Thousands of Fires Occurred Last Year
A record number of Bros occurred in the metropolitan area last year. Tho total was 2611, of which 377 were false alarms, as compared with…
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Fire at Stanmore
A fire broke out at 6.40 a.m. yesterday in a shop at 186 Parramatta-road, Stanmore. The Petersham and Leichhardt brigades arrived promptly, and first awakened the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hornsby. New Fire Station
The Board of Fire Commissioners have intimated to the shire council that tenders are to be invited for the the erection of a fire station in Hornsby upon the site…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Danger [?]sham Town Hall
'The Fire Brigade people made the recommendation to this council some 15 or 16 years ago, and I said at the time that it was nothing better than…
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Vernon's joinery works were destroyed by fire this morning. Besides the building and machinery, a large quantity of dressed timber was destroyed. The origin of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Risks. Water Shortage in Suburbs
The Board of Fire Commissioners, in their annual report for the year ended 1923, which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly last night, drew attention to the serious shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cat Gives Alarm. Another Mysterious Fire
For the second time in twenty-seven years, Maria Antonia. Levy's home has been destroyed by fire. Mrs. Levy and her husband conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Buildings Need for Control Fire Record
An extraordinary number of buildings, from 70ft. to 100ft. in height, were completed during 1923, state the Fire Co. missioners in their annual report,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →[?]orry on Fire. "Abs[?]ely Genuine Case."
A motor lo[?] Manning Pared belonging ot Edward Ramsay was pared Walter Campbell in Arthur-street, Li[?] destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Case of Fire Town Hall Unsafe
The Petersham Council last night had before it a recommendation from the Fire Brigades Board for alteration's to the doors leading to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Otaki's Fire Extinguished, and She Goes to London
A message concerning the Aberdeen liner Otaki has been received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association. The fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ordeal by Fire Gallant Brothers Save Two Children Epic of Newtown
TWO children were mated in thrilling circumstances when a fire broke out in the Reiby Motor Garage, at the comer of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trapped by Fire Seven People Hemmed In Remarkable Escape £100 in Notes Burnt
Seven people were hemmed in by flames in a garage which caught fire at the corner of Enmore-road and Station-street, Newtown, about…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Fire Station Bowral
Efforts to induce the Fire commissioners to approve of the erection of a modern fire station have met with success. The commissioners have now…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newtown Fire. Match Ignites Petrol. Garage Damaged
A lighted match, coming in contact with and igniting petrol which had overflown from a pump in the Re[?]by Motor Company's garage at Newtown yesterday morning, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Temora Thrills Football, Buckjumping, Fire End of Perfect Day Temora
Temora had a hectic day yesterday. First, there was the football match against Cootamundra, when the home team was defeated by 17 to 6, before…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Left Country Life to Be Arrested Robbery of Automatic Pistols from Anthony Horderns'--Daring Climb Down Fire Es cape
ADELAIDE, Wednesday,--Victor J. Byrne, a young man, who was wanted on a charge of having stolen 20 automatic pistols, the property of Anthony…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fires Big Fire at Narromine
Five ballhinge occupied by the Narromind "NEWS", a ha[?]dresper a cafe pr and three comm [?] agenls were displayed by fire carly on monday nothing [?] Narromine. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Fire Averted. Canowindra
An unoccupied weatherboard dwelling in the main street, owned by Mr. F. J. Brice, Was destroyed by fire early on Tuesday morning. The School of Arts and Soldiers' Club and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Newtown Fire Cause of Outbreak
In connection with the fire which severely damaged Relby's Garage, Enmore Road, New[?]own, on Wednesday morning. S. F. Bowser and Company state that the…
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