Jindalee Cottage Destroyed by Fire
A vacant cottage at Jindalee was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday night last. The cottage was owned by Mr…
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Fire in Shed Threatened Wagga House
The home of Mr. A. G. Simpson, in Travers street, Wagga, was threatened by a fire in a nearby shed yesterday and was only saved by the quick action of firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquest Into Boys' Deaths in Fire
SYDNEY, Monday: The coroner (Mr. R. Stewart) to-day conducted an inquest into the deaths of two boys who were burned in a fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lit Fires In Ship; Remanded
SYDNEY, Tuesday: At Balmain Quarter Session to-day. John Henry Holmes, 21, steward was remanded for sentence, until December 4, after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Stands ir Fire till Feet Cooked
BRISBANE Tuesday: Douglas Frederick Birch, 30, an unemployed Victorian laborer and student of Indian yoga, told the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mobs Riot in Cairo; Police Fire Anglo-Egyptian Treaty Tension
LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Shouting "Down with Sidky Pasha and Bevin" rioters stampeded through Cairo's streets last night with blazing torches…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motors and Motoring Know Your Car (1) The Danger of Fire
In response to a number of inquiries from car-owners and younger members of the motor trade, we have arranged with Mr. Keith Beeby, a well-known automotive engineer, to write a series of informative articles on car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Prevention Talk at Wagga High
Students of all Wagga schools were given a abort lecture on fire prevention yesterday by Sub-Station Officer D. F. McKendry, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Keeps Fire From Home With Garden Hose
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Using a garden hose, a man held the flames in check till the fire brigade arrived to save his burning home at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prevention of Bush Fires Tractors as a Cause
Reported outbreaks of bush fires last summer totalled 223 and the total estimated damage from these fires was £71,000. In 1944-'45 the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rubbish Fire
The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call about 8 o'clock yesterday morning to extinguish a fire in some rubbish in Macleay-street…
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A fire which broke out in a weatherboard portion of the "Deniliquin Independent" newspaper building yesterday morning caused damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Temora Footballer's Flying Tackle to Save Youth with Coat on Fire
When James Joyce, 16, raced around the yard of a Temora store yesterday with his coat on fire, evading helpers in his panic, William Field, prominent footballer, brought him to the ground with a flying tackle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car on Fire
Firemen of Wagga Brigade extinguished a fire in a car in front of the Lyric Music Home on Saturday night, by disconnecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prevention of Rush Fires Tractors As A Cause
Reported outbreaks of bush fires last summer totalled 223 and .the total estimated damage from these fires was £71,000. In 1944/45 the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flying Tackle Saved Temora Youth Evades Help In Panic When Coat On Fire
When James Joyce, 16, raced around the yard of a Temora store on Friday with his coat on fire, evading helpers in his panic,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Fire
A fire which broke out in a weather board portion of the Deniliquin "Independent' newspaper building last Thursday morning caused damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Bush Fire Service to Be Revived
Wagga and District Chamber of Commerce council has instructed the secretary (Mr. J. Hamill) to take steps to revive the Wagga Bush…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burned in Petrol Fire Accident at Junee
When Jack Wan was using an electric welding machine in a pit under a car at a Junee garage, flames ignited fumes from a four-gallon petrol drum…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires
So far as the Cootamundra district is concerned, it looks, at this stage of the usual bushfire period, us if we shall he happily free from fear. The rains…
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