Long Bay Fire Threat in Anonymous Letter. Sydney
The City Coroner to-day held an inquiry concerning a fire which destroyed two cottages and damaged another at Long Bay, on February 13…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 36
Big Fire at Wollongong. Stationer's Shop Gutted. Sydney
Walter Coulter's stationery and fancy goods store at Wollongong, one of the largest shops of its kind on the South Coast, was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£30,000 Damage Store Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
Walter Coulton's stationery and fancy goods store at Wollongong, one of the largest on the South Coast, was totally destroyed by fire. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Lismore Billiard Saloon Destroyed. Lismore
A fire broke out early on Saturday morning and destroyed the billiard and hairdressing saloon occupied by H. S. Pollack, in Keen street, Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£20,000 Fire Seed Firm Burnt Out. Wellington (N.z.)
A fire at Palmerston North destroyed the factory of Palmer and Company, seed merchants, together with a large quantity of bagged grain and seed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Fire Sensational Rescues Women Unconscious in Burning Building. Newcastle
During a fire at Newcastle, in premises occupied by Lillian Jamieson and her daughter, costumieres, their screams from the top window attracted the notice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires Experts In Conference Wall of Flame and Gale Fire Break Won't Stop It. Sydney
A meeting of forestry experts was held in Sydney to-day to discuss the best means of avoiding forest fires. Speakers discussed the recent bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Dubbo. Dubbo
A disastrous fire -broke out in town early to-day, when four shops were practically destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hobart Fire "Sprayed with Petrol" Suspicious Circumstances. Hobart
Sensational evidence was given at the inquiry into the explosion and fire which damaged Jeffrey's boot store at Hobart on March 20…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Settlers to Be Prosecuted Complaints Regarding Relief Distribution. Melbourne
The police intend to prosecute twenty settlers in Gippsland following on their inquiries into the cause of the recent bush fires. The cases will be heard in May…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire. London
The steamer Port Lincoln from Brisbane and Albany is on fire at Hull and the cargo was damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Close Shave. in Fire at Dubbo. Sydney
During a fire at Dubbo which destroyed a vulcanising and tyre repairing shop, the proprietor, Mr. Wilken, barely had time to get his wife…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Engine Collides with Tram. One Fireman Killed. Sydney
While travelling on a fire engine to a small fire at South Yarra last night a fireman named William Plunkett was killed and three others were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heat at Fire Inquiry Emphatic Female Witness Domestic Quarrels. Sydney
The coroner to-day held an inquiry into a fire which destroyed three buildings and damaged two others at Paddington recently. There was a heated exchange…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape From Fire. Sydney
During a fire at Dubbo, which destroyed a vulcanising and tyre repairing the proprietor, Mr. Wilkins,had barely time to get his wife an little daughter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Fire Six Victims. London
Three men and three women were killed at a fire in a mansion near Dublin early this morning. The mysterious part of the affair was that the Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Works Fire Three Men Committed. Melbourne
The inquiry into the cause of the fire at Scott's motor body works recently was concluded to-day, when the coroner found that the fire was wilfully caused by Ernest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Forestry Conference Resolution. Sydney
The Forestry Conference carried a resolution that the periodic recurrence of devastating bush fires is injurious to the prestige and credit of the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dockside Fire Spectacular Blaze Heavy Wool Losses. London
Thousand of bales of wool were destroyed by a spectacular fire, in which a five story dockside warehouse at Shedwell was completely gutted. Thirty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Epidemic Hobart Outbreaks Young Man Arrested. Hobart
There were six outbreaks of fire in Hobart on Good Friday and early yesterday morning. The stables and large storage apartments of Ferguson and Co. were…
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