Family's Narrow Escape Home Destroyed by Fire. Yass
Mr. and Mrs. Castles and their family of 10, escaped from a cottage at Binalong, which was destroyed by fire last night. with the exception of the clothes they…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
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Bush Fires Township Menaced. Sydney
Bush fires menaced the township of Heddon Greta for some hours yesterday The men left their work and the women their household duties to fight, the flames,…
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Leckie's timber yard, Summer Hill destroyed by fire early this morning. of the adjoining premises was destro[?] and other were considerably damage…
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An inquest was held to-day into the deaths of Major. Bazeley White, his wife and their child, aged four, and a nurse, aged 55, which took place when the fire…
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Coffs Fire Brigade was called out about 9.30 on Saturday night, to attend a fire that broke out in a cottage formerly occupied by Mrs…
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An untenanted cottage at the Glebe, Coraki, was burned to the ground between 8 and 9 p.m. on Wednesday. The premises were owned by C. Nundah, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Theatre Twenty-one Lives Lost. Helsingfors
Twenty-one persons lost their lives when a cinema theatre caught fire. People in the dress circle, with their clothes ablaze, flung themselves into the crowded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boarding House Fire Inmates Have Narrow Escape. Hobart
When a boarding house, known as "Clifton House," was destroyed by fire, the inmates had a narrow escape. One elderly cripple was almost enveloped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As Hard As Rock Scientific Building Material Checks Fire and Insect Pests
As thousands of property owners know to their cost, too many homes are built without a thought to the risk of destruction or damage by [?]re, white ants,…
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The pathetic circumstances of the death of an infant, Christiane Margaret Beachley, as the result, of a severe burning accident, while her father also suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →His Own Brother Italian Fires Three Shots at Intruder. Sydney
Giovanni Picone had a sensational encounter with an intruder at his house at Haberfield early to-day. Hearing someone moving about the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Hotel Man Burnt to Death. Auckland
Bert Roulston was burnt to death in a fire which destroyed the Commercial Hotel, Murchison at an early hour to-day. Three other inmates were badly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£40,000 Fire Big Hotel Destroyed Poor Water Supply. Melbourne
The Grand Hotel, Queenscliffe, containing more than 200 rooms, was practically destroyed by fire,, which broke out yesterday morning. The hotel, which was one…
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Bush fires raged yesterday around Mandalong Mountains. Anxiety is felt because of the dry state of the country. At Jilliby, in the Wyong district, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire Clothing Factory Destroyed Damage Is £50,000 More Than 400 Employees Idle. Brisbane
The clothing factory of the A.G.B. Coy, situated on the top storey of the company's premises, in Wickham street, Valley, was completely gutted…
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The camp fire rally and entertainment, organised by the Girl Guides of Grafton and South Grafton, will take place to-night, on the vacant block of land…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Cellar Stir in Country Party Rooms. Sydney
There was some excitement at the Country party rooms, Parliament House, to-day, when a fire broke out in the cellar beneath the old stone building where…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Church Kerosene Soaked Books Bravery of Two Youths Commended. Sydney
The Parramatta Coroner, after hearing evidence in connection with the fire which was discovered in the Methodist Church, Belmore, last month, returned a verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£6000 Opium Blaze
Opium valued at between £5000 and £6000, the proceeds of recent Customs raids at the wharves and in the Chinese quarter, were destroyed by fire at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Guides Camp Fire Rally Songs, Stories and Talks
The camp fire rally of the Grafton Girl Guides, held last night in the middle of the large paddock adjoining the Cathedral, was very much enjoyed by the…
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