Caught by Fires Rover Scouts' Experience Melbourne
At Gembrock yesterday a party of 37 Rover scouts were caught by fires while attending a conference, and for four hours were forced to fight the flames till they could…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
1,375 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 69
Fire Fiend. Destruction at Tingha
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—A disastrous fire took place at Tingha, when ten business premises were burnt to the ground. These included the Caledoniane…
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LONDON, Tuesday:-A fire early this morning destroyed the main building of the Earl of Grey's palatial residence, Howick House, Northumborland. Two…
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Sydney Tuesday.--A disastrous fire occurred at Tingha yesterday afternooon, when ten business premises were burnt to the ground. They were…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A disastrous fire occurred at Tingha, near Inverell, yesterday, the majority of the local shops being gutted, including Cowan's…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At Gembrook yesterday, a party of 37 Rover boy scouts were caught by fires, while attending a conference, and, for four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Safe Blowers Annoyed. Set Fire to Building
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Expert safe blowers visited the premises of E. A. Machin and Coy., Proprietory Ltd., electrical engineers, last night,…
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A disastrous fire took place at Tigha yesterday afternoon, when ten business premises were burnt to the ground. They were the Caledonian Hotel, Thurling's…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Fires are still raging in the Riverina, and up to the present have swept nearly 200,000 acres of grass and timber. Hundreds of…
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MONTREAL, Tuesday.—A remark able demonstration was given to firemen to-day by Charles Kellog, a [?] of California, who extinguished a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire Ten Business Premises at Tingha Burnt to Ground. Many Thousands of Pounds Damage
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A disastrous fire occurred at Tingha yesterday afternoon, when ten business premises were burnt to the ground. They were:…
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Now that the hot weather is being accompanied by bush fires in Australia, the broadcasting stations are sending warnings, as occasion arises informing listeners where…
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Bush fires now menace the town of Holbrook in New South Wales, and unless the flames are got under control by to-night two separate fires, with a front of…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Charles Kellogg, a Californian scientist, gave fire men a demonstration of extinguishing a gas flame two feet high by sound tonal…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.--It is now stated that the total loss in connection with the fire which demolished a block of business premises at Tingha is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Putting Fires Out Sounds Instead of Water (Reuter) New York
Mr. Charles Kellogg, a Californian scientist. gave firemen a demonstration in extinguishing a gas flame 2ft high by sound tonal vibration. Mr. Kellogg passed a bow, like…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Bush fires now menace the town of Holbrook, in N.S.W., and unless the flames are got under control by…
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A message from Melbourne states that bush fires continue to rage in Victoria. Although extensive damage has been reported, so far there has been no loss of life…
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An expert arrived in Dorrigo last week to open the strongroom of the Australian Bank of Commerce. It was expected that the intense heat of the…
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Mr. Charles Kellog, a Californian scientist, gave firemen a demonstration in extinguishing a gas flame 2ft. high 'by sound tonal vibration. Mr. Kellogg…
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