Fire at Bank Subdued Culcairn
A fire which might have caused the destruction of the main business block of Culcairn was extinguished last night by Mr. Smalley, of the Bank of New South Wales…
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Fires & bushfires, 1925
838 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 18 of 42
To Obtain Food Young Man Fires Haystack. 12 Months' Board And Lodging
SYDNEY, Friday--At the Orange Circuit Court. Jack Gregson, a young man, was sentenced to 12 months in Goulburn gaol for having set fir to a [?] stack…
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At Orange Court, Jack Gregson, a young man, was sentenced to 12 months in Goulburn gaol for having set fire to a haystack. The prisoner told the judge he had been…
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CULCAIRN, Friday.--A fire, which may have caused the destruction of the main business block of Culeairn, was extinguished last night by Mr. Smalley,…
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Steamer Dimboola's Unlucky Day. MELBOURNE, Sunday.--On Saturday just as the steamer Dimboola was to, sail for Sydney, a fire was…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A fire broke out at Freeman's Building, Rus sell Street, city, in the early morning Considerable damage was done to the…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.--The tennis tournament was not resumed today as arranged, owing to the wet state of the White City courts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Tragic Week End Murder, Assaults, Fires and Fatalities. Melbourne Maintains Its Reputation
The week-end was a tragic one. The most serious case occurred in Melbourne, where an hotelkeeper has been charged with murder. He noticed some men trying to enter his premises at an…
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Another fire occurred at Taree early on Sunday morning when premises known as Skidmore and Masters in Pultency [?] were burnt down between 2 and 3 o'clock…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Dimboola, which left Melbourne on Saturday for Sydney, returned to port in consequence of a fire having been…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A number of suspicious fires have occurred on farms in the Tamworth district during the past two weeks. Sheds containing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Fire Brigade in 1907
The above represents the LismoreFire Brigade taken 18 years ago.- In those- days the fire-fighting appliances. Tvere,.of a primitive nature, nevertheless this body of men proved equal to any occasion tha t- arose, aiid performed meritorious: service in the saving of life and property. Thenames are (reading from left; to right):—....... • Back row: J. Frohinuller, B. Keis, J. Watson,- A. Watson, F. iHanleyv 'Second rftiv: J. Williams, H. Beechiiigj K. 'Wother…
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During the past fortnight a number of suspicious fires on farms in the Tamworth dis-. drict have been causing concern to farmers. A number of sheds containing hay, machinery,…
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Australia, with its celebrated burning mountain of coal near Scone is not alone. Other places have their everlasting fires. Tipton, in Staffordshire, has been…
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An unoccupied three-roomed cottage, situated on the Parryville estate, about three-quarters of a mile from the Boyd's Bay. Ferry, was destroyed…
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The Casino fire brigade turned out promptly yesterday afternoon to an alarm given from the corner of Walker and North streets, only to find that…
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A cottage at Goonellabah owned by Mr. W. Northcott and occupied by Mr. E. McGrath was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night while the occupants were at a…
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Considerable damage was caused by fire to Neutral Bay Public School to-night. Although it was not definitely established, firemen expressed the opinion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forest Fires Effect of Humidity Scientific Prophecy
By keeping a close watch on the [?] ment known as the hygrometer, which [?] cates the percentage of relative hu[?] of the atmosphere, the foresters of the States…
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SYDNEY, Monday. Considerable damage was caused by fire to the Neutral Bay Public School to-night. Although it is not definitely…
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