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About 1.30 this afternoon a small allotment of grass caught fire in Glebe-road Adamstown. Adamstown Fire Brigade turned out and extinguished the blase…
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Prompt action by Newcastle firemen resulted in the speedy suppression of a fire which broke out in mercer' shop at No. 417, Hunter-street West, last night. The…
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Owing to the recent fires at Toronto, the establishing of a fire station here is the question of the hour. In Toronto Urban Area Committee during the term…
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