Local and General Bush Fire Brigades
Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might have…
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Eight Trapped in Fire
At Auckland (N.Z.) on Monday, eight people were trapped and burned, one fatally, in a fire in a Grey-street boarding house. The firemen made brave…
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Detective Wilson left Sydney today to collaborate with the police in Collarenebri to attempt to solve the mysterious fire which almost wiped…
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MOST worried man In Leeton during Wednesday afternoon was Fire Captain Mountford. While the contractors carrying out the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Armistice Day To-day's Programme for Wagga Cenotaph Ceremony at 11 a.m. Camp Fire Concert To-night
Armistice Day will be observed in Wagga to-day by appropriate addresses to school children in the morning by the placing of wreaths on the…
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Fires destroyed practically the whole business section of Collarenebri on Thursday night, razing thirteen buildings. The fire raged for…
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109 volunteer fire brigades in the State have submitted entries for the events at the annual fire brigades' demonstration to be held at…
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Twelve buildings in the business section of Collarenebri were destroyed by fire last night. Efforts were made by a bucket brigade to check the blaze, but…
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Wagga Diggers launched upon a new form of Armistice Day celebration locally in a camp fire concert. The event was staged around a…
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If the public enthusiasm demonstrated last night is any criterion, the Armistice camp fire concert at the Wagga beach reserve should become an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wagga Remembers Armistice Day Observed Impressive Ceremony at Cenotaph Camp Fire Concert at Night Returned Men Address Schools
Twenty years ago yesterday the signing of the armistice brought to a close the mightiest of all wars. At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918, hostilities ceased and the world joyously welcomed a…
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A fire occurred today in the showrooms of N. Le Roy Trace's premises, Castlereagh street. The city electrical system was burnt out, and light…
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While the Pope was being carried into St. Peters for the beautification of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, of Chicago, the casting on the throne…
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Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable,but a large proportion…
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The annual meeting of the Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening when there were present Messrs. H. W. Hodgson…
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The annual meeting of The [?] Bush Fire Brigade was held in Dalgety & Co's office a few days [?] There were present Messrs. J. H…
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Driven out of a building by smoke, firemen donned helmets to fight a blaze at the showrooms of N Le Roy Tracy's office. Castlereagh-street. city,…
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With his clothes blazing fiercely as he lay unconscious from an electric shock in the turbine room at the Newcastle powerhouse this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Melbourne Damage at Shoe Factory Many Employees Loss Joes Melbourne
A fire which swept through the premises of Austin Shoes Pty.. Ltd.. Abbotsford, to-day caused damage estimated at £15,000. More than 150…
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At the annual meeting of the Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade last evening Mr. H. W. Hodgson war elected president and captain, and Mr. B. J. Ryan,…
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