Bush Fires in State Evidence at Inquiry Sydney
The Bush Fires Commission to-dav heard evidence by George King, chief inspector of the permanent way for the metropolitan division of the New…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
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Fire Board's Chairman Sydney
As, a meeting of the Executive Council to-day Mr. T. J. Smith M.L.C., was reappointed [?] chairman of the Fire Brigades Board for a period of five…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Melbourne Fire Timber Factory Damaged
Melbourne, [?] Fire darnall [?] "Wright and Son's timber factory at South Melbourne shortly before midnight yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in New York Started on 38th Floor of a 44 Story Building (A.p.a. Message.) New York. April 12
To-night a [?]e of unknown origin started on the 38th floor of the 44 story new Netherland Hotel on Fifthavenue, New York. The structure…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Correspondence. Fire Brigade Association of N.S.W. Trades Hall Sydney, 23rd March, 1927 To the Editor Western Gresier
Sir,—It is the desire of my Association to convey to your Member, Mr. M. A. Davidson Government Whip our hearty thanks for the great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Kilkenny Six Haystacks Burnt Adelaide
The burning of six haystacks containing about 1500 tons of hay belonging to H. Graves and Company and stacked at their Kilkenny farm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Gossan-street House Destroyed Delay in Giving Alarm
The home of Mr. Raymond Barton Wilson, situated at 285 Gossan-street, near the Western Oval, with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ELECTRICAl Cables Catch Fire in Subway Telephones Disabled. and Many Lifts Stopped (A.p.a. Message.) New York, April 18
Thousands of employees were held prisoners in offices and buildings when the lifts were stopped, 15,000 telephones were put out of commission,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a Factory Allegations at Inquiry Against the Owner Toowoomba
Some startling evidence was given yesterday at an inquiry into a fire which destroyed a cheese factory. A witness named Wass said he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Japanese Town Is Swept by Fire Loss of Life Feared (A.p.a. M[?] Tokia, April 21
A fire swept the town of Kanazawa in the Issikiwa province owing to a high wind and thousands of houses were destroved. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suicide at Auckland Man Sets Himself on Fire Auckland (N.Z.). April 23
Pouring kerosene over his clothes a porter named Rumball set himself on fire. With his clothes blazing he dashed into the scrub where he died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suicide at Auckland Man Sets Himself on Fire Auckland (N.Z.), April 23
Pouring kerosene over his clothes a porter named Rumball set himself on fire. With his clothes blaring he dashed into the scrub where he died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Caused in a Ruggy Next to an Auction Mart
At 11.15 o'clock on Saturday night a man called at the Central Fire Station and said that he had noticed a fire on a vacant block of land adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria Fire at West Geelong Causes £20,000 DAMAGE Melbourne
A fire at Donaghy's rope works at west Geolong caused damage estimated at £20,000. This is the third time since the firm was established that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Motor Car Factory (A.p.a. Message.) Detroit, April 24
Nine persons are known to be dead following the fire in the Briggs motor car plant on Saturday. More [?] believed still to be in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Bonanza Lease House and Contents Burnt
A four-roomed wood and iron house owned and occupied by Mr. Mark Nelson Bridge and [?] [?] on the Bonanza…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southern Batteries Fire on U.S.A. Warship Northern Attack Repulsed at Nanking (A.p.a. Message.) Shanghai, April 26
Several Casualties occurred aboard the U.S.S. Penguin, including one man badly hurt, as the result of firing from the shore with rifles, machine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys House Orange
The occupants of a house at Orange who comprised two adults and five children made a hurried escape when an outbreak of fire destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Hotel at Whttton Destroyed by Fire Sydney
Albert Hotel at Wlitton, containing 23 rooms, was dostroyed by fire yesterday morning. The adjoining residences were saved with difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Adelaide City Building Damaged and Goods Destroyed Adelaide
"Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday a fire broke out at City Fashions, [?]-street, Adelaide, and caused considerable damage to the…
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