Twelve Burnt to Death Fire at Mountain Resort. New York
At Tannersville (New York), 12 bodies, the identification of which was impossible, have been recovered from the rums of a mountain resort, which was burned to the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 36
Fire at Sea Steamer Kooringa Lost Hatches Blown Up Four Men Badly Burnt. Sydney
The steamer Kooringa, which left Melbourne yesterday morning for Tasmania with 6000 cases of benzine on board, was reported in the afternoon to be on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Wardell Houses and Shops Consumed. Lismore
A fire in the early hours of this morning destroyed two houses and two shops at Wardell. A bucket brigade prevented the flames from spreading to the Post…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Ford on Fire
An old Ford car caught fire under unusual circumstances at Grafton on Saturday night. At about 10.15 o'clock a young man walking in the lane at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Kooringa Fire. Melbourne
William Flynn, fireman on the Kooringa who was severely burnt when the steamer caught fire is still in hospital in a critical condition. The other injured men are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hard Fire Fighting Timber Yards Ablaze Rozelle Bay Excitement Thousands of Pounds Damage. Sydney
Notwithstanding that thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by a fire which broke out at the Union Box Co's. timber yard, Rozelle Bay, Annan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House on Fire Occupants' Narrow Escape. Melbourne
W. Cameron and his son and two daughters had a sensational escape from a burning building when their home at Dandenong caught fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hindu-moslem Riots Police Compelled to Fire Many Persons Injured. Calcutta
For the second time within a fortnights a serious Hindu-Moslem riot has broken out. It occurred this afternoon at a suburb six miles from Calcutta, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sea Loss Of The Kooringa the Marine Inquiry Questions for Determination. Melbourne
The Court of Marine Inquiry to-day commenced the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire on the steamer Kooringa, which vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Californian Bush Fires Timber Lands Ravaged Town Destroyed. San Francisco
Forest fires have been burning practically unchecked for several days in a dozen Northern California counties, and have ravaged timber lands in or near five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cane Fire
Shortly before 6 o'clock on Thursday night, residents of Ballina noticed a glare in close proximity to the town. Investigation proved that portion of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stationmaster's House Destroyed by Fire
The stationmaster's residence at Burringbar was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday evening. The fire was discovered at about 7.30 p.m., and the alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney Groth and Co.'s Premises. Damaged. Sydney
Heavy damage was caused by a fire which destroyed the premises of H. H Groth and Co., wholesale paint, oil and glass merchants, in George street, city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Fire. Melbourne
The greater part of the premises occupied by Sun Hong Wah and Company, furniture warehousemen, 5 Davidson Place was destroyed by fire this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Fire at Bangalow
On Friday night last, about 7.30, the home of Mr. Maroney, some distance out of Bungalow, was totally destroyed by fire, with the whole of its contents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell Into Fire Man Fatally Burned. Sydney
A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest concerning the death of John Brodie, who was found lying in a fire in his hut at Plantina, in the Parkas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in House Saturated with Kerosene. Parkes
A verdict of arson against some person or persons unknown was returned by the coroner after an inquiry concerning the fire which started in a boarding house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mt. Morgan Fire Loss of £29,576 to Company. Brisbane
The fire which broke out at the all Morgan mine, was stated, at the annual meeting of shareholders to-day, to have been more serious than was at first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cane Fires Near Durban Natives Incinerated. Capetown
One or the most disastrous cane fires in the history of Natal broke out on the Illovo River, travelling towards Durban along the coast for a distance of five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Coramba. Two Cottages Destroyed
Two cottages at Coramba were destroyed by fire about midnight on Wednesday. One was occupied by Mr. Bennett, a maintenance man,…
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