Are Fire-fighting Ladders Unsafe? Firemen want Professor's Report -- But Board Won't Give It -- Men are Restive
The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 3
An effort is being made by the Fire Brigade Employees Union to have Professor Warren's report on ladders made public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ashfield Blaze Fruit Shop Damaged
Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 8
A fire severely damaged a fruit shop, occupied by Harold Martin, in Liverpool-road, Ashfield, early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Alexandria. Factory Destroyed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 14
A spectacular fire destroyed the premises ot the Paton, Burns Fertiliser Company, situated in O'Riordan-street, Alexandria, late last night. The building was of one-story,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Old Leger Tote Destroyed by Fire
Referee · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 6
Damage estimated at about £10,000 was the result of the complete destroyal by fire of the old Totalisator in the leger reserve at Victoria Park racecourse last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hall Destroyed No Fire Brigade CANBELEGO
Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 9
A large wood and iron building, used as a public half, was destroyed by fire. There is no fire brigade in the town, but the citizens were able to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Degrees of Badness Our Suburban Roads Fire Engines Delayed
The Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 2
"Some roads are good, some are not very good, and some are damned bad." That was the way the chief officer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alexandria Factory Destroyed by Fire Five Brigades Called Out -- Effons to Save Prove Unavailing
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 5
Tumel Bros, factory in O'Blnrdan Street. Alexandria, was completely destroyed by fire shortly after H o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country News. Suspicious Fires. Young
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 10
Two fires occurred at Young on Sunday, both near hospitals. The first occurred at 1.30 a.m., when the grass in the police paddock opposite the Burrangong District Hospital was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Factory Fire. Terrible Death-roll. New York, March 11
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 9
A message from Shanghai states:—It is believed that 100 persons died in a fire which destroyed a four-story silk factory in the heart of the city. So far, 51 bodies have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Taree Lucky Escape Woman's Fortitude TAREE
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5
The two-storied residence of Mr. Hastings Teague. at Ross Glen, originally known as "The Bridge Hotel," was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Clan Macwilliam's Fire
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 12
A messaage received yesterday by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association stated that the fire has been extinguished on the Clan Line steamer Clan MacWilliam, which is at Apia. The message adds…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Kogarah Cottage Destroyed by Fire
The Labor Daily · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5
A weatherboard cottage of five rooms in Borges Street Kogarah, owned by Mr. Geo. Myor, was destroyed by fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Field Fires First Shot Against Separate Australian Navy Empire Interchange Urged
The Sun · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 8
Vice-Admiral Field fired the first range-finding shot at a separate independent Australian Navy in a speech at the Commonwealth Club luncheon. He advocated the establishment of one common navy by Great Britain, Australia, and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →False Fire Alarm "Hundred in Six Months" Tram Conductor Fined
The Sun · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2
When Harold James White, aged 30, tramway conductor, was fined £3, with £1 18s costs, at the Redfern Court to-day on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Pyjamas Watching a Fire Sensation at Tweed Tweed Heads
Evening News · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 11
Tweed Heads turned out in its pyjamas at 4 o'clock this morning to witness a spectacular fire in a boarding-house at the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire and False Alarm
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 2
A peculiar thing happened at Lidcombe on Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock. The local fire brigade received word of an outbreak of fire from the fire-alarm box…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 7
The Fire Commissioners have informed Prospect and Sherwood Council that the additional part of the municipality, bounded by Wentworth-road, Great…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Clyde Fire. Girl Charged
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 18
The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) yesterday committed Winifred Buckley, aged 17 years, for trial at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire at Granville Young Girl Committed
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 4
The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) inquired yesterday into the fire that did small damage at the house of a man named Buckley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mine Fire Suspected Incendiarism LAUNCESTON
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 7
A fire occurred at the Seymour Coal propty, works on the East Coast early yesterday morning. The engine-house and all tools were destroyed…
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