City Stops Power Fails Switch Fire Newcastle
AN electric current failure to-day, following a breakdown which caused a fire at the City Council's Sydney-street power…
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Scythe of Fire Cuts Through Tops of Pines Seventy Feet High
GOSFORD, Tuesday. -- After sweeping through dense jungle of dry foliage, flame's crackled through the tops of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sieved the Ashes in Camp Fire Evidence In Murder Charge Bones Found Brisbane
EVIDENCE of human bones being found in a comp fire was given at Boonah Court to-day, when the bearing of the charge against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attacks Beaten Off With Rifle-fire Sugar Bait by Mocking Natives Hides's Diary New Guinea Perils
AFTER describing how they had been compelled to stem with rifle-fire six rushes by hostile natives, Mr. Jack Hides, Assistant Resident Magistrate of the Papuan Administration, recounts in the following further extracts from his diary,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Numerous Bush-fire Outbreaks Education Fellowship Brigadesmen Have Busy Day Saving Property Shrub Blazes London
NUMEROUS bushfires broke out in the metropolitan area yesterday, property being saved only by the untiring efforts of firemen, While 1600 delegates arc attending the World Education Conference at Oxford, about 400 odncationlats, many from overseas, will meet to-day at…
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Blackberry bushes in Atkinson-street, Liverpool caught fire on Monday morning. Liverpool firemen quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Lighter
Fire severely damaged the lighter Audrey D.. owned by R. W. Miller and Co., Ltd., as it lay at moorings in Snails Bay, yesterday morning. Practically the whole of the Rfterpart of the…
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Mr. C. R. Carpenter, of Auburn has drawn attention to a mistake which occurred in our issue of Thursday last in connection with a report concerning Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inquiry Into Fire. Moree
At an inquiry into the destruction by f[?] a cottage owned by William Steve Y[?] the Coroner returned an open verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Destroys Store. Crookwell
Fife early this morning destroyed W. A. Cady's bulk produce store in Findhorn-street. The damage, including that to the galvanised iron building and stock, is estimated at £ 1500…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Extinguished. Prompt Action by Constable
Prompt action by Constable Bullen probably saved Mr. Noel Tomlinson's home in Maroubra Bay-road, Marobura, from being destroyed by fire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mid-week Finals. Fire Brigades' Success
New South Wales Fire Brigades, the minor premiers, at the Royal Agricultural Ground yesterday, defeated New South Wales Police in the midweek Rugby Union's A division final by 22 points…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Danger Light Wanted at Hammondville Second Deputation
The urgent necessity for the extension of the electric light to Hammondville was pointed out by a deputation from the settlement to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Suburbs
Fire brigades in many outlying suburbs were kept busy yesterday putting out. grass and scrub fires. The outbreaks, which were partly due to lack of rain and drying winds, did not…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire Extinguishers
"Old Subscriber" asks for the name of the makers of the Minimax fire extinguisher. Answer: Refills for this are obtainable at…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Gas Fires Very Popular In England
TWENTY-FIVE, years ago a doctor would 'be likely to order a gas fire to he removed from a patient's bedroom. The perfecting of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Moss Valf. Moss Vale
Damage estimated at £300 wan done by a fire which broke out in the rear of Minchin's Cafe on Wednesday night. A large stock of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Protected Wildflowers. Risk of Bushfires
It is understood that, in view of the need for great vigilance because of the probability of heavy tourist traffic during the spring, honorary rangers are determined to make…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bushfires Ring City
Within the Metropolitan area yesterday. Fire Brigades were called out to combat over 40 bush fires. Calls came from Harbord, Hornsby,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Leichhardt
Fire brigades from Stanmore. Annandale, and Leichhardt, under District Officer Skinner, extinguished a fire in the premises of Commonwealth Telegraph Supplies, Ltd., at the…
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