Fire Destroys Theatre Early Morning Outbreak Sydney
The Empire Picture Theatre at Paddington tras completely destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday morning. The alarm was given shortly…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Fire at Coal Mine Fumes Overcome Manager Brisbane
Gas from the burning shaft of the Abordare Extended Mine in Queessland broke through the sealed mouth on Saturday. Poisonous fames of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Engine Taken to Umberumberka to Boost Water Into Tower
District Fire Officer R. W. Smith and Fireman V. Dolman to-day took to Umberumberka the small fire engine from the Central Fire Station which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Cable From Dame Melba to Kinglake Residents Melbourne
Mrs. M'Donald, postmistress at Kinglake, and Miss D. Thomson yesterday received the following cable from Dame Nellie Melba: "How…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Railway Yard
There was a miniature bush fire in Broken Hill this afternoon. When burning-off operations were in progress in the railway yard near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Melbourne Fire Extensive Damage Done Melbourne
In the early hours of yesterday morning a [?]ous are broke out at a bulk store in Swanson-street, belonging to Myer's Proprietary [?]. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Engine From Sydney for Use at Menindie
District Fire Officer R. W. Smith to-day received a telegram from Mr. F. Jackson, chief officer of fire brigades, stating that a fire engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mail Matter Burnt Cause of Fire a Mystery Auckland (N.Z.), March 2
One hundred and twenty bags of newspapers, 48 bags of parcels from Australia, and 76 bags of parcels from Great Britain received at Auckland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales Cox's River Post Office Destroyed by Fire Barrallier (N.S.W.)
The Cox's River post and telegraph office and the postmaster's residence were burnt to the ground on Sunday night. The inmates had a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Fire Fighters Surrounded in Whittlesea District Melbourne
A number of men who are fighting bush fires in the Whittlesea district have been surrounded by a ring of flames. A motor bus with food and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town of Newport, U.S.A. Is Destroyed by Fire Estimated Damage £300,000 (Reuter's Message.) New York, March 2
A message from Newport (Arkansas) says that troops were patrolling the ruins of this small town on Tuesday to prevent looting, following a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Fighters Still Surrounded in Whittlesea District Melbourne
Firefighters are still hemmed in by flames in the Whittlesea district. Two men on horseback made a dash through the ring of flame and brought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Cables Fire in Japanese Torpedo Factory (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, March 3
Reuter's Tokio correspondent says: An unconfirmed report states that a fire broke out yesterday at the torpedo factory of the n[?]val arsenal, resulting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Phosphate Mill Saved in Whittlesea District Melbourne
The strenuous efforts of the fire fighters in the Whittlesea district had the effect of saving a big phosphate mill from destruction. The building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Adelaide Fire Coroner Holds Inquiry Adelaide
Dr. Ramsay Smith. City Coroner, held an inquiry to-day into the cause of the big fire at the Colonial Sugar Company's works at Glanville on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires a Suspicious Outbreak in the Dindi District Melbourne
The police are investigating a suspicious bush fire which broke out at Dindi. where 80 homesteads are in danger. Many miles of mill tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires a Suspicious Outbreak in the Dindi District Melbourne
The police are investigating a suspicious bush fire which broke out at Dindi, where 80 homesteads are in danger. Many miles of mill tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Adelaide Fire Coroner Holds Inquiry Adelaide
Dr. Ramsay Smith, City Coroner. held an inquiry to-day into the cause of the big fire at the Colonial Sugar Company's works at Glanville on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Finding of the Coroner on Fire at Mount Erica Melbourne
At the adjourned inquiry into the origin of a bush fire at Mount Erica on December 18 the coroner found that the outbreak was caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finding of the Coroner on Fire at Mount Erica Melbourne
At the adjourned inquiry into the origin of a bush fire at Mount Erica on December 18 the coroner found that the outbreak was caused by the…
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