Sydney Fire Brigades 4426 Calls During Year. Sydney
The report of the Fire Brigade issued to-day shows that 4426 calls were received in Sydney and suburbs during the year, compared with 2567 for the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 26
South Grafton Fire Scene of Devastation Some Personal Losses
Hundreds of people yesterday viewed the scene of devastation in Spring street, South Grafton, where the Great Northern Hotel was burnt to the ground on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blaze in Benzine Depot
Lightning is believed to have been the cause of an outbreak of fire in a benzine, depot owned by Mr. A. G. Bulmer, and situated near the Casino railway station,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Fires in City Building. Sydney
Three distinct outbreaks of fire were discovered on the fourth floor, Anglo- American Buildings, Oxford street, city, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Hobart Hydro-electric Sub-station Destroyed. Hobart
Damage estimated at £4000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the State hydro-electric sub-station at Bridgewater last night. Firemen were hampered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twenty Mile Front Barrallier Bush Fire. Barrallier
The bush fire is still raging in the district and is now advancing on a 20-mile front. All of the local residents, together with…
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The table of statistics of the Board of Fire Commissioners shows that during the past year new fire stations were provided at Guildford, Ballina, Dungong, Bellingen,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Mill Gone. Fire at Dundoo
Another district sawmill has gone and about 40 more men have been thrown, out of work. About 4 o'clock yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corindi Fire Sawmill Destroyed Early Morning Outbreak
The Northern Sawmill, at Dirty Creek, some three or four miles from Corindi, was almost totally destroyed by fire in the early hours of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Widespread Damage Country and Suburbs Rescues in Motor Cars. Sydney
From all parts of the State come reports of serious bush fires. The fire in the Wollondilly Valley has already caused damage estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£40,000 Fire. Wellington (N.z.)
Damage estimated at £40,000 was caused by a fire which [?]estroyed Levin and Company's store at Blenheim. Nine trucks on the railway siding were also destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country Town Menaced by Bush Fires. Goulburn
The village of Bigga is menaced by a big bush fire, which is now only two and a half miles away. It is raging on a front of 20 miles, and only a change of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careless Campers £10 Fine for Lighting Grass Fire Melbourne
A campaign against careless campers, who cause fires, was commenced to-day, when, at the Chelsea court, Thomas Bent was fined £10 for lighting a grass fire to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire, Not Rain Rhan Chund Ran Spectacular Escape at Lismore. Lismore, Moday
Early this morning a fire destroyed two cottages at North Lismore, one owned by Jimmy Nutta Singh and the other by Rhan Chund, Hindoos…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in Victoria. Melbourne
Bush fires are reported in the Black Forest, near Panmure. Much fencing and timber and grass have been destroyed. The forest is now burning fiercely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Bush Fires Outer Suburbs Of Sydney Swept By Flames Many Houses and Farm Properties Destroyed Men, Women And Children Fighting Outbreaks City Ringed by Red Glare Last Night Sydney
Intense heat to-day caused serious bush fires in many parts of the metropolitan area. The most serious occurred at Bankstown, where a number of houses and small farms were destroyed, rendering many people homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Youth Fatally Burned Fire Blowing Experiment Petrol Instead of Kerosene. Sydney
John Rogan, 18, met his death in peculiar circumstances at Canowindra. He was demonstrating how to blow fire out of his mouth, by getting a mouthful of kerosene…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Destruction At Leumeah Eight Houses Razed Heavy Damaged Reported. Sydney
Reports this morning indicate that the bush fires in all districts were well under control. A burning tree fell on a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sawmill Destroyed by Fire
Mr. P. Ryan's large sawmill, at Tenterfield, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. When the fire bridge arrived, the water nearby was so low that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shop Fire Boot Repairer Committed £500 Stock Insured for £800. SYDNEY
Frank Edward Massey, 32, boot repairer, was remanded at Campsie court on a charge of having maliciously set fire to a shop in Homer street, Earl wood, on January 2,…
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