Home Gutted Blaze at North Ryde
Brigades fought unavailingly for over two hours last night to extinguish a fierce blaze in Waterloo Road, North Ryde, which…
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Cottage Fire
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mrs. Alice England, in Waterloo Road, North Ryde, was destroyed by fire late last night…
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James McLachlin, sen., 47, a storekeeper, of Wangi Wangi, his wife, and their son, James McLachlin, jun., 25, all suffered severe burns when benzine fumes caught fire from a naked…
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A shed in Mowatt-street, owned by Alfred Lazarus, containing lucerne hay and machinery, was destroyed by fire…
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Gundagai, Tuesday.--Fire last night totally destroyed the residence of Mr. C. Leseur, at South Gundagai. The brigade saved the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Launch on Fire. Man and Wife Take to Dinghy. PERTH
Mr. and Mrs. A. Drake-Brockman, of Perth, while travelling from Fremantle to Garden Island in a motor launch, had to take to their din hy when the launch caught fire, and were…
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When Mosman Council last night decided to co-operate with Waverley Council to consider the present system of contribution by councils to the Board…
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While most surveyors use telescope or theodolite in day observation of the stars, the State Surveyor- General (Mr. H. D. Mathews) claims that long…
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The Fire Brigade tax paid by municipal bodies was criticised at the meeting of the Mosman Council last night, when the proposed conference of representatives, called by the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stop Press Early Morning Blaze
Firemen form six stations combatted a blaze which severely damaged a galvanized Iron building 100 tret by 69 feet in Young…
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A motor cycle and side-car, owned by Harold Jenkins, caught alight last Thursday night in Mort's Road, Mortdale, from a backfire in the…
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A spark from a chaff-cutting engine set fire to a haystack on Mr. Fred Kember's farm, and the flames spread to an adjoining stack. The smoke attracted neighbours, and…
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WHEN petrol is used for cleaning the oily exterior of the engine and other parts under the bonnet, it should not be applied too…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Byrne Appointed Meeting for Reduction of Fire Board Contribution
Auburn Council at its last meeting elected Ald. Byrne as its representative to attend a meeting of delegates for constituent councils in the Sydney Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil Fire at Saw Factory Spreading Flames Brigades Peril
BURNING oil, which spread along the floor, caused considerable danger early to-day at the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →In Fire Torches Needed Dense Smoke Blaze in City
CONFRONTED by dense volumes of smoke, which caused employees to flee from the premises…
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The Mayor of Kogarah Council (Ald. J. C. S. Battye) was elected at this week’s meeting, to attend a meeting of delegates from constituent councils…
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A fire which broke out on the first floor of Hardwick House, in Wentworth Avenue, near Oxford Street, City, late last night, was soon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spectacular Fire. Annandale Factory
A spectacular fire broke out in a saw and knife factory, operated by the Premier Saw Co. Pty., Ltd., early yesterday morning. Large quantities of oil and inflammable…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Must Stop Pull To Left CARS & Fires Temora
JOINING Frack Kelsey, farmer, £3 for not pulling his car to the left-hand side of the road and remaining…
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