Motor Car on Fire
At [?] this morning a motor-car owned and drives by [?]…
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Crop and Grass Fires. An Outbreak at Howlong
A bush-fire broke out on Tuesday at Howlong (N.S.W.) on J. Cameron's White House Estate, and destroyed about 20-acres of crop, and 300-acres of grass…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grain Warehouses on Fire. London, Thursday Evening
A report from [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed at a Fire. London, Jan. 30
During a fire at a spice merchant's premises in Vauxhall a wall collapsed, killing seven firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigade Changes. Arrival of New Superintendent
The Board of New South Wales Fire Commissioners met yesterday. The president (Mr. Farrar, M.L.C.) subsequently said that the board had no statement to make regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Busy Airmen. Turks Attack Hospital, Great Fire Caused by Frenchmen. [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minister's Car on Fire. Extinguished by Soft Drinks Towed Back by Bullocks. [?]
Mr [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raiding Enemy Camps Fires at Aerodrome Attacks on Trenches LONDON, Saturday Morning
The Admiralty reports that on Wednesday British aircraft bombed the aerodrome at Oostcamp, directly hitting the hangar and sheds, causing fires. One enemy machine was shot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Getting Busy American Gunners at Work Heavy Fire in Lorraine Vancouver
It is officially announced that the American troops are now occupying a sector on the Lorraine front, which the Germans have been heavily bombarding for many days…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Great World War From Day to Day. Bombs on Paris Hospital Set on Fire Vigorous Reprisals by British
Following up their raids upon London on Monday and Tuesday nights last week, the Germans on Wednesday night bombed Paris, killing thirty-six persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire
Yesterday (Tuesday) [?] a fire in a ba[?] room in the residence of Mr. C. Parsons of Cremorne Road was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Station Opened
[?] Wednesday. The new fire brigade [?] cost of [?] night by [?] the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Metropolitan Fire Officer. Mr. Lambourne's Appointment. Discussion at Newtown
The appointment of Mr. J. M. Lambourne to the position of divisional are brigades' officer is the metropolitan ares acc[?]ed the attention of the Newtown Council again last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Front. Strong Enemy Raids. Artillery Fire Maintained. London
Sir Douglas Haig reports:-- "A strong parts of the enemy attempted a raid on a post northward of Havrincourt, but was driven off with heavy loss. Another party…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Fire Officer. Mr. Lambourne's Appointment
The appointment of Mr. J. M. Lambourne as divisional fre brigades officer in the matropo[?]tan area was discussed at the meeting of the Alexandria [?] last night, on the reading…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire. Melbourne
A hush fire broke out at Bolangum, about 20 miles north-east of Stawell, on Tuesday, and spread rapidly. The grass lands and timber were swept. It is estimated that on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigade Reorganisation
Reference was made yesterday by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Fuller, to the criticisms of the recent reorganisation of the Fire Brigade. "I have asked the Auditor-General to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigades Investigator
At the instance of Mr. Fuller (Chief Secretary) the Auditor-General has consented to in[?] into the recent reorganization of the fire brigade system. The reorganization…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigades. Auditor-general to Inquire
The Auditor-General,at the instance of Mr. Fullor (Chief Secretary)has consented to inquire into the recent reorganisation of the fire brigade system…
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