Hotel Service Under Fire
Concern at the failure of many New South Wales country hotels to improve their service is expressed by the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A…
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359 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 18
Serious Fire Averted Blaze in Cafe
A fire which broke out late on Friday afternoon in the kitchen of Chilcott's Cafe in Parade Street, and which could have had serious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hotel Service Again Under Fire
Concern at the failure of N.S.W. country hotel accommodation service to improve is expressed by the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. Both organisations are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Hotel
A fire occurred in a bedroom at Carmody's Royal Hotel early last night. but was extinguished before much damage to done. The…
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A feature of the Bush Fire Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be the use of short-wave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Leeton Farmhouse
LEETON, Monday: The home of Mr. W. J. McCauley, of Farm 155, Leeton, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House Destroyed by Fire at Wamoon
During their absence in town on Saturday evening the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. Macauley, at Farm 155, Wamoon, was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leeton Farm House Destroyed by Fire
The home of Mr. W. J. McCauley, of Farm 155, Leeton, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday. The house, of weatherboard and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Oil Fire Now Under Control
HAIFA, Tuesday: A fire in oil installations, which caused damage unofficially estimated at four million sterling, was under control last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Blaze on Hume Highway
Damage estimated at more than £3800 was caused when a fire completely destroyed a semi-trailer truck, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze on Hume Highway Semi-Trailer Truck
Damage estimated at more than £3800 was caused when a fire completely destroyed a semi-traller truck owned by Mr. R. A. W. Beecroft, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christ Church Mission School Destroyed by Fire
At 2.40 this morning fire completely destroyed the Christ Church Mission School which had been operating in the southern end of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cartridge Explodes in Fire
Whilst a lady resident of Waratah Street was burning some papers in the grate in the dining room yesterday, there was a sharp explosion and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Explosions, Fires in Texas American Ship Blows Up
NEW YORK, Friday: Fresh fires flared up in Texas City last night and brought renewed peril to the devastated area. Three hours earlier it had been announced that an end was in sight to the chain of disasters which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Batlow Fire Victim Identified
The charted body of the man found in the ruins of a house destroyed by fire at Bago Forest, near Batlow, on Saturday night, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Garage Utility Truck Destroyed
A fire which broke out in a garage in the backyard of Mr. and Mrs. S. Seaman in Yarran Street, Leeton about 10 o'clock yesterday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truck Destroyed in Leeton Garage Fire
LEETON, Monday: A Whippet utility truck was destroyed by fire in a private garage at Leeton to-day. Mr. P. Longobardi, owner of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£2000 Fire in Cotton Factory
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A fire in a factory of the Australian Cotton Manufacturing Company, at Alexandria, to-night caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Tests
At Grenfell recently, a demonstration of emergency radio communication for bush fire fighting was staged by members of the Burrangong…
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