Fire Brigade and Water Supply
At the last meeting of the Bowral municipal Council the Mayor (Ald. E Boardman) in a minute stated "that he noticed is the local paper a full report of Fire Brigade's…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
22 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2
Bush Fires to the Editor
Sir,— I shall be obliged if you will allow me space for a bit of growl are the lighting of bush fires. It appears to me that come folk (whom it may be I know not) have a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade and water Supply. To the Editor
Sir,—I notice that the Mayor of Bowral has taken exception to some remarks of mine that were made at the re-union of the local fire brigade. As an old captain, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Keep a Fire In
If you want to keep a fire in at very little expense try this plan. Steep old newspapers in water, squeeze, mid roll up into hard balls. Let the fire get…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Brisbane Fire
Brisbane, Tuesday. —A fire took place in the early hours of this morning at Tarirga, near Brisbane, where a large, two-storied wooden building,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade Ball at Moss Vale
The annual ball in connection with the Moss Vale Fire Bridge was held in the local hall on Friday night last, and like most of the predocessors was very successful. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Ball
The annual ball in connection with the local fire brigade was held in the Moss Vale hall on Friday night last, and like most of its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bracmar
An outbreak of fire occurred at Mrs. Coffey's residence, Oulart, [?], at above 10 30 p.m. on Friday last, but Fortunately it was confined to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Fire Inspector. Teaches Factory Girls Fire Drill. Hobble Skirts Useful
When Mayor Gaynor appointed Mrs. Sarah W. H. Christopher, a former Chicago woman, as fire inspector in the city of New York, there was much comment for and against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Daucourt's [?] Aviator Wrecked on Taurus Tragedy of Fire and Air
The aviator Daucourt, who was wreaked in Asia Minor, on his way to Cairo, gave a garphic description of his experiences to "L'Opinlon." On December 18 he sat down and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pilgrims Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck
Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance of the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Fire Fiend. Bloodhounds on the Trail. "Sadie" and "Justice."
Who is the fire fiend? The mystery surrounding the cause of the recent series of stockyard fires on Cleveland farmsteads Was solved by bloodhounds, used by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Popular Fire Insurance Company. "The Liverpool, London and Globe." Figures Which Speak for Themselves
The name of the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company is a familiar one to meat of our readers, and in every country town of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire From Heaven
The possibility that a discharge of lightning may start a fire is recognised in every Insurance policy, yet we were, scarcely prepared to hear from forest authorities that more than half the forest fires are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Br[?]mar
A small wooden residence, owned and occupied by Mrs. Newman, was completely destroyed by fire about mid-day on Thursday last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Balloons Take Fire
The way in which balloons are made at present is well calculated to produce electric sparks, says a writer in Cosmos, abstracting an article in L'Industrie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Who Rang Fire Bell? Hoax Causes Midnight Panic. the Call to Arms
Who rang the fire bell? The answer to this question is being sought by the police of Strabane, a town in Ulster, where at midnight recently an extraordinary panic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Negro Kills Four. Fires Cottage and Runs Amok. "Love Retreat" Invaded
In the isolated "Love Retreat" of Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous architect, of Spring Green, Wisconsin. a negro servant believed to have become suddenly demented, killed four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Delusion of Militarism. Nemesis of Armaments. Kerosene As a Protection Against Fire!
Dr. C. E. Jefferson, the writer of a very powerful article in the Atlantic Monthly, on the delusion of militarism, argues that the present war is the direct and deserved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in Daily Life. Families Under Fire. Children Play While Guns Boom
One of the most striking phases of the campaign in Belgium has been the facility with which the population accept the business of war as a part of their ordinary life…
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