Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Grafton
The residence of Mr. T. Goodwin, of M[?] ford, near E[?]ville, a wooden building, consisting of five rooms and a kitchen, was destroyed by fire. Goodwin was awakened by…
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Fire in Lismore Garage Lismore
While endeavoring to take a quantity of petrol from the tank of his motor car, in the garage at Foley Brothers' butter factory, J. Montgomery, an engine driver, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Fire at Escapee a Lively Pursuit Griffith
John Balfour. 19 was arrested at Darlington Point while crashing the Murrumbidgee in an alleged stolen Morris car from Beckom…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Boards Chairman T. J. Smith at £750 a Year
At a meeting of the Executive Council to-day Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., was re-appointed Chairman of the Fire Brigades Board for n period of five…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bush Fires. Inquiry Continued. Sparks From Trains and Sawmills
Practically all the witnesses who gave evidence yesterday before the Royal Commission on Bush Fires were in favour of prohibiting the wax match…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Men Who Thrive on Bush Fires Stories at Inquiry Over-insured Crops
"BY over-[?] crops man have been able to buy motor car It is a serious thing for the neighbors," said R. H. W. Hawkins a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire on Steamer
A fire broke out this morning in one of the bunkers of the steamer Cornwall, berthed at No. 10 wharf, Pyrmont. Firemen from Pyrmont put out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Firemen Cheered Blaze at Midnight Melb. Timber Yard Melbourne
FROm the windows of the Y.M.C.A. hostel at midnight, hundreds of [?] gave three [?] cheers as a large [?] of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire Station for Gladesville
The Board of Fire Commissioners has notified Hunter's Hill Council that plans for a two-storey fire station, to be erected in Pittwater-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Over-insurance Crop Fires and Motor Cars Wax Match Again
"Over-insurance of crops is a weak link in controlling bush fires. By this over-insurance men have been able to buy motor cars, and it is a very…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer on Fire Crew Quells Flames
An outbreak of fire occurred on the steamer Cornwall, off Pyrmont, at noon to-day. Firefloats from the Harbor Trust's…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Try to Avert Fires Rail Precautions Farmers Who Do Not Assist
Trains are often blamed for the start of bush fires. But, according to a leading official, half the landowners adjacent to the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Board Mr. T. J. Smith, Chairman
The salary of the chairman of the Fire Brigades Board, which was recently re-constituted by Act of Parliament, has been fixed at £750 a year…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigades. Chairman of Board. MR. T. J. Smith Reappointed
Mr. Thomas Januarius Smith has been reappointed chairman of the New South Wales Fire Brigades Board. His salary has been increased to £750 per annum. The…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Doing Their Best Stopping Bushfires Action by Rail Heads
PRECAUTIONS against bush fires taken by the Railway Department were detailed yesterday by departmental officers before the Bush Fires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires. Commission's Inquiry. Apportioning the Blame
Further evidence was taken yesterday by the Royal Commission on Bush Fires. The chairman read a return from the Local Govemment Department, setting forth the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire Brigades. Proposed Levy on Property
The Wallumdrle branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has decided to recommend to the Bush Firs. Commission that all occupiers of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Steamer
A fire broke out on board the steamer Cornwall at noon yesterday while the vessel was lying at No. 10 wharf. Pyrmoni. Flames surrounding a number of gunns bags of copra…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Topics for Woman Color Blaze Manly Club Officers' Farewell
A BLAZE with the color of autumn was the Manly Golf Clubhouse last night, when the club members entertained, and a party of Renown officers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helpless Firemen Skyscraper Blaze New York's Problem New York
The civic authorities find themselves faced with a startling problem, which may result in the banning of the construction of further skyscrapers…
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