Armed Man. in the Bush. Fires on Police and Civilian. Goulburn
An alarming report was received by Inspector Sinclair, of the Goulburn police, yesterday, concerning the exploits of an armed man…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 49
Sounds to Control Fires
The use of sound waves as fire extinguishers and a weapon in warfare is called a possibility by Mr. Howard Coonley, civilian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Perth. Gas Cylinders Explode
Deraine (butcher's), and Travis's (jeweller's) shops at Bunbury W.A., were destroyed by fire. The explosion of gas cyclinders in Deraine's added…
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Within the last few months the country houses of Great Britain have been visited by a remarkable sequence of disastrous fires. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Sydney. Extensive Damage Done
Extensive damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the premises of the Commercial Insurance Company, at the corner of Pitt and Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Blaze. Grocery Shop Damaged
When headquarters and Hamilton Fire Brigades reached a fire at Mrs. Tudor's mixed grocery business at the corner of Dennison and Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →'Frisco Fires. Worst Since 1906. San Francisco, June 6
A series of fires, which the Mayor (Mr. Rolph) describes as the worst in San Francisco's history since the great fire of 1906, swept a large area of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Perth. Gas Cylinders Explode
Deraine (butcher's), and Travis's (jeweller's shops at Bunbury, W.A., were destroyed by fire. The explosion of gas cylinders in Deraine's added…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Fire Hat Factory Destroyed
The hat factory of Honeybone, Proprictary, at Middle Park (Vic.) was completely gutted by fife. The damamge is estimated at £10,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woy Blaze. Four Places Destroyed. Woman Collapses and Dies. Gosford
A disastrous fire occurred at Woy Woy about midnight, when four shops in the main business part of the township were gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Denman. Large Hayshed Destroyed by Fire
A big fire occurred on the Baerami estate about 5 o'clock on Friday after noon when a huge hayshed, containing some 80 tons of hay, was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boarding House Fire Two Men Seriously Burned
Two men were burned seriously and another fell from the upper story when a fire broke out in a boarding-house at Marton (N.Z.)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the Borda. London, June 14
The P. and O. branch line steamer Borda, from Sydney to London, has put into Las Palmas with fire in her bunkers. The Borda left Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stop Press. Mine on Fire. Big New Zealand Outbreak. Wellington (N.z.)
A big fire has broken out at the Westport Company's mine at Millerton. It in reported that the fire affects the important part of the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Woy Woy Woman Collapses and Dies
A disastrous fire occurred at Woy Woy about midnight on Monday, when four shops in the main-business part of the township were gutted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine on Fire. Big New Zealand Outbreak. Wellington (N.z.)
A big fire has broken out at the Westport Company's mine at Millerton. It is reported that the fire affects the important part of the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blaze of Splendor Success of Felix Club Dance
In a setting that can only be described as a blaze of splendor, the Felix Club held its most successful dance to date at the Church of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne's Meat. Fire May Cause Shortage in Supply. Melbourne
The boiling down works of Sims, Cooper and Coy at Newport were partly destroyed by fire this morning shortly after the night shift had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Blaze. Damage in York Street. Sydney
Damage estimated at over £5000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the top floor of Reld's building in York-street, early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire Hat Factory Destroyed
The hat factory of Honeybone, Proprietary, at Middle Park (Vic.) was completely gutted by the fire. The damage is estimated at £10,000. The…
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