Big Woy Woy Blaze Quire's Cottages Destroyed
A fire which carried serious destruction in its path originated at Woy Woy on Monday afternoon, Dec. 19. In Patonga Street, and owned by Mrs. A…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
21 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Fire at Blackwall
A three-roomed cottage, owned by Mr. P. Brown, in Park Street, Blackwall, was on December 17 completely destroyed by a fire which commenced…
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On Monday night, January 9, Mr. P. H. Davis' cottage of three rooms and front and back verandahs, in Alpha Road, Woy Woy, was the scene of an…
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An outbreak of fire occurred on January 16th, which might have resulted in the biggest fire seen in the Woy Woy district since the blaze which…
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At 5.45 p.m., yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, Woy Woy saw the commencement of a fire which destroyed four shops in the Boulevarde. They…
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A fire which originated in the scrub at Blackwall on Wednesday, Feb. 29, [?] no little anxiety to residents [?] in the vicinity. The flames hadd…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Maliciously Set on Fire" Boulevarde Premises, Woy Woy. Coroner's Verdict on Their Destruction
That the wooden shops on The Boulevarde, Woy Woy, destroyed by fire on Feb. 15, were maliciously set alight by some person, was the finding of the…
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Shortly after midnight on Sunday, a fire broke out in the two-storey brick building owned by Mr. Wal. Buscombe, on the corner of Mann and…
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On Thursday, May 24th, at about 2.30 p.m., a fire at Matcham destroyed property consisting of a large shed, containing bedroom, kitchen, packing…
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As the outcome of the Coronial Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of the buildings in Mann Street, Gosford,…
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Warmo1l & Alderton's oyster saloon, at the Bo[?]levarde, Woy Woy, was completely distroyed by a fire which originated at about 2 a.m. yesterday…
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Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., District Coroner, on September 24 held an inquiry, at the Woy Woy Hotel, into the destruction of Warmoll & Alderton's…
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A public meeting, convened by President C. J. Staples, held in the Masonic Hall, Woy Woy, on Monday, Oct. 8th attracted a fair attendance of residents…
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Everyone was shocked to hear on Saturday that the home of Mr. Spen. Catt had been burnt to the ground. No fire had been lighted since…
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Some of the localities which escaped the worst consequences of the "Black Sunday" visitation, yesterday experienced the horrors of raging…
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Pierce fires swept Empire Bay last week from three different quarters. For three days, up the hillside and round Mrs. Palmer's and Mrs. Adams'…
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[?]sarow has paid her toll to the bush fires that have been raging, for last Wednesday night the house belonging to Mr. Toomey, on the Soldiers'…
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Last week there was a recurrence of the drastic bushfires which of recent months have caused such widespread damage to orchard properties, fencing…
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Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 7th and 8th, saw nearly every resident either fighting the fires or standing by. At one end of Holgate, Mr. Gale…
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The subscription list for the Woy Woy Citizens' Fire and Relief Fund has closed, with an amount of £140/ 19/2 in credit—regarded in the…
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