Fire at Orange Sydney
A fire at Orange yesterday destroyed a two-storey building in the main business centre. It caused damage estimated at £20,000…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
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Fire in Newspaper Office Gulargambone
Damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire at the office of the newspaper the "Gilgandra Weekly."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Trangie Seven Shops and Houses Are Totally Destroyed Sydney
A fire in Dandaloo-street, Trangie, totally destroyed seven shops and dwellings, besides damaging the Royal Hotel. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Uses for Radio Expeditions, Police, Fire
The "civilising" influence of radio is demonstrated, not only in every notable achievement in contemporary life, but also in ordinary services which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Orange Estimated Damage £20,000 Sydney
Flynn's Corner, the busiest portion of the main shopping centre of Orange, was destroyed by fire on Monday morning. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at New Farm Four Houses Destroyed and Four Others Damaged Brisbane
A fire at New Farm, near Brisbane, destroyed four houses. Four others, including a private hospital in which five patients and four babies were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Paddington Two Factories Destroyed Sydney
Six persons, including two firemen, were slightly hurt when two walls collapsed at a fire at Paddington yesterday afternoon. Two large factories…
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Mr Hoisington: In connection with the report and recommendations made by the royal commissions that inquired into the question of bush fires in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Falsie Alarm of Fire
At 9.55 p.m. last night the Fire Brigade received a call through the box at the corner of Gypsum and Wills street. On arrival, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire Carrying Cargo of Petrol (A.p.a Message.) Capetown, October 5
The steamer Beaubasin, with 14,000 cases of petrol aboard, is on fire at Port Louis, Mauritius. A tug is pouring water on to the raging flames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer on Fire Carrying Cargo of Petrol (A.p.a Message.) Capetown, October 5
The steamer Beaubasin, with 14,000 cases of petrol aboard, is on fire at Port Louis, Mauritius. A tug is pouring water on to the raging flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shooting Accident One Bullet Kills a Man and Wounds Another Also Caused a Fire Which Burnt Motor Truck Brisbane
A remarkable accident occurred in the Roma district yesterday, when a single rifle bullet killed one man, seriously wounded another, and set a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shooting Accident One Bullet Kills a Man and Wounds Another Also Caused a Fire Which Burnt Motor Truck Brisbane
A remarkable accident occurred in the Roma district yesterday, when a single rifle bullet killed one man seriously wounded another, and set a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires on Coast Many Cottages Destroyed Heavy Damage at Woy Woy Newcastle
Bush fires raged througnout yesterday along the coast from Newcastle to the Hawkesbury River. Many cottages on the shores of Lake Macquarrie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms and Bush Fires (Continued from Page 1.) Floods Considered Likely in the Albury District Albury
The police have received advice to the effect that Kiewa River is still rising at Towong and all the lowlying land near Wodonga has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms And Bush Fires Heavy Damage on Coast of State 45 Cottages Burnt at Woy Woy Cumberland Paper Mills Destroyed Sydney
Much damage was caused by heat wave conditions and a gale yesterday. The most serious result was the total destruction of the Cumberland Paper…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Balmain Sydney
Damage estimated at about £600 was done by a fire due to a short circuit in the generating plant of the Balmain Electric Light Company at Balmain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires in Blue Mountains Motor Cars Collide Sydney
Bush fires broke out at various points on the Blue Mountains yesterday. Owing to the road being obscured by smoke from bush, fires two motor cars…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Rhonnda Aged Woman's Rescue Sydney
During a fire at Rhonnda, near Teralba, last night, an aged woman, Mrs. Tobin, was rescued from her burning house. It appears that after she…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Cremorne Block of Shops Damaged Sydney
Damage estimated at £10,000 was done to a block of shops at Cremorne this morning. The firemen were hampered by the poor water supply…
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