Ocean Beach Fire Inquiry. Open Verdict
On December 11 last a cottage at Ocean Beach was destroyed by fire; and the District Coroner, Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., held an inquiry at Woy Woy…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
19 stories in Central Coast's papers
A Little Fire
Last week a motor lorry, the property of the Ourimbah Motor Garage, caught fire while proceeding up the Creek to load sawn timber. We did not…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dog Gives Fire Alarm
At an early hour the Roman Catholic presbytery at Bundaberg, a two-storey building narrowly escaped from destruction by fire, which originated in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage By Bush Fire Verdict for Plaintiff
Damage done by a fire during the beat-wave period was the subject of litigation at Gosford Court on Friday, before Mr. Gibson, P.M., and Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Woy. Fire at Woy Woy Bay
The residence at Woy Woy Bay of Mr. Millar, a retired and permanent resident of that locality, was totally destroyed late on Friday, July 8th. The…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire at Ocean Beach
A cottage owned by Mrs. H. Walters, Umina Post Office, Ocean Beach, and occupied by Messrs J. T. Lewry and J. Bruce, employees of the Ettalong…
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Within a few days of each "other, two fires originated, and two houses were burned to the ground, at Ocean Beach. One of the oldest cottages in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Gosford Blaze Chapman's Stores Destroyed With Two Other Shops
Gosford has experienced some big fires in recent years, but nothing like the conflagration which took place early this (Thursday) morning, when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Big Gosford Fire Open Verdict at Inquiry
The fire which destroyed six shops at Gosford on August 18 was the subject of an inquiry before the District Coroner, Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As Hard As Rock. Scientific Building Material—Checks Fire and Insect Pests
As thousands of property owners know to their cost, too many homes are built without a thought to the risk of destruction or damage by fire, white…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Morisset Sawmill Fire Open Verdict at Inquiry
On Sept. 17, a fire destroyed a sawmill at Morisset; and the outbreak was the subject of an inquiry held on Oct. 3 at Morisset Court House, by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Woy Woy Bay
A big blaze across the water on the night of Oct. 3rd attracted Woy Woy residents in the direction of Woy Woy Bay, where the 7-roomed cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at East Gosford
On Tuesday night last a galvanised iron building in Melbourne St., East Gosford, was totally destroyed within an hour by a fire which broke out…
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When the bridge of Forth was being erected, it was found that the two divisions of a girder were about half an inch apart. A junior engineer…
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At 2 a.m. on Sunday morning last, a six roomed cottage at North Gosford, owned by Mrs. A. Gregory of Gosford and occupied by Mrs W. Parker [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →School of Arts Burned Out Another Big Gosford Fire. As It Appeared When Erected
Gosford School of Arts was gutted by a fire which started at about midnight on Tuesday. The contents of the building, with the exception of a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Recent Disastrous Fire. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Is it not possible that out of the recent disaster that overtook our Gosford School of Arts, good may be produced it is generally accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boarding House at Budgewoi Maliciously Set on Fire
At Wyong Court House, an. inquiry was held by Mr. V. E. Kirkness. J.P., District Coroner, into the circumstances in which a boarding house at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sergeant has Suspicion School of Arts Fire. Open Verdict by Coroner
Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., District Coroner, on Monday conducted an inquiry into the fire which destroyed the Gosford School of Arts on November…
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