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The oldest wing of the Newmarket Jockey Club, with which kings, princes, and famous figures of the turf have been familiar since Newmarket became the racing headquarters,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →It has long been the belief of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales that wax and non-safety matches are a cause of bush, fires, and the recent annual conference…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bill Dacey pulled his horse up sharply, and, shading his eyes, gazed thoughtfully and anxiously at a curl of smoko rising from behind a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When somebody yesterday set off Ryde's Empire Day bonfire 24 hours too soon, the local Progressive Association formed a volunteer brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Children under seven years of age should never be left in a room where there is a fire on any kind without having the fire protected by a fireguard…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CHILDREN and grown-ups on the farm always appreciate a supply of home-made biscuits, and here is a variety of very delectable recipes:—…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of French's Forest, had their little home burnt to the ground last Saturday Those in the latter class are not…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The president of the Board of Fire Commissioners (Hon. T. J. Smith) and other members of the Board visited Merrylands last week and met Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Built at a cost of £1030, Wentworthville's new fire station will be opened on Monday evening by the president of the Board of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →While proceeding to a fire at Caringbah last Saturday, where a bushfire was endangering several cottages, the motor fire-engine from Cronulla…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →''Despite the fact that the Fire Board has been showing a greater surplus each year, our contribution has been steadily increasing.'' declared Alderman Cussen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police who investigated early today a motor car fire in Spencer-street, Killara, found that candle-wax had been dropped on a rear…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Hurstville Council was asked at its last meeting to co-operate with Waverley Council in asking for a reduction in the contributions made by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RYDE'S Empire Day bonfire went up in smoke yesterday, just 24 hours too soon. For three weeks members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE recent annual conference of the Graziers' Association resolved to ask that the manufacture and sale of non-safety matches be prohibited, and in reply to the request the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) stated that the matter had received consideration, but in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire engine going from [?] to a bushfire at Caringba[?] on Saturday morning capsized, and two firemen from the Cronulla Fire Brigade were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire, the cause of which is unknown, did damage between £300 and £400, to A. Sprey's buildings. Two offices occupied by the district postal inspector were badly damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Three boys, who secured a hose and fought the flames until the arrival of firemen, prevented the destruction of a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Deputy Coroner (Dr. A. H. MacTaggart), at the inquiry into the death of James John Lonsdale, 81, old-age pensioner, whose charred body was found in a hut in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →ABOUT half-past one o'clock one morning I was awakened by my father, who called out, "Quick quick, there's a house on fire!"…
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