Family's Escape in Fire
Gilbert Myers and his wife and six young children, attired in the clothing they stood up in jumped through the windows of their home at Mallangnce on Saturday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 36
Dorrigo Fires
Two cottages were destroyed by fire on Dorrigo last week, two others had narrow escapes, says the "Gazette." An unoccupied house owned…
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Shortly after midnight a fire occurred oh the top floor of the building in Kent street, Sydney, occupied by A. Gilbert Tomlinson, Ltd., wine, spirit and general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Please Explain? Council to Fire Brigade. Sydney
Auburn Council last night received a letter from Nightwatchman S. Rudd, stating, that when fire destroyed a cottage in Mona street, and severely damaged two…
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A shocking tragedy occurred at Glennie's Creek, in the Singleton district, when a boy named Willie Crouch, aged 11 years. was shot dead…
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Mr. and Mrs. N. Mcpherson's cottage at North Dorrigo had a narrow escape from being destroyed by fire last night. If it had not been for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Ulmarra Residence Destroyed. Ulmarra
The residence owned by Mr. T. Moran (Cowper), and occupied by Mr. G. Franklin, was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The cause of the outbreak is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tea Destroyed Fire in Sussex Street. Sydney
A large quantity of tea was destroyed by an outbreak of fire at the premises of Arthur Gray and Coy, tea merchants, Sussex street, city late last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Premises Destroyed Fire at Burringbar. Lismore
Five premises were destroyed by fire at Burringbar early this morning, the Bank of New South Wales, the post office, E. Oakham's store, P. Elherfeldt's store and…
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A fire broke out yesterday in the bottom level of the old Aberdare colliery at Bopentolf, Blackstone. Fire has caused trouble at the mine previously, but this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Forbes Inmates Trapped by Flames. Forbes
A number of persons had a narrow escape when a fire broke out in Stibbard's refreshment rooms at an early hour to-day…
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Two workmen, Mark Gough and William Dunn were severely burned when a tar boiler, inside of which they were working, caught alight at the tar boiling depot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General. Fire Commissioners Coming
The Beard of Fire Commissioners will be in Dorrigo next Tuesday. At night, at the Hotel Dorrigo, they will be met by members of the Chamber of…
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Two big oil drums, situated half a mile from the cordite works of the Government, at Maribyrnong blew up this morning. Fire fighters attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Botany Fires Twelve Months for Arson. Sydney
In the case of Thomas Murray, who was charged at the Central Criminal Court with maliciously setting fire to a dwelling house at Botany, with intent to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£300 Fire Mullumbimby Again. Lismore
This afternoon a fire destroyed Cole's garage, at Mullumbimby, and the contents including three motor cars. The Municipal Council's electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prison Fire Troops Guard Prisoners in Public Parks. New York
The main buildings at Washington State Penitentiary, at Wallawalla, including the cells, were totally destroyed by a fire late on Friday night. One thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Landmark Gone Inn Destroyed by Fire
The Junction Inn, North Tumbulgum, Tweed River, was burned to the ground on Thursday night. The fire was noticed at 8.30 p.m. by a man leaving the punt…
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Mr. F. Jackson, chief officer of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, is to be at Coffe Harbor this (Wednesday) afternoon and will inspect the local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kinema Fire Over Forty Persons Perish Trapped Like Rats Shocking Tragedy in Ireland. London
Fire destroyed a barn used as a picture theatre at the little village of Drumcolloger, Limerick, Ireland. There was only one exit, and the…
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