Fire Breaks
With the hot weather protection from fire becomes of great importance. The present Local Government Act gives' new powers that councils should…
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Fire in Lims
Rain is believed to have been the cause of an outbreak of fire last night in a truckload of lime in the Sydenham goods yard. The fire brigade…
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A railway truck containing lime was found to be on fire at the Sydenham [?] yard last night. The outbreak was extinguished by the Marrickville…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kwinana Fire. Perth
A Carnarvon telegraom states that the dreon the steamer Kwinana is now under control. The whole of the fore part was burnt out, but the hull is sound, and the engine…
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A roll of film caught fire in the operatingbox at the Shell Picture Theatre, Pitt-street, city, last evening, but the Headquarters fire brigade promptly extinguished the outbreak…
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The cattle steamer Kivinano, owned by the Western Australian Government, arrived at Carnarvon from Fremantle last week with her bunkers…
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The estimate of expenditure for the Sydney fire district for 1921 is £163,065, being an advance of £19,641 upon the figures for 1920. The levy Is contributed in equal proportions by the…
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During a recent rainstorm the rain water got at a bag of lime stored at the Lidcombe Council's swimming baths, which caused some lime to take fire, with…
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Slacking lime caused an outbreak of fire in a truck at the Sydenham railway yards last night. A quantity of lime, the truck, and two tarpaulins were damaged before the fire…
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In the big fire at Warkon Buildings, Elizabeth-street, Sydney, on Monday night last, the Church Missionary Society suffered severely. Miss M. Harper, one of the secretaries, states that in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Ship Discovered in Bunkers Port Adelaide
A few hours before the steamer Walton Hall was booked to leave here for South Africa with a cargo of flour a fire was discovered in the bunkers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Forced Decision Elizabeth-street Voluntary Cafe Burnt Out
The Elizabeth-street Voluntary Work-ers' Cafe promoters had the winding-up of the business under discussion when the fire which destroyed the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Labor's Dilemma Restoring Old Time Trade Between Two Fires Situation Causes Division of Opinion London
The Labor Party declines to serve on the Government's committee dealing with unemployment on the ground of the limited nature of the terms of reference, and because the inquiry into the causes of unemployment…
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Last night a [?] occurred at the promises of S. E. Cranford, importer of habordashery, at 133A Pitt-Street, city. The headquarters, Circular Quay, and Darlinghurst brigades…
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Damage to the extent of £13,000 was caused by a fire at Liverstone. Tasmania. The outbreak occurred at the rear of Ah Wing and Company's…
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ADELAIDE. Sunday.--A fire was discovered in the coal-bunkers of the Walton Hall at Port Adelaide about 1 p.m. on Friday. The vessel had completed loading flour for South Africa…
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LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--At 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at Ulverstone, and damage exceeding £15,000 was caused. The fire originated at the rear of Ah Wing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Mine. Twenty-two Lives Lost. London, January 9
A Madrid message states that a fire in the Carolina mine. at. Jaen cut oft from escape twenty-two miners. All of them perished…
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Further particulars of the fire on the West Australian Government steamer Kwinana, as a result of which the vessel has been seriously damaged, state:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Neighbor's Vigilance Saves House from Fire
The vigilance of a neighbor saved a house from being burned down to Addison-road, Manly, last night. The occupants were absent, and the…
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