Hotel Blaze Manager Badly Burnt Tried to Save Cash Perth
A destructive fire occurred at Bullfinch at about 1 a.m. to-day, when the Exchange Hotel, the only hotel in the town was gutted. The manager, Mr…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
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"Quick, Jack!" Called Pet Galah Saved From Fire Forbes
Hearing a screech of "Quick, Juck!" from a pet galah, Rupert Potter dashed back into the blazing farm of Mr. J. Ticehurst, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Praise for Fire Heroes Convalescent Home Was Saved Board's Tribute
The heroes of last Wednesday's disastrous fires—members of the fire brigades, civilian fire fighters and members of the staff of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train on Fire Two Trucks Damaged Dash to Station Melbourne
As a goods train en route from Melbourne to Bendigo emerged from a tunnel portion of the train was seen to be on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court Tuesday, January 17. (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Tampered with Fire Alarm
Reginald Duggan, alias Redfern, 32, electrician, was fined £2, in default four days' imprisonment, for having tampered with a fire alarm box, at Newcastle, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →What People Think Dreary Test Cricket—Bushfire Patrols Newcastle Steel More About Patrols
"Protection" (Tyrrell-street, Newcastle.) writes:— The admitted shortage of police in Sydney suburbs is yet another point…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Will Inquire Into Bush Fire Damage Officer's Visit to District Report for Premier Sydney
Councillor Hardy, president of Lake Macquarie Shire, and Mr. Booth, M.L.A., to-day interviewed the Under-Secretary to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shopping Block Was Endangered Wallsend Blaze
But for the prompt action of several men in Nelson-street, Wallsend, last night, the whole of the Lemongrove shopping block…
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Swift action by several men extinguished a fire in Nelson-street, Wallsend, about 10 o'clock last night. Noticing flames at the rear of the Wattle grocery store, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boolaroo Fire Brigade
During the past four weeks the Boolaroo Fire Brigade has experienced its busiest period. Ten fire calls were attended to, including nine actual fires, and one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in a Shed
Cook Hill and Hamilton Fire Brigades attended a fire in a small shed in Gordon-avenue, off Dumaresq-street. Hamilton, yesterdya afternoon. The blaze was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Water Used Oil Fire Extinguisher
The advantage claimed for the Mulsifyre system of fire extinction, which has recently been introduced in England, is that contrary to generally accepted ideas, it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Quick Jack!" Parrot Rescued from Fire FORBES
Risking his life when the farm home-stead of Mr. J. Tiehurst was a mass of leaping flames, Rupert Potter rushed into the house last night and rescued a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires
Sir,—Generally every summer large areas of land have been swept by fire. No person or persons appear to be responsible for the protection of our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Losses Claims for Compensation Government Officers to Inspect Sydney
There is a possibility of those who suffered severe loss as the result of the bushfires in the Lake Macquarie district receiving some financial assistance from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thieves' Revenge Set Fire to Building MELBOURNE
Finding no money in the Manager's desk and failing to open a safe, thieves who broke into the City Press Co., Little Bourke-street, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Relief for Fire Sufferers Volunteers Erect a New Home Materials Donated
Coming to the aid of a Kotara family whose home was totally destroyed in the recent bush fires, the New Lambton Distress…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Toronto Fires
Appreciation of the work of firemen and employees of the Newcastle City Electric Supply Department during the recent bushfire was expressed at a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anniversary of Great Fire
Yesterday was the anniversary of the great fire in which the warehouse of Messrs. David Cohn and Co., in Scott-street, Newcastle, was burned out. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Alarms
The similarity of the sound of the fire-bell at Kearsley to the school bell in the same township is a source of annoyance to the voluntary firemen. The Fire…
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