Fire at Hillstone Three Shops Destroyed. Sydney
A fire at Hillston yesterday morning destroyed Phillips' paint store, Proudfoot's boot palace and Cordato's refreshment room. A favorable wind prevented…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Boot Factory Blaze Intense Heat and Choking Fumes. Sydney
It is estimated that several thousand pounds damage was caused by a fire which broke out in Hill and Williams' boot factory at Chippendale last night…
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Three business premises were destroyed by fire at Temora last night, together with their contents…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cane Crop Fire Damage at Palmer's Channel. Maclean
A fire occurred on the property of Mr. H. Castles, of Palmer's Channel, on Tuesday morning, and as a result the greater part of the one year old cane crop was…
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In the Assembly Mr. Boss (Nat.) asked the Chief Secretary whether in view of the approach of summer he would expedite the passage of a Bush Fire Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northbridge Fire Suspicious Circumstances. Sydney
Suspicious circumstances surround a fire which occurred at Northbridge early this morning, when a garage in Bingara road, owned by Alexander Gall, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£100,000 Damage Fire at Footscray Freezing Works. Melbourne
Late last night, a fire broke out in the fellmongery depot of the English Imperial Freezing Works, at Footscray. When the brigades arrived, the building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sea Case of Fight or Die Coal Cargo Caught Alight
The captain and crew of the freighter Telemachus, which arrived at Fremantle yesterday, told a dramatic story of a fire which raged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Albury Wood Worth £10,000 Destroyed. Albury
Wool to the value of £10,000 was burnt when a fire destroyed a wood and iron shed at the Albury Showground last night. The wool had been stored in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Grace Bros. Good Save Effected by Firemen. Sydney
Firemen effected a good save this afternoon when an outbreak occurred on the top floor of Grace Brothers store room at Chippendale. The building was packed…
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For a time the palatial Regent Theatre was threatened by a fire which destroyed the greater part of Swain and Company's leather factory early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Camping Tragedy Youth Trapped in Fire. Melbourne
A message from Geelong says that William Barney, of Footscray, was burnt to death in a camp on Saturday night. Barney and a lad named Arthur Joyce…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Incendiarism. Fire in Baker's Wood Pile. Sydney
A message from Adelong says that when a fire which threatened to destroy 30 cords of firewood, owned by a local baker and stacked on the bank of Adelong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brave Nun Sick Sister Rescued Beaudesert Convent Fire Building Destroyed Trapped on the Balcony. Brisbane
The Roman Catholic Consent at Beaudesert was destroyed by fire last night. The flames spread so rapidly that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Worst Since 1907 Big Fire at Murwillumbah Block of Buildings Destroyed
The biggest fire experienced at Murwillumbah since the outbreak of 1907. occurred early on Thursday morning and completely destroyed the Imperial Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dangers of Camp Fires
Following on its road safety crusade, the N.R.M.A. is issuing an appeal to motorists engaging in week-end picnics, country tours or camping expeditions to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Fire on Steamer. Capetown
The Dutch cargo steamer Sumatra returned to the docks after a night at sea, with a cargo of wool on fire. Smoke was discovered at 11 o'clock last night. The…
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The Dutch steamer Abbekerk, bound from Hamburg to Brisbane, arrived with No. 3 hold on fire. Flooding will probably be necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Haymarket Fire Valuable Furniture Destroyed. Sydney
Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused carry this morning by a fire which broke out in the Stirling furniture factory, Haymarket. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Block in Ruins Murwillumbah's Big Fire Damage Estimated at £25,000
Yesterday after the fire the mass of ruins in Murwillumbah's main street told a desolate story. A few verandah pillars, three gaunty chimney stacks, tanged iron,…
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