Disastrous Blaze. Fire at Petersham. Extensive Damage. Sydney
[?] which began in the premises of Joseph Boss and Son; pastrycooks and bakers, of Parramatta-road. Petersham; soon after midnight…
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Fires & bushfires, 1925
714 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 36
The Menace of Grass Fires
In view of the enormous quantities of dry grass which will be present in all parts of the Riverina in the hot months, and the great danger from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cessnock Fire. Occupants' Narrow Escape
At 3.27 on 7th inst. a fire was discovered at the residence of Arthur Picton, Cornish-street, Ryder's Estate, Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Disastrous Fire. Silver Peak Mine Badly Damaged
Silver Peak mine, situated at the side of Round Hill, about tour miles from Broken Hill, took fire late on Sunday afternoon. The timber in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire at Grammar School. Boys Escape in Night Attire. Melbourne
Between seventy and eighty hoys escaped in their night clothes when Cuthbertson House, one of the buildings at the Geelong Grammar School, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woolwich Arsenal Outbreak of Fire. Gas Mask Factory. LONDON, March 5
Thousands of people watched the flamed of a fire which started in a tailor's shop at Woolwich Arsenal and spread to a factory. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bush Fire. Beaten Out by Picnickers. Melborne
A bush fire near Beaumaris yesterday threatened widespread devastation, but the flames were beaten out by a large number of picnickers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Pokolbin
A large two-stores building used for housing machinery and bay was destroyed at Ben Ean vineyards, Pokolbin, on Saturday night. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrow Escape. Fire at Aberdare. Cessnock
Mrs. Margaret Hurst and her daughter had a narrow escape when the cottage in which they are living at Aberdare, caught fire early Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire (By Telegraph.) Melbourne
A bush fire near Beaumaris yesterday threatened widespread devastation, but the flames were beaten out by a large number of picnickers arid others,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Vineyard Big Pokolbin Blaze
About a quarter to eleven o'clock on Saturday night a fire occurred in a large two-storey building on "Ben Eau" Vineyards, Pokolbin, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze at Guerie. Five Business Places Destroyed
Five business places worn destroyed by fire at Guerie early Monday morning. As no water was available the fire brigade, which turned out,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shed Destroyed by Fire
At about midnight on Saturday a large shed, belonging to Mr Alex. Lawrence, and situated at tho rear of his cottage in Pitt-strct, was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Petersham
Damage to the extent of £10,000 was done when a fire, which broke out in the promises of Joseph Boss and Son, pastrycooks and bakers, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Aberdare Inmates' Narrow Escape
Shortly after 5.30 on Sunday morning an alarm was given at the door of the Cessnock Fire Station and the brigade, under Sub-Station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Singletons. Hay Shed and Contents Destroyed
A large shed, belonging to Mr. Alex, Lawrence, and situated at the rear of his cottage in Pitt-street, was destroyed by fire about midnight on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Arson Alleged Shop Fire at North Sydney. Increased Insurance. SYDNEY
Alfred Tickett, aged 42, a grocer was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day charged with having maliciously set fire to his shop…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tokio's Troubles. a Great Fire. Tokio, March 18
Tokio this afternoon was the scene of three conflagrations, one of which in the neighbourhood of Uyene station has already destroyed more than five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House on Fire. Woman Lying in Pool Blood
When informed by telephone that a man was burning house down in Brunswick, [?] the police rushed to the place in a police motor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Voluntary fire Brigade
A further meeting of the above was held in the Rink on Tuesday evening last, when the Mayor (Aid. Millard) presided over quite the…
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