Cronulla Volunteer Fire Brigade. Gala Night Anticipated
Officials on the Ball Committee of the Cronulla Volunteer Fire Brigade are of the opinion that the third Annual Golden Helmet Ball, to be held at…
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N.s.w. Fire Brigade's Volunteer Demonstrations
Each alternate year the N.S.W. fire brigades organise demonstrations, which are, as far as possible, held in different important towns throughout the State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Fires in U.S.A. Pacific Coast States. Heavy Losses. San Francisco, July 20
More than 600 forest fires are burning in the three Pacific Coast States Weeks of drought in some section have made the fire hazards doubty…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Housewives Warned! Unsuspected Sources of Fire Explosive Power of Petrol
The Deputy Fire Chief of Sydney (Mr. W. J. Beare) recently gave an address in which he warned the public of the danger of using petrol for cleaning…
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AN athletic and agile fighter of fires in the Victorian Metropolitan area during the work-a-day week, and a clay-pigeon shooter of note at week-ends, Athol Love, stationed at Eastern Hill (Vic), is an outstanding example…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Auburn Fire. Family's Escape Through Window
Mr. Lindsay Mallard, his wife, and five-year-old son, Robert, had narrow escapes early this morning, when their home, in Manchester Avenue, Auburn…
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LONDON, Thursday.--Accurate artillery fire by Spanish Government guns dispersed tanks leading an attack by 40,000 Italians south-east of Teruel and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Herr Hitler's Office. Berlin, July [?]1
A fire broke out in extensions that are being made to the Retch Chancellery, He[?]r Hitler's official headquarters. Slight damage was done. An inquiry has been begun…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Firemen's Crime Slash Hoses In Great Fire VANCOUVER
Amazing betrayals of their job by fire-fighters have occurred during the greatest forest fires in the history of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Threw Son Out Window Rescues in Fire Quick Steps By Father
With flames crackling fiercely through his house, Lindsay Mallard took desperate measures to save his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Huge Fires. Vancouver Island Swept. Sabotage Alleged. Vancouver, July 22
The worst forest fires in the history of British Columbia are sweeping across Vancouver Island, covering an area 15 miles by eight miles…
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The forest fire on Vancouver Island destroyed the town of Headquarters, rendering 500 persons homeless. It also burned Comox lumber camp with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires. Widespread Destruction. VANCOUVER, July 24
The forest fire which is sweeping across Vancouver Island has destroyed a town, rendering 500 people homelers. and also a lumber camp, with 40,000,000 feet of lumber…
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FIRE severely damaged a grocer's shop at Bexley early yesterday. The proprietor, Mr. Harold Percival Butler, of Stoney Creek Road, and his,…
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Returning home early yesterday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Percival Butler found firemen fighting a fire in their grocery shop and residence in Stoney…
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A young fireman named T. W.Jacobs–not long in the service—spent a day at Parramatta Fire Station twenty-five years ago. A station-officer now, with a fine…
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During an inquiry by the Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. G. R. Williams, at Parramatta, yesterday, into the death of Mrs. Jane Mary Howe, 76, of Bursell Street. Guildford,…
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Wentworthville voluntary firemen had their sleep disturbed by a call at 2.30 on Friday morning. A car was alight in Western-road…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Spectacular Bitumen Fire
A QUANTITY of bitumen was damaged in a spectacular Are at California Asphalt Products Pty Ltd., Commercial Road, Rozelle, last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Cottage. West Wyalong
A five-room weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Mrs. W. Fealy and her family, was destroyed by fire, in spite of the work of the local fire brigade. Most of the contents…
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