A Rubbish Fire
The Fire Brigade was called from the telephone exchange at 8.10 o'clock last night to Crystal-street. It was found that the cause of the call being made…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
495 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 25
Big Fire in Sydney £200,000 DAMAGE Sydney
Only, four walls were left standing, after, flames had swept through Metters building in Elizabeth-street between Liverpool and Goulburn streets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys 13 Shops in Soldier Settlement Man Sent to Hospital Melbourne
Thirteen shops comprising practically the whole of the business centre of stanhope, a soldier settl[?]nt, about 150 miles from Melbourne, were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hidden Sources of Power the Earth's Inner Fires
California has a vast and thus far unused, and practically unappreciated, source of power on tap in the geysers of Alexander Valley (writes the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Ht Cairns Joss Defies Flames
Fire in a slam quarter of Cairns on Monday morning caused damage estimated at £1000 (says a Brisbane message in the Adelaide "News")…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Central Mine. Reopening Operations in Progress in Fire Area
Mr. W. E. Gardner, Broken Hill manag[?]r for for the [?]ulphide Corporation, said to-day that the position with regard to the underground workings of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Engines Wrongly Blamed for Many Bush Fires Official Railway Statement. Sydney
It was ascertained to-day that the Railway Department will accept no responsibility for bush fires unless it has been proved beyond doubt that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Claims by Landowners Against the N.S.W. RAILWAYS Forbes
Acting for landowners in the district who suffered from bush fires Messrs. Broderick nnd Hunter, solicitors, have made claims against the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Rear Adelaide Stored Goods Destroyed Adelaide
A fire in a wharf shed at Tort Adelaide late this afternoon destroyed several chests of tea, linseed, and a quantity of cornsaeks. The Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Ht a Saw Hill Incendiarism Alleged Rockhampton
At an inquiry into the fire which destroyed a saw mill at North Rockhampton it was stated that after the blaze petrol tins were found. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Forces at Hankow Instructions to Fire If Thought Necessary (A.p.a. Message.) Shanghai, January 5
The Hankow disturbances are said to be due to the small British forces available. The present British naval strength at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Wheat Crop Employee's Allegations Against His Employer Sydney
Mr. F. E. Whitehead, district coroner of Urana, yesterday returned an open verdict after inquiring into a fire which occurred on Lindsay Crowe's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warringah Bowling Club Loses House by Fire 500 Bowis Saved Sydney
A fire destroyed the Warringah Bowling Club house early to-day. A weatherboard cottage was also badly damaged. The club house was of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warringah Bowling Club Loses House by Fire 500 Bowls Saved Sydney
A [?] destroyed the Warringah [?]owling Club house early to-day: A weatherboard coltage was also badly damaged. The club house was of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at the South
The South Fire Brigade was called at 13.45 p.m. to-day through the telephone exchange to the corner of Morish and Comatock streets. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Standing Crop in Albury District 70 Acres Destroyed Albury
Seventy acres of a standing crop and 300 bags of wheat were destroyed by fire on the farm of L. Demamiel. near Howling, yesterday. The [?] on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Montreal Theatre Heavy Loss of Like Feared (A.p.a. Message.) New York, January 9
A Montreal message states that 100 lives are believed to have been lost in the destruction by fire of the Laurier cinematograph theatre this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire at M'laren's Flat. Adelaide
At M'Laren's Flat neap Willunga an extensive bush fire is being fought by 200 volunteers. Only meagre details are available…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →December Bush Fire in Murrumbidgee Valley Man Is Fined at Wagga Sydney
A big bush fire which swept Murrumbidgee valley above Wagga on December 10 had its sequel in the Wagga Police Court yesterday when Leslie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Dorrigo Sydney
A disastrous fire at Dorrigo, [?] miles from Sydney, on Sunday night destroyed two shops. The damage is estimated at £200. The recently…
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