Air Patrol for Bush Fires Safeguard for State Forests
MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Air Force Wapiti machines are to be used as a bush-fire patrol over certain State forests on very hot days…
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House Destroyed by Fire
A fire, the cause of which is unknown, quickly destroyed a six-roomed weatherboard cottage in Ada-street, Canley Vale, yesterday. The house was occupied by Frederick Farmer,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Danger on Garbage Punts
IF Glebe Council compiled with the direction of the Health Department, and used tarpaulins to cover its punts carrying garbage to sea, there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Flashlight Fire Scare at Australia
From the first floor windows of the Hotel Australia yesterday at 12.15 p.m., there began to emerge, slight, though auspicious clouds of smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Valuable Silks. Destroyed by Fire. LISMORE
Silks valued at £600 were destroyed when a four-roomed weatherboard house at North Lismore was burned to-night. The silks were owned by a number of Assyrian hawkers,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Heroism of S.M. in £15,000. Railway Blaze Risked Life Amazing Spread of Flames Cash Saved Toowoomba
A fire at the Dolby Railway Station last night resulted in damage estimated at £15.000. Senior Station Master A. E. Maxwell…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Money, Industry and the State Fire Tests at City Theatres Safety First
EMPHASISING the care taken by theatre staffs to prevent lose of life in casts of emergency. the Chief Secretary. Mr. Chaffey. to-day cited…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fearless Women Fought Bushfire! Stood by the Men Battle Against Fierce Flames Homes Saved
Almost blinded and choking in a dense pall of smoke, women yesterday stood shoulder to shoulder…
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A fire broke out in the Trades School, Metropolitan Road, Enmore, late last night, and portion of the ground floor was severely damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boys Blamed for Five Fires. Albury
Within a radius of a mile and a half five fires broke out on Wednesday in the Jindera district. Many men were quickly on the scene, and soon had the fires under control…
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A fire broke out this afternoon at O'Brien's tyre repairing works, corner New South Head-road and Knox-street. Double Bay. Men were turned out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Destroys Hotel. Balranald
A fire this morning destroyed the Royal Hotel, Hatfield, owned by Mr. William Merrett, Ba[?]ranald. The back shed, containing stores, was partly saved…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire in School. Staircase Damaged
A fire which broke out on the ground floor of the Enmore Trade School, Metropolitanroad, Enmore, a few minutes before midnight last night almost destroyed a staircase inside…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire Brigade for Barellan. Narrandera
Messrs. Watts and Richardson, officials of the Board of Fire Commissioners, visited Barellan with Mr. J. T. Tully (Yanko Shire Clerk) and discussed with the "Urban Area…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire at School Broke Out Under Stairs Building Saved
A fire broke out about midnight last night at the Public School, Metropolitan-road, Enmore. A stairway and some flooring and a ceiling were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ROOM 66 Case Mother Slan for Insurance Crawn Allegation Strangling Story Body Found in Fire at Hotel London [?]
THAT Henry For had been guilty of the debts rate a[?] carefully planned number of his own mother. [?] had insured for a total of £[?]000 was the ass[?] of the Crown prescriber [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →60 Bush Fires Priests Fight to Save Property
with the first fierce dry heat of a belated summer, the bush fire has made a sharp appearance. More than 60 calls were received yesterday by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missed Fire Workers' New "Army"
Judging by the poor response when Sydney's new "Workers' Army" was formed at the Trades Hall yesterday, the organisation will have to rely more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intense Heat. 100 Degrees at Sydney. Athletes Collapse. Bush Fires in Outer Suburbs
Saturday was Sydney's hottest day since January 9 of last year. At 2.30 p.m. the temperature reached 100 degrees. The day was very oppressive. A man…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Country Fires. Barraba
A fire occurred at Mr. C. G. Williams, property, when a large new hayshed and 12 tons of hay were destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. The damage was about…
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