Fire at Boarding-house Police Make an Arrest on Charge of Murder Brisbane
The police have detained a man and charged him with wilful murder and incendiarism following a fire at a boarding-house at New Farm…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
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Fire at Boarding-house Police Make an Arrest on Charge of Murder Brisbane
The police have detained a man and charged him with wilful murder and incendiarism following a fire at a boarding-house at New Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Moree Fire Coroner Unable to Say How the Fire Occurred Sydney
At an inquiry concerning the fire which destroyed a number of business places at Moree on December 3, the oroner said he was unable to say from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Station Homestead Fire Man Thought Responsible Found with Throat Cut Townsville
The body of Patrick Farrell has been found in a shed by the police with his throat cut. Farrell, it is alleged, set fire to a station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Griffith £10,000 Damage Done Sydney
A disastrous fire, causing damage estimated at over £10,000, occurred at Griffith early yesterday morning when Carney's general store was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Melbourne 13 Flats Destroyed Melbourne
Florida Flats, at the corner of St. Kilda-road and High-street, were severely damaged by fire at 3 o'clock this'morning, and 14 of the 32 flats in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Boys with Air Guns Fire at Picnic Train
Passengers on the picnic train yesterday. complained that two boys between, six and seven years of age had fired small stones'from an air gun at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Trangie 17 Shops Are Destroyed in the Business Centre Over £75,000 DAMAGE Trangie
Damage estimated at between £75,000 and £100,000 was' caused by a fire which destroyed 17 business premises in Trangiels' business, centre on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wireless Station Fire Damage to Plant Melbourne
A fire broke out at the Beam wireless station seven miles from Ballan yesterday afternoon and considerable damage was done owing to a lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wireless Station Fire Damage to Plant Melbourne
A fire broke out at the Beam wireless station seven miles from Ballan yesterday afternoon and considerable damage was done owing to a lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Warehouse Adelaide
A fire in the warehouse of C. J. Chandler and Co., Grenfell-street, on Sunday morning caused damage estimated at £2000. Smart work by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Korumburrah Four Shops Damaged Melbourne
Considerable damage was done to business premises at Korumburrah, South Gippsland, by a fire which broke out early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Grafton Northern Hotel Destroyed Grafton
The Great Northen Hotel at South Grafton was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The flames spread with such rapidity that before the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destruction of Wheat Lightning Causes Fire Mount Gambier
During a severe thunderstorm early yesterday morning a fine crop of Zealand Blue wheat, owned by Mr. A. J. Milton, of Compton, was set alight by…
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