GASSED Forty Sydney Firemen Carbon -Monoxide Fumes Fire in Spirit Cellars. Sydney
Over forty firemen were overcome by smoke and fumes in one of the most remarkable fires in the city's history which occurred in the wine…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 26
Hospital Horror 125 Persons Dead Faulty Fire Door Six Doctors Amongst Victims. Cleveland
The death roll in the hospital disaster is now 125 and increasing hourly. Victims who fought for their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →258-Year-old Fires
Fires lit 258 years ago are still burning in a pottery at the corner of New King's road and Burlington road, Fulham, London. They were started with tinder and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£80,000 Fire Melbourne Timber Mill Incendiarism Suspected. Melbourne
A loud explosion early this morning aroused the residents of Heidelberg road. Fairfield, from sleep. They found the extensive works of J. C…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bullet in Breast Man Fires Point Blank at Woman. Sydney
Bleeding from a bullet wound in the right breast, Mary Fitzgerald, 40, a domestic, walked into the Sydney Hospital casualty ward late to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petrol Soaked Rags Found at Scene of Redfern Fire. Sydney
A fire was discovered late last night on premises at Redfern occupied by the Oxford Tailoring Company. The flames were soon subdued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ulm's Story Success of Aviation Pioneers Blaze Track S. Cross Best Equipped Plane. Sydney
Flight Lieutenant Ulm resumed his evidence to-day at the Southern Gross inquiry. Ulm said regarding the reason for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£5000 Donation for Fire Brigades Art Union. Sidney
The Perpetual Trustee Company, on behalf of Mrs. Wallace. Horsly of Gundillawah, Gundagai, has handed a cheque for £5000 to the Hospice for the Dying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage by Fire Comments by Insurance Magnate. Sydney
At the annual meeting in Sydney of the Insurance Institute, the president referred to the enormous damage, done by fire Huge sums, he said, were involved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Paint Works Firemen Prevent Fearful Explosion. Adelaide
Extensive damage was done by a, fire which severely damaged the Prezer Varnish and Paint Company's works at Torrensville to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Climbed on Roof Family Saved From Fire. Sydney
Awakening about 3.30 this morning, Albert Martin, confectioner, of Oxford street, Paddingtoa, found his shop ablaze. He assisted his wife on to the roof of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Escaped in Night Attire Fire at Grady's Creek Store and Boarding House Destroyed
At an early hour on Friday morning a fire broke out in the main business centre of Upper Grady's Creek, Kyogle district. Hobday's boarding house and Moriarty's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire Clarence Street Building £80,000 Damage Four Walls Left Standing. Sydney
A fire, which was discovered about midnight, completely gutted a four-storey building in Clarence street, city occupied by United…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Warialda Three Shops Destroyed. Warialda
Three shops were destroyed by fire at Warialda yesterday morning. Fanned by a strong westerly wind, the fames spread with remarkable rapidity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Steamer Desperate Fight in Mid-ocean. Auckland
The steamer Sussex, on which a fire occurred in mid-ocean on the voyage to Samarang reached Auckland yesterday. Six holes were cut through the iron…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Kyogle
About 11 o'clock on Monday night a cottage in Walters street, Kyogle, owned and occupied by Mr. C. Yates, was totally destroyed by fire. The flames quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosions at Fire Sporting Goods Factory Destroyed. Sydney
The sporting goods factory carried on by Stokes and McGowan, Limited, at Sans Souci, was destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Fire Oilworks Explosion "Foamite" Used to Fight Flames. Sydney
Following an explosion at the, Common wealth Oil Refineries, Limited, at. Berry's Bay, this afternoon the flames leapt many feet into the air and menaced a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved Train Guard's Plucky Action Van Destroyed by Fire. Newcastle
During shunting operations at Wingham last night the guard's van attached to a goods tram suddenly burst into flames and set fire to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brake Van on Fire
The upsetting of a couple of lamps during shunting operations is believed to be the cause of a fire that broke out in the brake van of a goods…
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