Fire Destroys Theatre Damage Estimated at £8000 Sydney
A fire destroyed the Wollahra picture theatre yesterday. The damage is estimated at £8000. The manager left the theatre at about 11.30 a.m.,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
552 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 28
A Dublin Mystery Two Men Fire on Police (A.p.a. Message.) London, January 30
A Dublin message states that while Detective John Harling was on his way home he saw two men sitting on a seat on the opposite side of the road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Church Toronto, January 31
The Metropolitan Church, one of the finest edifices in Canada, was burnt yesterday. The loss is estimated at £100,000. On Sunday night Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Post Office at Girraween Destroyed by Fire Sydney
The post office and store at Girraween, near Wentworthville, were completely destroyed by fire this morning. When the discovery of the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria Wonthaggi Coal Blamed for Recent Bush Fires
What is the cause of the disastrous bush fires which every summer ravage the country districts of Victoria, bringing in their train appalling loss…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Destroys Buildings in Town of Atherton Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred at Atherton yesterday, when the Commercial Hotel, Bell's general store, and. M'Grath's bakery were destroyed. Had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in a Motor Car
Three passengers in a motor car last night did not care whether the car ran along or went up in flames, according to a story told to a "Miner" reporter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Making Inquiries Regarding Fire in Sydney Sydney
The police are inquiring into the circumstances of an outbreak of fire late last night at the premises in Liverpool-street. City, of Elias White,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire in New Zealand Several Hotels and Shops Destroyed at Reefton Auckland (N.Z.), February 3
A fire at Reefton destroyed three hotels and several shops. The damage is estimated at £25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Trainees' Tent at Seymour Camp
Awakened by the crackling of flames eight bandsmen in the camp of military trainees at Seymour had narrow escapes on Friday morning, when their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on a Steamer Boat Beached and Abandoned After Fight with Flames Outbreak Tn Solomons
A graphic story is related hy the captain and crew of the steamer [?] which caught fire in the Solomons, where the flames were fought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Steamer Boat Beached and Abandoned After Fight with Flames Outbreak in Solomons
A graphic story is related by the captain and crew of the steamer Yarra, which caught fire in the Solomons, where the flames were fought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in U.S.A. 25 Buildings Destroyed in City of Fall River £7,000,000 Damage (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, February 3
A message from Fall River (Massachusetts) states that five city blocks were swept by fire. Twenty-five buildings, including many business…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Wolfram-street Boarding-house Destroyed Two Other Houses Damaged
A nine-roomed wood and iron boarding-house occupied by Mrs. Alice Martin and four boarders, and owned by Mr. A. Ganibin, at 179…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Jones-street
A four-roomed wood and iron house situated at 300 Jones-street was destroyed by fire shortly after noon today. The Central Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Loses Reason Sets Fire to Buildings Then Attempts Suicide Son Found Drowned Christchurch (N.Z.), February 7
After losing a maintenance case yesterday morning John Duncan, a farmer of Kirwee, ran amok. His wife who had left him three months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Tn Gossan-street
The Central Fire Brigade was called at 7.30 o'clock last night to a fire at 283 Gossan-street. On arrival it was found that slight damage had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Haystack Fires Police Make Arrest
During a thunderstorm at Guyong on Friday evening a stack of hay belonging to Mr. W. Morgan, farmer, was destroyed, it being supposed that it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia Fire in Hat Factory Adelaide
Hats to the value of £300 were destroyed by a fire which broke out in the factory of C. Craigie and Company, Charles-street, to-day. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girl Set Fire to Mill Because She Was Dismissed (A.p.a. Message.) London, February 9
A Riga message states that a girl who was dismissed from a cotton mill confessed after arrest that in revenge she set fire to the mill, which was…
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