Destructive Fire
One of the largest conflagrations seen at Gunning for some years, occurred about midnight on Friday when the local flour mill and residence were destroyed by fire. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
63 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
The Open Fire
A fire is a delightful thing, a companion and an inspiration. If my room were kept warm by some wretched modern contrivance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Some Things Feel Colder Than Others. Fire That Will Not Burn
Why is it that when we put our hand on a piece of steel or marble it feels much colder than a piece of wood immediately next to it ? A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country Town Fire
IN the early hours of Friday morning, a fire which demolished a block of eleven buildings, and did damage estimated at £20,000 broke out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wentworth Bush Fires
THE bush fires in the Wentworth district spread over an area of 300 miles. The rain having subdued the fire, the men engaged in battling with it have returned to their homes, although leaving a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Facts & Fancies. Fire at Wedding Ceremonies
Fire is an essential in some wedding celebrations in Persia the service is read in front of the fire. In Nicaragua the priest, taking the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Forest Fires. in Front of the Flames
A forest fire in progress is one of the most majestic and awe-inspiring sights I know, I have one in mind— Rocky Mountain fire, of a few years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Suspicious Fire
THE Windsor hotel near Adelaide, was destroyed by fire. The landlord states he insured the furniture only a fortnight ago, owing to threats by a woman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Children Burned to Death. at an Auckland Fire
At Pousonby (N.Z.) on Wednesday night, a fire destroyed premises occupied by Charles Porteous his wife and four children, and Bert Mumford and his wife…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A London Fire. Gallant Rescue of Women
A fire, which was attended with some very exciting scenes and a display of great gallantry in the rescue of three women by the members of the London…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Handy Fire Escape
A new fire escape has recently been invented which, when not in use, folds up into a sort of tube. When required for use it may be opened…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire. Newspaper Office Burnt Out
A telegram was received this morning by Mr. John Gale, from his son, Mr. Arthur H: Gale, part-proprietor of the "Murrumburrah Signal," stating that the office of that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Alarm Handcuffs
For a person to be handcuffed every time an alarm of fire is sent in over the wires from a street box and for the person to receive it in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Metals That Give Off Fire
The famous inventor of the Welsbach gas mantle discovered that the metals of rare earths, of which incandescent mantles are composed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Appalling Fire. 150 Girls Perish
A terrific conflagration,resulting in the death of 150 persons, chiefly girls, occurred in the heart of New York. The fire was in a shirt-waist…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A New Fire Appliance
One of the latest fire appliances is the water tower, an ingenious device for throwing water on a burning buildng from a high altitude…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting Fire with Sand: Good for Your Garage
Modern industries give liability to fire where water is not only ineffective but dangerous as an extinguisher, and the use of sand is among the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shearing Shed Destroyed by Fire
ON Wednesday Mr. Arthur Moore of Green Hills, Yarralumla, had the misfortune to have his shearing shed destroyed by fire. A high and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Gininderra
THE homestead of Mr. James Gillespie of Elm Grove, Gininderra, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday night. A member of. the family was changing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scientific Notes. a Gun That "Fires" Cement
The cement gun is not a new weapon for the navy, but a machine for squirting concrete mortar in stucco form upon a surface of any kind. The…
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