Steamer at Sea on Fire. Sydney
A radio message received at Albany, West Australia, yesterday stated that a fire had broken out in the coal cargo of the Irish steamer Knockfurna. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Coal Cargo on Fire. Albany
The steamer Knockfurna, which wirelessed that, a quantity of coal was on fire, has nut into Albany with the fire still burning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams Fire at Theatre Storeroom. Sydney
Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the warehouse of Fullers Theatre, Ltd., at East Sydney, to-day. A large quantity of theatrical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Tuckombil Farmer's House Destroyed. Lismore
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Elliott, at Tuckombil, was destroyed by five last night. Mrs. Elliott discovered the outbreak at 11.45, and neighbors and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Yamba. Cottage Burnt to the Ground, Yamba
On Saturday night about 11.15, fire was observed by the crowd at the School of Arts issuing from a furnished collage owned by Mr. Phil Green…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Railway Station 120 Bales of Wool Burnt. Bourke
A fire, which broke out at the railway station, destroyed 120 bales of wool valued at £3000 last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Fires Firebug at Christchurch? Christchurch
The large number of fires which have broken out at Christchurch during the past few weeks prompted the circulation of a rumor that [?]bugs were at work. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship Afire Blaze In Mid-Ocean Crew Take to Boats Steamer Rushing to Scene. Perth
It is reported that the steamer Siltonhall is on fire, 2000 miles off Fremantle, and that the steamer Anthea is going to her rescue. It is further stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hundreds Homeless Great Fire in Salonika. Salonika
Two hundred families are homeless as the result of a great fire, which, in a very short time destroyed fifteen shops and eighty houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Bills Vagrancy And Bush Fires Introduced in Assembly Wider Powers for Police. Sydney
Two Bills were introduced in the Legislative Assembly to-night, one to amend the Vagrancy Act and the other to amend the Bill for prevention…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Gosford Business Premises Destroyed. Gosford
A fire, which threatened to sweep through the business centre of Gosford, broke out early this morning in "The Owl" grocery and produce store, Mann…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Ablaze Fire on Goods Train. Sydney
When three truckloads of wool on a goods train travelling from Muswellbrook to Sydney burst into flames last night the Brisbane mail, the Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burning Ship Explosions Follow Fire Wireless Story From Rescue Steamer. Perth
Wireless messages from the steamer Anthea, which picked up the men from the steamer Silton Hall, which caught fire at sea last Saturday, tell the story of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Valuable Trophies Lost in Fire
At about 10 o'clock on Saturday night, a fire occurred in a five-roomed house in John street Redeliffe, near Brisbane, occupied by Constable, C. Armstrong. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Darlinghurst Fire Supposed Work of Burglars Every Room Ransacked. Sydney
Burglars are believed to have been responsible for a fire which dsetroyed a three-storey. building at Darlinghurst to-day. The house was occupied by Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tailoring Shop Fire Thirty-two Separate Outbreaks. Sydney
No less than 32 separate fires confronted firemen when they arrived at the: Oxford .Tailoring Company's premises at Redfern on May 19, and at the inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Free Show Fire at Fireworks Factory. Adelaide
Spectacular scenes were w[?]nessed when a fire broke out in the fireworks factory of Doy Lee to-day. Crowds gathered to watch the free display of pyrotechnics…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Manly Brigade Saves Spread. Sydney
A fire Broke out this morning at Manly in a block of buildings, which included a residential, grocer's shop and wine saloon. The occupants of the residential rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Ship Fire Flames and Explosion Crew's Terrible Experience. Capetown
The captain of the Rhmmey, which loaded coal at Hull for Melbourne, told the court of his terrible experience when a fire broke out on the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thieves Cause Fire Damage Estimated at £10,000. ADELAIDE
The hardware and furniture warehouse of Wiesner and Co., at Eudunda, was gutted by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £10,000…
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