Fun In The Snow ... The Rival Fire Fighters
THE villages of Dogsbody and Maintown were rivals; the very worst. If one had a bazaar, card-party, social evening, or flower…
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Fire!--In The Fire Station MELBOURNE
AT the Kerang Fire Station on Saturday night tables were set and supper laid out for a small party…
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A FIRE in the Centenary Furniture Company, Liverpool Street, City, on Saturday afternoon, caused by, a fusing light sign, severely damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£100,000 in Damage: N.Z. Blaze Christchurch
Fire which caused damage estimated at more than £ 100,000 occurred early to-day in a block of buildings in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cigarettes and Fires. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The fire in the Pitt Street store, which [?] not only financial loss, but, what is more important, injury to a number of people, was reported to have been cauused by a lighted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Cobar. Business Block Menaced. Water Shortage
Fire threatened one of the main blocks of business buildings in Cobar at an early hour this morning. The fire broke out in Mr. A. Skeet's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →False Alarms of Fire. Growing Menace. Reward Increased
An abnormal number of false fire alarms has so perturbed the Fire Brigade Board that the assistance of the police has been sought to stamp out…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rifle Cartridges Explode. Fusillade When Cottage Burns. Fire at West Wyalong. West Wyalong
Two hundred heavy calibre rifle cartridges exploded in rapid succession during a fire which destroyed a weatherboard cottage at West Wyalong early yesterday morning…
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YESTERDAY was a bad day for Michael Connolly, of McKenzie Road, Bondi Junction…
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Early this morning a resident who was aroused by a horse pawing at a sheet of iron found the Methodist church in flames. Kempsey Fire Brigade was called, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →“Fire on Me!” Amazing Soviet Border Fortifications
MOSCOW—An ordinary mound is ered with snow. Everything around is still, desolate, peaceful. One must not believe this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Christchurch Fire. Damage Estimated at £100,000. CHRISTCHURCH
Two large city buildings were almost completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The loss, including structural damage and destruction of stock, is estimated at more…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →British Ship Set on Fire. Bombed at Valencia Planes Allegedly Had German Markings. VALENCIA, May 23
The British freighter Penthames was bombed and set on fire in the harbour here to-day, and three members of the crew were wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Arms Programme Under Fire One-Day Stop-Work Support for Strikers B.H.P’s Onslaught on Conditions
NEWCASTLE, May 23.—A11 work at Commonwealth Steel cease from 11 p.m. Tuesday to 11 p.m. Wednesday, and a meeting of all workers employed at the works at Waratah will be held to decide action to be taken in support of the foundry…
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Described by the inspector (Mr. A. G. Winter) as a bargorage for rubbish or vermin, and a dangerous menace from fire, undergrowth must be removed from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Glebe
A fire broke out last evening at Kennard Bros.' woodturning factory in Catherine Street, Glebe. Firemen smashed in the front door of the factory to reach the flames, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Brigade Tennis
A successful tennis tournament was held on Sunday by the Guildford Fire Brigade Tennis Club. Winners were Mr. and Mrs. C. Chapman. Miss A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Dynamite
All the world knows what happens when fire and dynamic come into contact with each other—explosions . . . fireworks . . . danger . . . truble! That is, if the fire and dynamite are not controlled. But place these…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Arrest of Husband in Fire Tragedy
WILLIAM THOMAS GASH, 37, road contractor, was charged last night with having murdered his wife and son at their home at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farewells to Fire Captain at Guildford
Captain A. Baber, who for seven years has been stationed at the Guildford Fire Brigade, was, with Mrs. Baber, tendered a farewell by…
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