Rush to Tiny Fire
Although two fire engines rushed to the scene of an alarm in King Street last night, they arrived to find that the "outbreak" had been subdued with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires & bushfires, 1936
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Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Kyogle
A weatherboard cottage, owned by W. H. Piggott, and occupied by his family, was destroyed by fire late on Saturday night whilst the occupiers were at the pictures. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Four Firms Lose £8000 in Fire Melbourne
Four firms in a building in Queensbridge Road. South Melbourne, suffered damage totalling £8000 when a fire burnt out the top…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Save Historic Home with Buckets Muswellbrook, Tues
THE pron-pt work of hundreds of residents, who formed a bucket brigade, saved one of the historic…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Council Fire Levy
A conference convened by Waverley Council will be held at 8 p.m to-day at 12 O'Connell-street. city, again to urge reduction or elimination of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Contributions to Fire Board
A conference at which 45 suburban councils of the 55 concerned will be represented, will meet at the Manufacturers' Building, O'Connell Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.s.w. Fire Brigades
Interdistrict competition, round 1, B platoon: North Sydney. 5-44, beat Headquarters, 3-35; Stanmor[?], 8-48, beat George-street West, 0-4; Parramatta, 8-48, beat Paddington, 0-17…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Rats and Fire Coroner's Comment
"Theories that rats nibbling at wax matches have caused fires have often been submitted to me, but nothing has ever been proved," said the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire at Skellatar. Historic Homestead. MUSWELLBROOK
A fire broke out in the kitchen of Skellatar homestead last night, but prompt work by a large number of residents, who formed a bucket brigade, saved the brick building from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miss Joan Hartigan Pulls Match Out of Fire. Turvey Beats King
Miss Thelma Coyne and Miss Joan Hartigan, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the official grading of Australian women lawn tennis players, were among the singles competitors at the City of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Adventures Of Will Wattle-Gum Walter Thought It Was Really A Fire
WALTER Wallaby was made chief of the fire brigade the other day. "Not much sense in it." he grumbled to Will Wattlegum and Clarence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigade
A mixed doubles tournament held by Guildford Fire Brigade tennis club was keenly contested. Successful players were Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →History of Fire-fighting. Lecture by Former Fire Chief
Before a crowded audience on Tuesday night, in the Bexley Christ Church of England hall, a lecture on the history of fire-fighting was given by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigades. Councils' Contribution Opposed
A conference of representatives of councils within the Sydney fire district, held at Manufacturers' House last night, invited all municipalities and shires affected, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →False Fire Alarm. City Mystery
The fire brigades last night answered a false alarm of fire at a building, strangely enough, at which representatives of councils within the Sydney fire district were, at the time,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Realistic Touch To Fire Talk
SIRENS screeching, fire engineers raced last night to O'Connell St., and came to a halt outside Manufacturers' House…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rubbish Dump Fire Caused by Children
Children were instrumental in an out break of fire in a rubbish dump at the corner of Alfred street, and Sydney-road, Granville, on Sunday evening at about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rats and Matches. Coroner's Comment on Fire
"My only theory about the file is that [?] was caused by rats nibbling wak matches," Joseph P. Corry told the Coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clark, at the Ryde Court…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Repeal of Act Is Urged Councils' Contributions to Fire Board
All municipalities and shires affected by the Fire Brigades Act will be requested to co-operate in urging the Government to repeal the provisions…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Want Fire Tax Off Rates Burden Say Councils Allege Influence by Vested Interests
RATES could be reduced if councils were relieved of the annual contribution of £69,000 to the Fire Brigades Board, it was stated last night at a conference of councils in the Sydney fire district…
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