Charge of Negligence Fire That Was Left to Burn
A charge of "callous negligence" has been made by a holiday-maker at Church Point in connection with the fire brigade's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
1,916 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 96
A charge of "callous negligence" has been made by a holiday-maker at Church Point in connection with the fire brigade's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It took three days to control [?] which broke out near Carinda. Cons[?] damage was done to properties. H. H[?] Keveline, having 1900 acres of grass and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. H. Alec Brown, Pitt-street, has written to the Editor, complaining of what he describes as the "callousness" of the Narrabeen Fire Brigade in not attending a fire which occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Monday. -- To-day an appeal for the bushfire sufferers was inaugurated' by the Lord Mayor. Cr. H. Gengoult Smith. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brisbane, Tuesday.--Except for the homesteads, six farms in the Inglewood district were burnt out, the damage to pastures alone running…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A spark from a passing locomotive set fire to the Perkins Street overhead bridge this morning. It was extinguished with a chemical spray…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A family had narrow escapes from burning yesterday, when a fire broke out in Ronald McKenzie's furniture store in Prince's Highway, Rockdale, and spread to a neighbouring…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →WHOEVER said "Money talks all languages" was a pretty shrewd guy. LAST Wednesday Sunwin opened up one of the favorites for the first heat of the Novice at Kenso. She "blew"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Something must be done and done quickly if the fire in the Far East is to be put out," represents the present attitude of the British Government; and it appears that vital developments, from the British side, are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At a largely attended meeting of district landowners it was decided to establish a bushfire brigade. Councillor B. Hoskins (Collector) was elected hon, secretary; Councillor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Alfred John Noll, 35, a well-known Wilmington pastoralist and farmer, was arrested yesterday on a charge of having set alight to property contrary to the Bush Fires Act…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A bushfire is raging on a 10-mile front in the Cobbadamana area of the Inglewood district, and several selections and a school reserve have been swept, but buildings on them…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the monthly meeting of Boolooroo Shire Council Councillor Howleson said that some people were in the habit of burning logs in grassy paddocks repardless of the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Serious bush fires are raging in the Inglewood and Goondiwindi districts, and thousands of acres of grasslands and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire early this morning destroyed an unoccupied partly-furnished weatherboard cottage on Goonoo Goonoo-road, Nundle owned by Mr. William Taylor. The outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Five persons were killed and several wounded when police fired on Indian Nationalists at Patna…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfires are still raging in the Inglewood district, and men belonging to the Rural Fires Board and local residents are fighting them. Considerable difficulty is being experienced, as…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Two thousand valuable sheep were destroyed by a bush fire which raged on a two-mile front on Kildonan station yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Considerable damagp was caused to a miscellaneous collection of goods at L. Jury and Company's auction rooms, No. 11 Pitt-street, city, last night, by an outbreak of fire. When…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →While Mr. V. Alexander, farmer, of Long Park, was burning stubble on his properts a whirlwind carried the fire on to adjoining grasslands. Considerable damage was done on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →