Bush-fire Fighters Insurance of Volunteers Graziers' Plan Withheld
A matter of lively concern to men on the land at the present moment is that of securing workers' compensation cover for voluntary bush-fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
42 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Fire Alarm
A fire which might easily have proved one of the most disastrous in the history of Braid wood broke out on Saturday afternoon last in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigades Need for Organisation
A determined move has been mace this year in many districts to place the organisation of bush-fire brigades on such a basis as will assure swift…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Fires Start
More than 90 per cent. of the accidents in the home would be prevented if a few commonsense precautions were taken. One of the most frequent kinds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Promotions
At its meeting in Sydney on Tuesday, the Board of Fire Commissioners for New South Wales, presided over by Mr. T.J. Smith, made several promotions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Mungindi Sydney
Early this morning a fire at Mungindi destroyed nine buildings in the main portion of the town. The damage is estimated roughly at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Hydrants Covered With Earth
Mr. H. Barber, Captain of the Queanbeyan Fire Brigade, in a letter to the Municipal Council last night, drew attention to the state of the fire hydrants,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Night Coursing Record Crowd at Benefit Meeting Bright Fire Wins Chief Event
A record crowd attended the mechanical hare meeting- conducted by the Queanbeyan and District coursing Club in aid of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School Residence Destroyed by Fire
Fanned by a strong sale, a fire, which broke out at about 7 o'clock on Monday night, completely destroyed the school residence and the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bywong Post Office Gutted
A fire, which broke out about 2.3[?] p.m. on Friday last, completely destroyed the Receiving Post Office at Bywong near Bungendore. Shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer
MELBOURNE.—Damage estimated at more than £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out on the interstate vessel Taroona while she was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Young Pilot Killed ’Plane Crashes and Catches Fire
A few seconds after Norman Keith Field, 20, market gardener, had waved to his mother, he was killed when a Moth aeroplane which he was piloting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arms Felt As If One Fire Nights of Agony With Neuritis
She had tried so many “remedies” —always without result—that she had little faith in anything. But finally something induced her to try Kruschen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cinema Fire Twenty Incinerated BOMBAY
At least 20, mostly women and children, were incinerated and many injured in a fire in Motimahal cinema at Hyderabad…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire at Pambula Post Office Destroyed
About 7.30 o’clock on Sunday night, a big fire occurred in Pambula, destroying Godfrey’s motor garage and contents, McGoldrick’s restaurant, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arms Felt As If on Fire Nights of Agony with Neuritis
She had tried so many "remedies" —always without result—that she had little faith in anything. But finally something induced her to try…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunday Fires At Queanbeyan
On Sunday the Queanbeyan Fire Brigade was called out twice. In the forenoon petrol, which overflowed from the tank of Mr. J. S. Davison’s car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire
Spreading with remarkable rapidity a fire destroyed the knitting mills of G. W. Buller, Pty, Ltd., Stuart Street, South Melbourne on Saturday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Major's Creek
Portion of a residence owned by Mr. J. W. Wiggins, of Major's Creek, was destroyed by firs on Sunday, the remainder of the building being saved…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Goulburn Home Destroyed
On Sunday at Goulburn an outbreak of fire at midnight completely destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. R. Eldridge, situated at the corner of…
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