Tenterfield Fire
A portion of the shopping and business area of Tenterfield was threatened with destruction at air early hour on Monday morning, when a fire broke out in a fruit…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
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Upper Orara fire. Coroner Returns Open Verdict
The wreck the fire made of Mr. S. J. Baillie's motor car when it was destroyed in his garage at Friday Creek during his absence in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spectator on Fire Tragic Blunder Woman to the Rescue. Sydney
Leonard Lachlan, 40, an employee of John Stewarts, Limited, at Oatley, was standing alongside a fire in Crown street, city, when his clothing caught alight. His…
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The residence occupied by Mr. H. G. Doyle, of Drake, and owned by Mr. King, of Coraki, was completely destroyed by fire late on Monday afternoon last week…
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Three important business premises in the main street of Bangalow were destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The blaze was one of the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Clean Sweep Big Fire At Moree £200,000 Damage Hotels--bank--stores Twenty-six Business Places Destroyed. Moree
The most disastrous fire in the history of Moree, and one of the worst that has ever occurred in the country districts of the State, swept the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Richmond Ranges to Coast Narrow Escape of Iluka Township
During the latter end of the past week and up till Monday last, bush fires on a most extensive scale swept, throught the coastal country from Richmond Ranges…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camp Fire Concert at South Grafton
A novel and interesting entertainment in the form of a camp fire concert will be presented by the South Grafton Scouts in MeKittrick Park to-night, songs, games…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Wagga Estimated Damage £5000. WAGGA
A disastrous fire occurred last night. Two shops were gutted, while others were damaged by fire and water. The damage is estimated at £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Drill Hall Trainees Save Guns and Equipment. Melbourne
Much damage was caused by fire to the drill rooms in Cecil street. South Melbourne. Trainees who were being drilled saved £10,000 worth of guns, limber,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Werris Creek Damage Estimated at £10,000. SYDNEY
A fire at Werris Creek this morning destroyed an untenanted wooden shop and Fardouly's refreshment rooms adjoining. Other premises, together with stock, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Destroy Culvert
Owing to the recent bush fires a culvert on the main road between Drake and Tabulam has been burnt beyond repair. A road is now made round it to…
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On Wednesday night (says the "Maryborough Chronicle"), one of the shutters on the switchboard of the city system of Matthews fire alarms fell at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£10,000 Fire Rosebery Factory Destroyed Sydney
Damage estimated at £10,000 was [?]used by a fire which gutted a large factory at Rosebery occupied by S. C. Johnson and Sons, wood steaming and manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Careless Use of Fire Act to Be Strictly Enforced. Sydney
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, said to-day that, owing to the dry conditions existing in parts of the State, and the very early harvest, many farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Bridge Firemen Climb 150 Feet to Fight Blaze. Sydney
A fire broke out on top of the southern pylon of the harbor bridge last night and was extinguished before it had damaged a huge creeper crane. Firemen had a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Train Returning From Races. Sydney
One of the special trains returning from Warwick Farm races yesterday caught fire near Merrylands, but the outbreak was extinguished by the train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adelaide Fire Firemen Rescue Two Women. Adelaide
Two women, Mrs. Jarvis and her daughter, were entrapped by flames on the balcony of a city house during a fire early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Constable's Escape While Searching for Outbreak of Fire. Sydney
Constable Blake, of Kogarah, had a narrow escape when he entered a weatherboard building to investigate an outbreak of fire. He was unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Firemen Fight Fire Perched High Up on Ladders. Sydney
The timely arrival of brigades prevented what might have been a disastrous outbreak in the city to-night, when two top floors in Aberdeen House,…
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