Woman's Fight in Bush Fire to Save Children
MELBOURNE, Friday.--While a circle of fire roared round her bush home to-day, a mother fought back the flames…
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Fire Board. Election of Member. Councillor's Forecast
The official announcement of the successful candidate for the vacancy on the Board of Fire Commissioners for a representative of the metropolitan councils will not be made…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Late Votes Fire Bd. Job Two Councils
LAST-MINUTE decisions on the Fire Board elections are to be made by Botany and Redfern Councils--Botany late this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hair Burned Off Petrol Catches Fire WOLLONGONG
As Mrs. Mary Ellen Makin last night was about to wash a dress in petrol, which was ln a tin, she placed it on the top of a copper which had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cafe and Offices; r.; Destroyed by Fire. Murwillumbah
Damage estimated at approximately £1000 was caused by a fire which practically gutted the Blue Boom Cafe and the office' of the New England Motor Company, Wharf-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Man Fined £3 For Not Putting Out Fire. COROWA
In the Corowa Police Court, Henry Richard Parsons, of South Corowa, was fined £3 on a charge of having left a fire, which he had lighted, before it was thoroughly extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fire Was Quickly Extinguished
PROMPT action by two men saved a serious outbreak of fire in Paddington last night at the premises of Messrs. H. A. Taylor, Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Grass Fires Raging Heavy Damage In Victoria MELBOURNE
GRASS fires are raging again through the Western Districts of Victoria. Thousands of acres of grazing have been destroyed and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Amateurs Conquer a Fire Break in Door, Start Bucket Brigade
When they noticed smoke coming from the paint factory of H. A Taylor, Ltd., in Sutherland-avenue, Paddington, last night, Samuel Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mutch Ado About £100 Seat Fire Board Poll Warms Up
Eleventh-hour meetings of councils to-morrow morning may be followed by dramatic dashes to lodge votes for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rioting in Beirut Troops Forced to Fire on Mob Beirut
TROOPS, after once dispersing them, were forced to fire on an armed mob of students and looters who, excited by the incendiary speeches at…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Many Killed in Riot Troops Fire On Syrian Mob BEIRUT
A CONFLICT between troops and a mob yesterday resulted in a number of people being killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in the Suburbs
A. fire broke out on Satarday night in V. F. Atlas's Athletic Club, Parramatta-road, petsrsham. The first floor and its conter[?] were severely damaged by fire, and an…
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At about 6.30 p.m. on Sunday night excitement was caused at "Canberra," Wigram-street, Harris Park, when a fire broke out, the cause thought to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Outbreaks of Fire
Considerable damage was done by fire to Mr. William Frederick Atlas athletic club in Parramatta Road. Petersham, early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HERE & THERE Fire Board Vote
At the last meeting of Auburn Council, it was decided to record its votes in the election of a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners to fill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Mutch Lidcombe's Fire Board Vote
Lidcombe Council decided on Wednesday night to record vote in the election of a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, in favor of Alderman T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Councils Undecided Fire Board Election
A dramatic tension has developed in the Fire Board election. The ballot closes at noon to-day, and Botany and Redfern Councils are still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Film Fire at Elstree London
BREAKING out at [?] a.m. to-day fire gutted the studios of British Dominions Film Corporation, severely damaging the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lights Out Fairfield Sub-station Fire
A fire at the electricity sub-station caused a "black-out" at Fairfield on Tuesday night. It is believed that some defect in new…
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