Country Fire Brigades
THE Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales proposes to expend 672 in Bathurst during 1913. This information was contained in a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1913
37 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2
Facts and Fancies. Matches and Fire
Each year there are manufactured in the United States about £1,200,000 worth of matches. In addition, the imports amount to £74,000. It is probable that 99.9 percent, of those…
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A FIRE which broke out in one of Mr, Hassall's paddocks at Jembaicumbene on Thursday last continued to rage until Sunday night, despite the energetic efforts of a good…
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Afire, resulting in severe injuries to several people, the destruction of a motor car, and some damage to premises, occurred in the machinery depot of J. T. Wood,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Protecting the Ears From Shock of Gun Fire
A daring photographer on board an American battleship recently tried to lake a photograph of a salvo of 12-inch guns while standing on…
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A pier broke oat on the No. 2 Central Dredge in Araluen on Thursday morning, which burnt a considerable portion of the decking before it was quenched, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Liner. Fighting Flames for Two Days
With a fire raging in her main hold the Nelson liner Highland Brigade put back into Liverpool on 11th May. It was stated that the crew had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Furious Fires. Sweep Dominion Country Side. Heavy Losses of Sheep. Auckland
Destructive bush fires are raging at Gisborne, Hawkes Bay. One fire has a front of 15 miles. The countryside has been…
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A disastrous fire occurred in the main street of Outtrim early this morning. The buildings destroyed were Mrs. Battersby's house and…
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Fierce bash fires have been raging at Reid da e during the week, which have destroyed a deal of fencing and consumed a large amount of grass. A dwelling on what was…
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WHAT seemed designed to be a very serious conflagration at Mr. W. B. Freebody's cycle shop yesterday afternoon but thanks to the…
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OMAHA (NERRASKA), Friday Evening. A fire, which resulted in series of fatalities, occurred here last night, when a hotel was burnt to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroism at a Fire. Woman's Attempt at Rescue Child Victims
A woman and two young children lost their lives by a fire which broke out on Saturday night. April 22nd, at 19 Park road, Plumstead…
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Sports were held on Easter Monday under the auspices of the Braidwood Fire Brigade Sports Club. There was only a moderate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Storm. Makura's Mails Destroyed. Macedonia in a Cyclone. Auckland
The R.M.S. Macedonia arrived here at daybreak after having been subjected to a severe buffeting by a cyclonic storm which blew up from…
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At Beckingham, Kent, the suffragattes were more successful, for they burned down a large empty house. Farrington Hull, Dundee, the residence of…
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It has long been a well-known fact that the seeds of the various varieties of wattle require to be subjected to great heat before they…
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A block of buildings have been burnt out in Charleville (Queensland). The damage is estimated at £10,000…
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A disastrous bush fire occurred at Longreach, Queensland. About 25,000 acres of well-grassed country were destroyed…
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A fire at Hillgrove destroyed an hotel and two shops…
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