Post Office Robbery Building Set on Fire. Sydney
The post office at knew, near Kendall New South Wales was entered by thieves on Saturday night .About £20 in cash and postal notes was stolen and the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 26
First Prize Winner Fire Brigades Art Union. Sydney
Cedric Holland, a compositor, who resides at Punchbowl, won the first prize, a gold helmet, valued at £3000, in the Fire Brigades Art Union. His father, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Panic-stricken Women Small Fire in Theatre. Sydney
A small outbreak of fire at the Lyceum Theatre, Pitt street, caused considerable excitement among large audience. Several women became panic-stricken and…
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An outbreak of fire at the Regent, the new theatre at South Murwillumbah, on Monday night, was extinguished before much damage was done, largely owing…
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When an inquiry was held in the Magisterial Inquiry Court, Brisbane, into the cause of a fire which destroyed a motor car on the Sandgate road, Virginia, on…
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The Japanese steamer Ugo Maru, is reported to have arrived safely at Kamchatka. The authorities are investigating the origin of the rumors of the burning…
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At Mainly Court to-day, Sydney Keys, 38, and Erie Woodger, 34, were remanded on a charge of having maliciously set fire to a dwelling house at Palm Beach, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arson Charge Fire In Garage Money Found in Bush Night Mechanic on Trial. Sydney
The trial of David Moyes, charged with arson, commenced at the Central Criminal Court to-day. The Crown Prosecutor, Mr…
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After a short retirement, the jury, at the Central Criminal Court to-day, acquitted David Moyes, mechanic, who was charged with having set fire to a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Petrol Pump
A visitor to Inverell was filling up his petrol tank at one of Mr. L. W. Trim's bowsers, and while the "juice'' was still running, he proceeded to, light his. pipe,…
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Firemen were called upon to fight an unusual fire in Hunter street to-day when a blaze broke out on a roof which was covered with some material that burned…
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Lawrence Styles, 33, and Thomas Joseph Behau, 34, were severely burned when an explosion occurred while Styles was filling the petrol tank of his car in…
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One of three tanks containing bitumen, the property of the Broken Hill By-Products Proprietary Cov., at the Lismore municipal depot, caught fire shortly after…
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In the early hours of this morning a six[?]med weatherboard cottage, owned by Mrs. A. Jacobson, was destroyed by fire. The family was away in Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Townsville Boarding House-theatre Film Operator Stuck to Post. Townsville
When a large boarding house in Sturt street, Townsville, caught fire on Saturday night the flames spread to the adjoining theatre…
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The fittings and contents on the second floor of a building in George street, occupied by Abraham Abeshouse, hardware merchant, were severely damaged by fire…
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Dmaago estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which gutted the Strand Theatre early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cold Breakfast Fires In Backyard Low Gas Pressure Emergency Board at Work. Sydney
Many people went to work this morning without a hot breakfast for, despite the Gas Company's announcement that gas would be available…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When Gas Flared Up Fire in Kent Street Premises. Sydney
Owing to the low pressure of gas operatives in the coffee roasting and grinding departments of Parsons Bros., Kent, street, city, turned the gas jets full on Later,…
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Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Metcalfe's bonded and free stores, Circular Quay, to-day…
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