Overlooked No Wood for School Fires
The Department of Education of N.S.W. takes a Spartan view of the training of children. So far there have been no fires in the school at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
52 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3
Disastrous Fire
MELBOURNE.— Two large factories at Burnley were destroyed by fire yesterday, causing damage estimated at £28,000. Firemen had to hose a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shivering Pupils Fires More Important Than Gardens
Miss E. Both well, of the Australian Institute of Industrial Psychology, referring to the lack of warmth in school rooms in winter expressed the view…
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VANCOUVER.—A fire in the Canadian-Pacific docks caused £875,000 worth of damage. Heroic crews ran tugs through the flames, pulling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Kosciusko
A message from Kosciusko states that the Chalet, Australia's greatest winter resort, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. Within…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chalet Burnt Down Guests in Fire and Snow
A message from Kosciusko states that the Chalet the greatest Australian winter guest house was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FIRE-FIGHTING Brigade’s New Unit
A new Denis Tamini fire engine, equipped with the latest fire-fighting facilities, arrived in Queanbeyan yesterday to do service for the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Passed the Test Fire Brigade’s Trial Visiting Officer Impressed
“It is very satisfactory to us all to know that our Brigade, which is now provided with an efficient, modern machine, has been able to…
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When Mr. E. Berry, proprietor of a weatherboard shop at Long Bay, was awakened this morning by fumes he discovered his premises on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air Liner Crashes Fire Persons Killed
Near Innisfail yesterday, a Dragon’ Rapide aeroplane, carrying a pilot and eight passengers. crashed from a height of 400 feet into a canefield and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighting Facilities
The reading of a letter at last Shire meeting from a Sydney firm relative to a water supply scheme for Braidwood resurrected the forgotten…
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The Queanbeyan Fire Brigade were called out early on Thursday morning to a fire which had broken out in a shed at the rear of Mr. K. Dunn’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Fire at Hospital
At the public hospital at Nelson (N.Z.) yesterday morning Nurse H. Rothwell was burned to death and live others suffered shock and…
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Every Bummer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might…
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The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and interested public bodies,…
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CHUNGKING.— Two thousand perished in a five-day fire which gutted Changsha. The Chinese Government 18 financing the relief of the refugees…
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A fire occurred at the pit-top of Ayrfield No. 1 Colliery early this morning, when great damage was caused. The outbreak, which…
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The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Prevention. Organised Campaign
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and interested public…
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The amount of money lost each year by the United States of America through the outbreak of fires surpasses that of any other nation. For…
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