Albury Fire. Albury
The old furniture store of Mates, Ltd., was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of this morning. It had been used for many years as a packing and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
548 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 28
Tram on Fire. Sydney
Four passengers were slightly injured. When a tram from Bondi to the city caught, fife when a fuse box blew out. The fire caused a panic amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trapped in Fire Five Dead, Many Injured. Winnipeg
Five are dead, a dozen, injured are in hospital, and scores were overcome by smoke, in a blaze at a Casa Loma combined business apartment block…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.Z. Bush Fires Families Trapped. Wellington (N.z.)
It is feared that, many families have been trapped by bush fires, which have broken out in King country, after a prolonged dry spell. Further rain is hoped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Run Over by Fire Engine. Auckland
Tripping over his dog in his excitement at seeing a fire engine, John Smith, 9. fell beneath the wheels of the engine. He was shockingly injured and is not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Safeblowers Work Office Set on Fire. Adelaide
Thieves attempted to blow open the safe in the office of the Daniel Clifford Theatres early this morning, but the fuse dropped out and set fire to the office. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trapped by Fire Five Girls in Tea Room. Melbourne
Five shops were destroyed by fire at Belgrave, and damage amounting to £6000 resulted. Five girls were trapped in the Chalet tea rooms, but escapd through a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theatre Destroyed Fire at St. Kilda Damage Estimated at £45,000. MELBOURNE
The Cairo Theatre, St. Kilda, was completely destroyed by fire at a late hour last night. Poor pressure of water in the mains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Laid Up Zealandia Fire in Coal Bunkers. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning in the coal bunkers of the steamer Zealandia, which was laid up some weeks ago on account of the strike. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seven Fires in Redfern Box Factory. Sydney
Seven distinct outbreaks of fire were found in the premises of Simpson and Lonsdale, cardboard box manufactures at Redfern last night. It is thought that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hayshed Destroyed by Fire. Tamworth
Damage estimated at over £1500 was caused by a fire which destroyed a hayshed Containing £400 worth of hay, and machinery, on the premises of D. P. Pile,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Lismore Two Shops Destroyed. Lismore
A fire destroyed two wooden shops in Magellan street, Lismore, last night. Three other shops were slightly damaged. The shops destroyed were occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jumped Into Arms of Firemen Narrow Escapes at Carlton Fire. Melbourne
Two men had a narrow escape when a fire broke out in a shop at Carlton at an early hour this morning. They found the room filled with smoke, and one jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saved by Fire Extinguishers
Prompt application of two fire extinguishers by members of the Lismore fire brigade saved a Ford motor car, the property of Mr. Alga James, of Clara…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Garage Man Severely Burned. Sydney
George Ashton Sims, 34, Was working on his motor car, housed in a garage attached to his house at Westmead, near Parramatta, last night, when a quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Cathedral
A fire occurred at St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Rockhampton, on Saturday morning, when, through an electrical fault at the switchboard in the main portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hospital Fire Windsor Garrison Troops Save 100 Patients. London
All of the available Life Guards and Foot Guards of the Windsor Garrison were mobilised when King Edward VII. Hospital, which King Edward opened in 1909,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Fire Service Car Destroyed
A new Graham-Dodge motor car, owned by Mr. Marsh, of Yamba, was totally destroyed by fire at about 2.30 a.m. on Thursday. The car, which was garaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£5000 Fire Twelve Motor Cars Destroyed. Sydney
The damage by fire, which destroyed Carew and Smith's motor garage at North Sydney this morning, is estimated at over £5000. Twelve motor cars were ruined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£10,000 Damage Furniture Factory Fire. Sydney
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Dellow's furniture factory at Arncliffe to-day. So quickly did the fire spread that in the few…
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