Fire Caused by Rats
Shortly after midday on Friday a fire was discovered under one of the grocery counters in Mr. E. T. Sheridan's store at Co[?]ki. After pulling a number of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
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Fire at Warialda Main Buildings Destroyed Damage Estimated at £25,000. WARIALDA
Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed several of the main buildings of the town. The fire started in Pryke's store, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Prizes Fire Brigade Art Union £130,000 for Hospitals and Ambulances. Sydney
The N.S.W. Fire Brigade, Hospital and Ambulance Art Union, which was drawn to-day was oversubscribed, and the prize list was increased by £1251, making a…
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Grass fires have broken out in [?] ous parts of the district lately but if rain comes soon the areas burnt will benefit with new growth…
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Fanned by a strong westerly win I which sprang up during the early hours of Tuesday morning several. small burning off fires in different…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Forbes Three in One Hotel Man Remanded on Bail. Forbes
At the local police court, Henry Robert Steele, 34, was charged with having maliciously set fire to Leader's Tattersall's Hotel, and he was remanded on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murwlllumbah's Record Fire
September lo next will be the twentieth anniversary of the great conflagration which practically destroyed the town of Murwillumbah in 1907. The destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Bug at Geelong. Melbourne
Three outbreaks of fire which occurred in Geelong last night are attributed to the same person. All tho fires occurred within a few hours, but the damage in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FIRES Three In Sydney Factory--store--saloon" Man Burne--others Rush for Safety. Sydney
A fire occurred early this morning in a building at Redfern, occupied, among others, by Herbert Caddy, boot and shoe manufacturer…
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While drums of petrol were exploding and flames were raging high in the air, railwaymen and firemen at Maryborough, Victoria, moved a burning railway truck…
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The residents of Bostobrick have had an unenviable experience since Tuesday when bush fires started on the late Mr. J. Granger's property. A…
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Someone dropped a match in Mrs. Wheatley's paddock, adjacent to the Private Hospital, yesterday morning and started a fire that assumed large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Forest Fire Enormous Damage in France. Paris
Over 20,000 acres of forest were destroyed by fires following a prolonged drought. Many farms were incinerated and herds of cattle were roasted alive. Telegraphic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Gosford Five Buildings Destroyed. Gosford
A disastrous fire broke out in the main street of Gosford early this morning and, as a result four shops and a private residence were burned to the ground. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Kitchen Woman in Critical Condition Sydney
Louisa Salt, 60, was found lying on the floor of the kitchen of her home at Surry Hills to-day with her clothing alight. Her young daughter called a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in France Hospital and Military Camp Evacuated. Paris
Fresh outbreaks of fire to the north-east of Marseilles, fanned by the wind, are gaining ground. Troops have been called out to assist the firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House on Fire Occupants Narrow Escape. Young
Andrew Cunich and his family had a narrow escape from death when their home was destroyed by fire at an early hour to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Benzine Exlosion Fire on Schooner Crew's Narrow Escape. Adelaide
Further particulars of the burning of the three-masted schooner, Rooganah in Spencer's Gulf show the crew had a very narrow escape from death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Bakery 100 Tons of Flour Destroyed. Sydney
The bakery premises of Gartrell White, Ltd., North Sydney, were badly damaged by a fire. which broke out last night. The top floor was burned out. One hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in France Police Searching for Blue Car. Paris
New outbreaks of fire in the Riviera district have occurred. The police are searching for a woman and three Lien in a mysterious blue motor car which has…
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