Fire at Urunga
A four-roomed weatherboard structure, situated on the Macksville road, near the Urunga punt, and occupied by Mr. Trethowan, a piano tuner, was totally…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 36
Early Morning Blaze Four Shops Destroyed. Lismore
A fire at Dunoon early this morning destroyed four shops owned by the estate of the late C. J. Loewenthal, of Sydney. One shop was occupied by R. Brown as a…
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A four roomed weatherboard structure, situated on the Mack[?]ville road, near the Urunga punt, and occupied by Mr. Trethowan, a piano…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners today applied to the Industrial Commissioner, Mr. Piddington, for a declaration that fire brigade employees should be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Shops Gutted Fire at Woy Woy. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Woy Woy about midnight, when four shops in the main business block were gutted. The occupants escaped in their night attire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Woy Woy. Four Shops Gutted. Woman Dies From Shock. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Woy Woy about midnight, last night when four shops in the main business block were gutted…
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A 400 gallon tank of boiling tar ignited at the Bathurst gasworks last night, and for a time threatened the whole plant. The firemen, however, extinguished the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Colliery Fire Dominion's Largest Outbreak. Wellington (N.z.)
A serious fire occurred at the Westport Company's mine at Millerton. An important part of the mine is ablaze, and it is likely that quite a number of collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maclean Council The Main Road Ratepayers' Assn's. Request Fire Brigade to Be Established
The Maclean Municipal Council met on Monday when there were present: Alds. E. D. T. Hannah (Mayor), A. E. Harrison, F. French, A. G. Harris, At. McKinnon, E…
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Fire brigades' employees who are applying to Mr. Piddington for a shorter working week to-day decided to approach the Conciliation Committee with a request for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Airship for Japan Destroyed by Fire. Rome
An airship, almost a replica of Amundsen's Norge, which was on the eve of delivery to Japan, was destroyed by fire at Ciampine this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the World Borda's Fire Extinguished. London
A Las Palmas message says the steamer Borda has sailed following the extinction of the fire on the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Dead Train on Fire in Desert. Los Angeles
Five bodies were recovered when the burning wreckage of a sleeping car cooled after it caught fire early this morning while a train was crossing the Nevada…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dorrigo Fire-fighting Scheme
The Dorrigo Shire Council at its meeting on Wednesday last had before it the report of Mr. Inspector Tuck, who visited Dorrigo recently…
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On Monday night, about 10 o'clock, a six-romed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Mrs. R. Coghlan, of Cobaki road, Tweed Heads, was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Gilgandra. Gilgandra
Twelve thousand pounds damage was caused by a fire which destroyed three business premises yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£35,000 Factory Fire. Adelaide
The factory of E. S. Wigg and Son. Ltd., stationers and bookbinders, was totally destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £35,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lighted Match Starts Blaze Near Petrol Pump. Sydney
A lighted match thrown on the roadway in front, of a petrol pump at Windsor last night resulted in a youth named Anson sustaining severe burns…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£25,000 Fire Geelong Mechanics' Institute. Melbourne
Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused by a fire which almost completely destroyed the Mechanics' Institute at Geelong early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Match Factory Fire Over Fifty Employees Idle. Melbourne
The Commonwealth match factory at Melbourne was damaged by fire last night. The loss is estimated to run into several thousands of pounds…
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