House Set on Fire a Mad Woman's Act Sydney
"How dare you come in here? I will kill yon." Evidence was given at the Coroner's Court to-day that this threat was made to John Oliver,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
535 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 27
Grandstand on Fire at Caulfield. Crowd Stop to Watch It. MELBOURNE
During the robbing of the first division of the Federal Slakes, the Guineas grandstand caught fire. It spread with sm[?]ing rapidly. and up to a late…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Losses Victorian Bush Fires
Bush fires in Victoria continue to cause heavy losses in grass, stock, haystacks, and other property. A change of wind to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fires. Victorian Governor Fights the Flames. Extensive Damage Near Warrandyte. MELBOURNE
The Governor of Victoria, Lord Somers, with his personal staff, was in the van of u big party of tire fighters in the Yarra Valley, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoners Fight Fire Blaze at Golf Links
Shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon., the warder on guard at the Bathurst Gaol noticed that the grass on the golf links in the vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Fires. GOULBURN
Bush fires are raging betwen Ban[?]ter and Pomeroy, and it is reported that flames are sweeping towerds Gurru[?]dah. Many settlers are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parkes Garage Fire
What might have been a far more serious fire had it not been for the [?]endid efforts of the Parkers fire brigade occurred at Messrs. Howell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Flood. North Queensland's Awful Experience. Governor as Fire Fighter
News of the floods in northern Queensland' show that the Burdekin River is a raging torrent. Near the Burdekin meat works on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racegoers Unperturbed by Fire. Another Stand Destroyed at Ca[?]field. MELBOURNE, Sasturday
During the running of the first division of the Federal Stakes, tie Guineas [?]ndstand caught fire. It spread with am[?]sing rapidity, and up to a late…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Diminishing in Victoria MELBOURNE
The bush fires are reported to be greatly diminished, only one or two of them still burning. The fires are still raging at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Tasmania. Disaster on Bruny Island. HOBART
Bush fires have swept over a large a[?]es of Bruny Island causing heavy damage. No lives have been lost, but crops and stock have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Outbreaks off Tasmania. Tremendous Damage Done. Hobart
Raging bush fires have swept access many miles of the southern portion of Bruny Island. Fortunately, no lives have been lost,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Blaze £20,000 Damage ADELAIDE
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire, which broke out at a large store which has a frontage of 300 feet to the Port Adelaide canal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo Fire Brigade in Trouble
Dubbo Municipal Council has carried the following resolution:—“That the Fire Brigades Board be asked to hold a thorough and searching…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Adelaide Fire. £20,000 Damage. ADELAIDE
Damage estimated [?] £30,000 has been caused by a fire which broke out in large store buildings, which have a frontage of 300 feet on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caused by Sparks Bush Fires Near Wellington Verdict at the Inquest Wellington, (N.s.w.). Wed
An inquest which lasted the whole day was held into the bush fires which did much damage in the Arthurville district on December 10 last…
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Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Behan, of Black Springs, sustained a loss by fire last week. The house in which they were living, caught alight during the night,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Warning to Bush Fire Lighters
Now that bush [?] are of almost an every-day occurrence, persons lighting fires on the roadside should see to it that they am properly quenched before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lithgow's Fire Brigade. How It Was Formed
Mr. A. E. Bruton, ex-captain of the Lithgow Fire Brigade, has sent us a very interesting document which shows how the Lithgow Fire Brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigades. Suggested Lines of Organisation
"Every country district should have its organised bush fire control unit, with officers who know what each one's job is, certain members deputed to deal…
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