£8000 Fire Destruction at Gerringong. Sydney
A disastrous fire at Gerringong, on the South Coast, last night, resulted in the destruction of Williams' boarding house and Reid and Davidson's general store…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
548 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 28
Homebush Fire Spectacular Blaze. Sydney
A large grain shed stacked with wheat at the Homebush abattoirs was totally distroyed by fire early this morning. The shed was the property of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer on Fire Outbreak in Oil Bunkers Passengers Landed in Lifeboats. London
The steamer Carmarthenshire was descending the Thames when the oil bunkers were found to be seriously on fire. The ship had to be beached immediately and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Junee Family's Narrow Escape. Junee
A fire which broke out early this morning practically demolished a large weatherboard house occupied by Harold Fawcett, who, clad only in night attire, rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Byron Bay
On Thursday last, two cottages on the main Lismore-Byron Bay road, occupied by Mr. Ron Prior, and Mr. W. Charlton, of Charlton and Richardson, sawmillers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incinerated Seven Men and Three Women Fire After Railway Smash. Munich
While officials were ascertaining the reason for the emergency brakes bringing an express to a standstill outside Central Station, another…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Fire Inquiry by Coroner
An inquiry was held before the District Coroner, Mr. Jas. Allison, J.P., at Coraki last week, touching the partial destruction of a motor car by fire on June…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bacon Factory Blaze. Perth
Foggitt, Jones and Company's bacon factory at Bellevue, Western Australia, was partly destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at about £25,000…
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A smouldering broom is believed to have been responsible for a small fire which broke out in a four-roomed cottage in Warwick shortly after 9 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Steamer Supposed Boys' Pranks. Sydney
A fire broke out this afternoon on the steamer Birriwa which is at anchor off Spectacle Island. The vessel is one of the Commonwealth Line's wooden ships and at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Nick of Time Manager's Escape From Fire. Kandos
When a fire broke out in the Majestic refreshment room, the dancers at a ball at St. Dominie's Church rushed to help the fire fighters. The building was gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne City Fire Damage £9000. MELBOURNE
The Carter Proprietary's mercery store in Elizabeth street was gutted by fire to-day. The two-storied building was badly damaged and the stock destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Norco Fire Sussex Street Blaze Butter, Cheese and Bacon Destroyed Building Completely Gutted. Sydney
Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which gutted the premises occupied by Norco Ltd., Sussex street, to-night…
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Between 2 and 3 o'clock on Sunday morning a cottage and contents owned by Mr. H. Dunlop, on the Jetty mad opposite the hospital, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Fire on Birriwa
A second fire within a few days broke out on board the steamer Birriwa early this morning. The flames were subdued within an hour, but not before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Grafton Fire Skinner Street Shop Damaged
At about 1.30 p.m. yesterday, a fire which occurred in the millinery establishment of Mr. H. E. Cantle, in Skinner street, South Grafton, caused considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Norco Fire Business As Usual. Sydney
Mr. C. H. Fraser, assistant general manager of the Norco Company, states that the books have been saved from the fire and arrangements will be put…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Help Not Needed Busybody at Norco Fire. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day Henry Joseph O'Brien,30, laborer, was fined 5 or 24 hours goal on a charge of offensive behavior…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Narrowly Averted
Alarmed by volumes of smoke pouring into the building the patrons of the Tivoli Garden Theatre, Kyogle, on Wednesday night last week made an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Fire Township Half Destroyed Good Work by Constable. Melbourne
Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed half the business centre of Belgrave township, on the Dandenong Ranges, at an early hour…
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