Fire Hydrant Signs Check at Yanco
The possibility of fire hydrant signs not being in their proper places, at Yanco was mentioned at a recent meeting of the Yanco…
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346 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 18
Desperate Fight to Quell Blaze in Railway Shed
SYDNEY: Firemen from all over Sydney are fighting a terrific blaze in a big storage shed at the railway…
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SYDNEY, Monday — Fire men from all over Sydney are fighting a terrific battle in a big storage shed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Risk of Bush Fires Inigo Jones' Views on Weather
The recent strong southern sunspot outburst in mid-July, distorted the seasonal sequence a good deal, but did not really alter…
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SYDNEY, Monday: A fire which swept through the Government Railway Stores at Lilyfield today caused damage estimated at nearly £1-million. The fire, which broke out at 10.45 a.m.,…
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TAMWORTH, Thursday: A fire at Yetman, in the Far Northwest of N.S.W., early this morning destroyed wool valued…
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SYDNEY, Friday : Damage estimated at £3000 was caused when the varnish section of the Standard Paint and Oil Co's…
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TOKYO, Sunday: Two hundred Communists in American waterproof coats and helmets walked unchallenged to entrenched G.I.s on a ridge six and a half miles north of Taegue yesterday and carried out…
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A fire broke out at the Cross street residence of Mr. L. R. M.. Guelfi at about lunch-time yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Two connected power stations at Hurstville were damaged by are and a violent explosion which occurred…
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SYDNEY,Monday — Two connected power stations at Hurstville were damaged by fire and a violent explosion which occurred simultaneously carly today…
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A meeting of the Grong Grong branch of the F.S.A. was held in the Commemoration hall on Friday, 1st September…
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The N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners recently appointed Mr. H. Adams as Resident Country Inspector to conduct and…
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The N.S.W. Fire Brigades Board with the object of increasing the efficiency of its brigades in protecting property from damage by fire, took…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Smoking Causes Many Fires in U.S.A. People Fail To Heed an Age Old Waning
Careless smoking is America's greatest single cause of fire, states C. Lester Walker, in the October Reader's Digest…
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KATOOMBA, Sunday: More than 100 fire-fighters battled for over two and a half hours this afternoon to save 12 homes…
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LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): A fire roaring through a section of the Creswell Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Emphatic Protest by District Woolgrowers Against Proposed Tax Revaluation Proposal Also Under Fire Meeting Opposed to Any Acquisition Scheme
Woolgrowers from Cootamundra, Muttama, Bethungra, Wallendbeen, Stockinbingal, and even as far away as Boorowa, packed into the Railway Institute last night to register a most emphatic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early-Morning Blaze at Wagga Timber Factory
A fire which broke out in the early hours of this morning caused considerable damage to the premises and plant of the Riverina Sawmilling Company in Edward Street East, Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Commissioners to Visit Tumbarumba
At last week's meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council the Board of Fire Commissioners of N. S. W. advised that the…
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