Prevent Bush Fires !
Attention is drawn to the imperative necessity for all sections of the community to unite in plans for the prevention of bush fires…
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£75,000 Damage in Wool Store Blaze
SYDNEY, Thursday: Damage estimated at £75,000 was caused by a fire in the wool carbonising factory and wool store of F. W…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The State Industrial Commission today summoned representatives from the Fire Brigade Officers' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£75,000 Damage In Wool Store Blaze
Damage estimated at £75,000 was caused by a fire in the wool carbonising factory and wool store of F. W. Hughes Pty. Ltd., Botany early on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Australian Hotel
The Wagga Fire Brigade answered a call to the Australian Hotel yesterday afternoon. Heat for a gas flue ignited a rafter in the pantry…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Members of the Fire Brigade Officers' Association at a mass meeting to-night decided to go ahead with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Officers' Decision on Hours
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A meeting of Fire Brigade Officers' Association tonight reaffirmed a decision not to work more than 56 hours a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →16 Burned to Death in Theatre Fire
MANAGUA (Nicaragua), Thursday: Sixteen persons were burned to death, and many injured, when a fire destroyed "Teatro Margot," leading film…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Officers Cut Hours to 56 a Week
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Without approval from the Fire Board. New South Wales Fire Brigade officers began working only 56 hours…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Two meetings of Fire Brigade officers in Sydney today decided to resume working the normal 84-hour week roster…
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SYDNEY. Friday: Fire Brigade officers resumed duties in accordance with normal roster this morning. The decision to resume…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Loss in Adelong Fire Volunteers Use Garden Hose
The Tumut Fire Brigade took 70 minutes to reach the scene of a fire at Adelong which caused damage valued at between £3000 and £4000, said Sergeant Keating, of Adelong,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adelong Fire Destroys Residence and Badly Damages Shop Explosion of Spirit Lamp Causes Conflagration Volunteers Fight Blaze Whilst Awaiting the Arrival of Tumut Fire Brigade
The explosion of a spirit stove on Friday afternoon started a fire which destroyed a cottage and badly damaged a shop, at Adelong causing damage estimated at £4,000. The Tumut Fire Brigade is stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Burned in Petrol Blaze on Launch
SYDNEY, Monday: Three were burned, one seriously, and all suffered from shock when a launch carrying three drums of petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Called Out
The Wagga Fire Brigade received two calls yesterday but neither was serious. The first call was to a fish shop at 22 Baylis Street, where a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Troops Fire on Rioters in New Delhi
NEW DELHI, Tuesday: Troops fired on armed crowds of Moslems, Hindus, and Sikhs in the Hussar district of East Punjab…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire at Adelong Residence Gutted: Business Premises Damaged OVER £3,000 DAMAGE
Over £3,000 worth of damage was caused in a major fire which occurred about 2 p.m. in premises situated in Tumut-Street, Adelong, on Friday last. The fire destroyed the residence and half the shop of Mr. George Stanley Smith,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: More than 200 fire brigade officers in 75 metropolitan and 32 country stations were instructed by their union tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Volunteers Extinguish Fire
The Wagga volunteer firemen did not have to wait long to put their organisation to the test. At 12-20 a.m. today they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Officers on Strike
SYDNEY, Thursday: The Premier (Mr. McGirr) conferred last night with officials of the Fire Brigade Officers' Association in an effort to end…
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