Portumna Fire Lord Lascelles Appeals for Clemency. London
Lord Lascelles has intimated to the Free State government that Princess Mary and himself deeply regret even indirectly causing suffering to anyone in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
548 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 28
Fire in Lift Well Excitement at Wentworth Hotel. Sydney
A serious conflagration was narrowly averted at the Wentworth Hotel this afternoon when a fire broke out in the lift well. Flames shot up three floors,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Mine Dense Smoke Endangers Miners Lives. Lithgow
A fire broke out last might amongst a pile of wooden props in the main heading of the State coal mine. Only slight damage was done, but a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Steamer One Man Dead, Several Injured Vancouver
A message from Portland (Oregon), states that the freighter trojantster, en route from Shields, England, to British Columbia ports, is afire off the North…
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Mr. W. Seccombe who was at Grady’ s Creek when his three-ply mill was burnt down last week, passed through Coffs on his way to…
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Fireman Taylor, of headquarters station, received injuries to his head and face as the result of an explosion at the premises of Harry Lewis and Co., Elizabeth street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mill Fire Engineer's Allegations Fire Chief's Reply Not Started by Bush Fire. Sydney
Chief Fire Officer, F. Jackson, in a special report tabled in the Legislative Assembly to-day, gave an emphatic denial to the allegation of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires to Order
For a few minutes Lismore Chamber of Commerce members on Tuesday night indulged in a little informal discussion of night watchmen, and heard with…
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Mr. W. Seccombe, owner of the three-ply factory at Grady’s Creek, which was destroyed by fire states that the total insuance held on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Liner One Killed and Eight Injured. Vancouver
W. T. Tennison, a fireman on the Blue Star liner, Trojan Star, was killed, six were badly burned and two gassed as the result of oil leaking from a feed pipe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Burned to Death Clothes Caught Fire While Smoking. Parramatta
At the Coroner's Court to-day it was related how an elderly woman was burned to death as the result of smoking a pipe. Isabella Haig, 77, died in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on German Tug Full Speed Rush for Port. Colombo
The captain of the German tug, Max Berendt, related a story of a fire on board, compelling the tug to put into Colombo with a dredger in tow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire on Rifle Range
The buildings on the range of the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Rifle Club, at Kirra, had a narrow escape from destruction the other afternoon, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suburban Fires Cumberland Paper Mills Again. Sydney
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by fire which destroyed the foundry of the Waton Steel Company, Marrickville, this afternoon. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Newcastle. Newcastle
Considerable damage was caused by fire which broke out in the produce store of Lord and Fry last night. The fire originated in a pile of hay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£10,000 Damage Big Fire at Newcastle. Newcastle
The Palais Royal Majestic Dance Hall at the showground, Broadmeadow, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The outbreak occurred about 12.30 when there…
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A party of fishermen who went to Wooli last week-end lost all their belongings, except the clothes they were wearing, in a fire which destroyed their tent and outfit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Byron Shire Office Burnt Out
The Byron Shire office at Byron Bay was burned to the ground at 10.45 p.m. on Sunday. When the fire was discovered the building was well alight, and being an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Ulmarra
A disastrous fire occurred in the business section of Ulmarra, on the Lower Clarence, early yesterday morning. Eight shops and rest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Binna Burba
On Thursday afternoon the residence of Mr. F. E. Rankin at Binna Burra was totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Rankin is at present an inmate of a hospital at…
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