House Catches Fire While Family Attend Funeral Sydney
While members of the family of the late Henry Dries, of Fairfield, were attending his funeral to-day their house caught fire and was partly destroyed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
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£10,000 Fire at W.A. Stud Farm Perth
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed portion of Kayauaba stud farm. Valuable horses were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Cadia Five Shops Burnt Damage Estimated at £2000. ORANGE
Five business premises at Cadia were destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning. They included Gillies' general store,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dorrigo Fires Supposed Arson Government Reward
A reward of £200 has been offered by the State Government for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the guilty person or persons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Q. V. Markets Firemen Effect Save. Sydney
A fire was discovered early tins morning in Queen Victoria Markets buildings, in George street, city. When the firemen arrived on the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Town Destroyed Great Fire in Japan Thousand Houses Burnt, Tokio
A great fire swept the town of Zanazawa, in the Province of Ishikawa. A high wind drove the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenty Killed Big Fire at Detroit. Detroit
A fire, following a series of explosions, in the paint shop at the new plant of the Briggs Manufacturing Coy., an automobile firm, to-day, resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Set Clothes on Fire Suicide's Terrible Death. Auckland
Pouring kerosene over his clothing a porter named Rumball set himself on fire. With his clothing blazing he dashed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£20,000 Fire Rope Works Burnt for Third Time. Melbourne
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire, at Donaghy's rope works, at West Geelong. For the third time since the firm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1000 Damage Castlereagh Street Fire. Sydney
An outbreak of fire occurred early this morning on the premises occupied by Miller Bros., motor car painters and upholsterers, Castlereagh street, city…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Home on Fire Family's Hurried Exit. Orange
Two adults and five children made a hurried escape from their home at Orange early this morning, when an outbreak of fire destroyed the building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deer Vale Residence! Destroyed by Fire
The residence of Mr. Gibson, senr., was completely gutted by fire. It was to be the home of his son, who is away on his honeymoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Fire. Sugar and Plant Destroyed. Sydney
Damage by fire at the refined sugar sheds at Bundaberg (Q) is estimated at £200,000. The sugar and plant were covered by insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£250,000 FIRE Millaquin Refinery Burnt Sugar Stocks Gone New Machinery Seriously Damaged. Bundaberg
A DISASTROUS FIRE OCCURRED AT MILLAQUIN REFINERY THIS, MORNING WHEN OVER £100,600 WORTH OF REFINED SUGAR…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spectacular Fire Joinery Works Destroyed. Adelaide
Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused early this morning when a fire destroyed a large wood and iron building, together with valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blackall Fire Business Centre Destroyed. Blackall (Q.)
Damage estimated at £10,000 was done by a fire which destroyed seven premises in the business centre of Blackall at an early hour on Saturday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Korora
Mr. R. W. Bushell awoke about three o'clock several mornings ago to find dense volumes of smoke and hot red flames mattering his bedroom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fumes From Coal Fire Nightwatchman Found Unconscious. Sydney
Leslie Byrne, nightwatchman, was the victim of a strange accident last night. He lit a coal fire in a tin at Sutherland electric sub-station, where he is employed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trapped in Boarding House Fire Two Men Burnt to Death. Auckland
Two men were burnt to death and a woman injured seriously in a fire at a boarding house at Napier. The victims were John Webber and Wm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
A fire at the Austral Otis Engineering company's works South Melbourne, early this morning was responsible for damage estimated at between £10,000 and £ 15,000…
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