Fire Brigades' Ladder Practice
A. Barnes (Vic), holder of the title (right), and E. King (Vic.) at the demonstration at Wagga Wagga this week…
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Volunteer Fire Brigades at Wagga Wagga
Competing for the Dennis Shield at the Volunteer Fire Brigades' annual demonstration this week. At work on a suction engine…
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ELEVEN stud rams, valued at £100, were lost, and narrow escapes were experienced by members of the crew, when the paddle steamer Pevensey (130 tons) was burnt on the Murray River landing at Swan Hill last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Historic Slane: Where St. Patrick Kindled the Paschal Fire
The year after St. Patrick had lauded in Ireland as Bishop, he determined to attack paganism at its very stronghold—Tara of the Kings. So he made his way up the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Destroys R.A.F. Armada of Speed LONDON
Ten of the world's fastest seaplanes, on order for the Royal Navy, were destroyed by a mysterious fire at the Fairey…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bandit Raid on Beauty Parlor a Wall of Fire to Screen Escape Paris
While society beauties were being treated in the capital's most exclusive beauty parlor, armed bandits today felled the assistants, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blood Flows in Streets of Belfast Three Kitted, 12 Seriously Wounded, and 42 Injured in Day-long Clashes With Police Sniping Is Continued Through The Night Houses Set On Fire Curfew Bell Is Rung Shops Are Again Looted BELFAST
THREE persons were killed, twelve seriously wounded, and 42 others injured and taken to hospital as the result of day-long riots, which ensued when the police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melted Gaspipe Lightning Sets House On Fire
Lightning caused a fire in a cottage in Kent-road, Bankstown, in an unusual fashion yesterday. The gas stove was alight when…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire-Breaks Will be a Good Investment This Summer
ONE of the gravest dangers to confront the country districts this summer will be that of bush-fires, and any measures that are taken now to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cronulla Amateur Swimmink Club & Cronulla Fire Brigade Recreation Club
A monster dance will be held in the Cecil Ballroom on Wednesday, 26th Oct., the funds going to the two above named clubs. During the evening the Cronulla…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Fire on the Crowd in Belfast Riots Several Civilians Are Wounded; Many Hurt in Clashes New Outbreak More Than 100 Arrested Talk of General Strike Belfast
DURING renewed rioting, which lasted the whole day, a sensational development occurred when police, after a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Endangers Oil Depot. Whitton
Early this morning fire destroyed an unoccupied weatherboard cottage owned by the estate of the late Mrs. Celia Jacob. The Shell Company's oil fuel depot was in danger until…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Volunteer Fire Brigades' Demonstration at Wagga Wagga
Broken Hill firemen rushing to the dummy "patients" in the alarm rescue event at the demonstration which concluded at Wagga Wagga this week…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Wild Rush When Residential Caught Fire Burning Stairway
SCANTILY-CLAD men and women raced down a burning stairway to the street, early today, when a residential at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hotel Destroyed Fire at Lawson Escape in Night Attire
A fire that broke out in the Grand Hotel, Lawson, at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, reduced the building to ashes. Occupants escaped in night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shopping Block Blaze Big Fire Threatens Goulburn
Goulburn's Shopping Block, in Auburn Street, was practically destroyed by fire early this morning, and the two buildings on either side were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Basement Damaged by Fire
The basement of a three-storey residential in Dowling Street, Moore Park, occupied by Mrs. Stockdale, was severely damaged when a bed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moving Cycle Catches Fire
HAROLD JACOB, of Union Street, North Sydney, had an unusual experience late last night, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Late Francis Howard 40 Years Association with Fire Brigades
Mr. Francis Howard (76), who died at Green Hills on October 9, was for 40 years connected with the fire brigades of New South Wales. His…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bruce Coming Back to Take Lyon's Place Premature Statement by Casey Causes Stir Close Friend Returning in Blaze of Synthetic Press Glory Canberra
UNEASINESS prevails in official circles here as the result of the statement by Mr. Casey (U.A.P., Corio), in…
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