Fire at Punchbowl Caused by Burglars. Sydney
The Parramatta Coroner held an inquiry to-day concerning the fire which partially destroyed a cottage at Punchbowl on June 2 last…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 26
£250,000 FIRE 30 Houses Destroyed. Conflagration at San Francisco. San Francisco
A fire broke out yesterday in the wealthy section of Mill City, across the Golden Gate, and destroyed 130 houses. The loss is estimated at £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Bug Another Outbreak at Forbes. Forbes
Tho fourth fire this week occurred in the town last night, when the rear of Stinson's shoe store, situated in the main business block, was damaged. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Fire Station Change of Officers Farewell and Welcome
The change over of the position of officer in charge of the Grafton Fire Station was made the occasion of an interesting function last night, when the…
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The president of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., and other Commissioners will be visiting Grafton and South Grafton on Monday,…
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Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning an, outbreak of fire occurred in the motor garage at Mr. Norman Robinson's residence on Cemetery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forbes Fires Four in a Month. Forbes
Another fire was discovered at Forbes yesterday, this time in a small building at the local showground. A pile of kindling wood was found stacked in a…
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In connection with the fire at Mr. Norman Robinson's residence at South Grafton in the early hours of Wednesday morning, which was reported in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Palm' Beach Charges of Arson and Fraud. Sydney
Sydney Keys, 38, boarding house keeper and Eric Woodger, 34, laborer, were remanded at the Maul court to-day on a charge of setting fire to a residence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cinema Fire Ex-service Man's Pluck. London
A hundred women and children dashed from a blazing cinema at Welling in Kent, following on a fire in the operator's box. The operator and his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Factory Fire New Zealand Company's Loss. Auckland
Damage estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000 was caused by fire which partially destroyed the New Zealand Dairy Company's butter factory at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the World Thousands Homeless Through Fire. Riga
There was a great fire in the district of Kusinsky, which destroyed a thousand homes. Five thousand people are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sea Australian Bound Vessel Abandoned Off African Coast. Capetown
The steamer Cadwallon, bound for Australia with a cargo of coal, caught fir in two holds 500 miles from Durban. The fire spread rapidly and the of…
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The softgoods warehouse of O. Gilpin Pty., Ltd., Malvern, and the furniture factory of C. Duncan, North Fitzroy, were destroyed by fire early this…
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Fire practically destroyed the premises in Dalley street, Mullumbimby, occupied by W. J. Batterham, coachbuilder and farrier, on Thursday morning. The…
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While he was travelling from Bellingen to Kalang with a load of timber last Friday, Mr. A. W. Cooper's lorry burst into flame and was…
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Returning from a visit to Glen Innes, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pollock, of Deep-water, found their home burnt down. The loss was a heavy one, as in addition to…
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Between G o'clock on Tuesday night and 7 on Wednesday morning a cottage at Woolgoolga was destroyed by fire. It was unoccupied at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne City Fire Extensive Damage. Melbourne
A fire broke out to night in four-storied buildings in Flinders lane, tenanted by Alcocks and Co., billiard showrooms; Murray Glen, wine merchants;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →500 Houses Destroyed Great Fire at Angora. Constantinople
Kemal Pasha personally directed tho fighting of a night long blaze at Angora, which destroyed 500 houses and shops…
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