Injured Workers Fighting Bush Fires Insurance Question Yass
An interesting and important question has been raised locally as to whether a rural employee, injured while engaged lighting a bush fire on a…
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£20,000 Fire
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday. -- A fire in Cuba Street destroyed the premises occupied by M'Duff's, fancy goods, and the Khouri Company, soft…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Petersham
At about half past 1 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered on the first floor of a building in New Canterbury-road, Petersham, occupied by G. A. Walford and Son,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Fires Heavy Damage Caused Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred late on Friday night in the warehouse of Webster and Co. Ltd., Mary Street, and blazed fiercely for some hours. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Alarm in City
There was every indiction of a big outbreak of fire when brigades dashed to the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Campbell Street shortly before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigadesmen Resign. Junee
Trouble has arisen among the Junee firemen, and as a result five firemenâJ. Fitzgerald and M. Richards (who have both had over 20 years' service), C. Millard, J. Scott, and V…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Messroom Destroyed Canberra's Fire Losses Canberra
The Completely destroyed the workmen's mess-room at the Commission camp at Eastlake at an early hour on Saturday, and owing to the absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Brisbane. Damage Estimated at £120,000. BRISBANE
Damage estimated at £120,000 resulted from a fire which broke out shortly before 11 o'clock in a big four-story building in Marystreet, city, occupied by Webster and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Raise the Fire Alarm Scheme to Broadcast Warnings the Bush Brigades
To the man who has experienced the effects of bush fires and the rapidity of destruction, the advantage of having prompt and reliable…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fighting Bush Fires Does Act Cover Workers Sent to Adjoining Properties?
YASS, Monday.--An important question has been raised locally, as to whether a rural employee, injured while engaged fighting a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gisborne Fire. Auckland, Jan. 9
An eleven-roomed residence, the property of Mr. W. A. Lysnar, M.P., near Glsborne, was burned early this morning. Mr. Lysnar and his family barely escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Destructive Blaze at Fremantle Oil Stores Afire Petrol Stock Saved Perth
DAMAGE estimated at not less than £100,000 was caused by a disastrous fire, which completely gutted the premises occupied by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at West Wyalong. West Wyalong
A fire broke out in a four-roomed weatl board cottage owned by Miss A. Andrew,[?] occupied by Miss A. Norris, and caused disage estimated at £400. The house was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Devastating Fire. at North Fremantle. Fremantle
A devastating fire occurred early this morning, three acres of buildings at North Fremantle being destroyed. The damage is estimated at about £70.000…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Free 'Phones to Help Fire-fighters Melbourne
The P.M.G. (Mr. Gibson) has issued instructions that postmasters may utilise the telephone service to send information regarding bush fires at the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Was Wilfully Caused Fire at Grenfell Grenfell
A coronial inquiry was held on Friday into the cause of the fire which on Boxing Day destroyed premises occupied by Mrs. Flora Rosses as jeweller and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Yarra. Total Loss Feared. Fire in Copra Cargo
Little information has been received at Sydney regarding the fire Which occurred in the copra cargo on the steamer Yarra while lying at Glzo, in the Solomon Islands, last week…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Steamer Yarra Is Total Loss Fire in Bunkers Spreads to Copra 3000 Tons Destroyed
Three thousand tons of copra went up in smoke when the Norwegian tramp steamer Yarra caught alight at the Solomon Group, while loading for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Factories Gutted in Disastrous Fire Petrol Reservoirs In Danger--Tanks Explode £150,000 DAMAGE
PERTH, Monday. -- Firemen fought hard through the early hours, of this morning to quell the most disastrous fire in Fremantle's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush-Fire Warnings
The bush-fire season is with us, and anything that, can be done to minimise the terrible losses annually caused is worth considering…
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