Garage and Contents Destroyed by Fire Melbourne
At 1.20 o'clock on Saturday a tire occurred at the motor garage of Smith and Shepherd, Sydney-road, Coburg. The petrol tank under a bowser in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Latest News Issue General Cables Fire on a Steamer (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver. October 1
A Savanna message states that the steamer New Britain which is on fire off the coast of Georgia released all ships which were proceeding to her assistance…
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Just before midnight a loud explosion occurred in the basement of the confectionery warehouse of Allen's factory in Parker-street, City. Almost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys House Inmates' Narrow Escape. Sydney
At an early hour yesterday morning Mr. and Mrs. T. Flood were awakened by the crackling of flames in their home at Moruya. 242 miles from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May-oatway Fire Alarms Demonstration Is Given at Davies Bros. Garage
Mr. A. A. Keirle, representing the May-Oatway fire alarms, this afternoon gave a demonstration of the apparatus in Davies Brothers' motor…
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At 6.35 o'clock last night the Fire ' ' Brigade was' called through the telephone exchange to the rear of the Exchange Hotel, where some rubbish was…
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It was reported to the Fire Station thig morning that owing to a short circuit on the automatic switchboard at De Baray's works the wiring of the…
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Mr. Joseph Balshevsky was a heavy loser in a fire which occurred in the five-roomed wood and iron house situated at 3-50 Beryl-street occupied by…
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One of the most spectacular fires that has occurred in Sydney for a considerable time broke out this morning and destroyed buildings in…
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In a fire which followed an explosion at the City Council's sub-electrical power station at the State Abattoirs at Homebush yesterday two men were…
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John Arthur, who was caught in an explosion from an oil switch at the State abattoirs electric sub-station at Homebush yesterday, died this…
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Serious bush fires raged around Brisbane yesterday. Practically every range of hills and mountains within a radius of 50 miles was ablaze. The…
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Sixty miles west of Neptune Islands while ploughing her way through the teeth of a hurricane at 2.50 o'clock yesterday morning, a fire…
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At 7 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade was called from the alarm at the corner of Ryan and Gypsumstreets, but on turning out it was found…
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Fire destroyed the factory of Robert Paton and Co., disinfectant manufacturers at Darlington this afternoon. The burning chemicals gave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Janus More Pay for Watersiders to Unload Wet Cargo Adelaide
At the week-end the Janus, on which a fire broke out recently, will continue the voyage to the Eastern States where repairs will be effected. Meanwhile…
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Although the bush fires are practically under contrel on the upper reaches of the tweed River the [?] ation will be serious until rain comes…
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Although the bush fires are practically under control on the upper reaches of the Tweed River the situation will be serious until rain comes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Queensland Fires Extend Down to the Border of N.S.W. Brisbane
Considerable losses of grass have, been experienced and many miles of [?] has been destroyed by bush fires which have been raging around…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Queensland Fires Extend Down to the Border of N.S.W. Brisbane
Considerable losses of grass have been experienced and many miles of fencing has been destroyed by bush fires which have been raging around…
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