Fire at Orange Inmates of Shop Have Narrow Escape. Orange
The premises of Mrs. J. M. Flynn, ladies' outfitter and costumiere, at Orange, were party destroyed by fire shortly after midnight…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
575 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 29 of 29
Big Fire Tannery Partly Destroyed. Melbourne
A fierce fire considerably damaged the drying shed and heavy stocks in the finished leather storage of the extensive Driffield Tannery, North Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Woy Woy Six Cottages Destroyed. Sydney
Six out of a row of seven cottages in Patonga street, Woy Way, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The buildings were of weatherboard,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys Home While Occupants Were Absent. Junee
A fire destroyed the home of Pike Brothers, at Glenlee, during the absence of the occupants. Nothing was saved. Several valuable dogs, which were locked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chaffcutting Plant Big Fire in Riverina. Junee
A backfiring engine set fire to chaffcutting mills of Prescotts, Ltd., at Marar to-day, and caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds. Hundreds of tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Philippines 700 Native Dwellings Burned Damage Estimated at £100,000. MANILA
The second incendiary fire this year in the Paspay Nipa district killed three children and made 2500 Manila residents homeless. It destroyed 700 dwellings and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spark From Engine Big Bush Fire in Victoria. Melbourne
A big bush fire is burning in the Pomborneit district, in the western district of Victoria. It was started-by a spark from a railway engine. It is feared other fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotelkeeper Fires Shot Wounded Man Arrested. Sydney
Just after the Cauliflower Hotel, Waterloo, closed on Saturday night a man named Ernest Hudson is alleged to have demanded to be readmitted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Picture Show Proprietor Trapped by Flames Cootaamundra
In a fire which occurred in the operating box at a picture show at Stockinbingal, the proprietor, Mr. MeCombie, was trapped by the flames and was badly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy on Running Board Fatally Burnt in Petrol Fire. Sydney
Sitting on the running board of his father's car when a quantity of petrol exploded Clifford Benjamin, aged five, was immediately a mass of flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Church Destroyed by Fire. Broken Hill
The Chapple street Baptist Church was destroyed by fire last night. The structure was comparatively new. Incendiarism is suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£5000 Fire in Melbourne City Block. Melbourne
A fierce fire at Hesses' tailor's shop, right in the centre of Swanston street, caused great alarm to-night. Big contingents of firemen rushed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys House Family Escape in Night Attire. Wellington
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fowler and family, of Curra Creek, near Wellington were awakened at midnight by smoke and the crackling of fire. They had just time to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christmas Eve Fire
On Christmas Eve the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. j. Timbs, of Goonengerry, was, together with the contents, totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Timbs and family…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cottage Destroyed by Fire
During the holidays a cottage in Richmond street, Casino, adjoining the police, station, was completely gutted by fire. The fire had got too great a hold on the…
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