False Fire Alarm Queer Sense of Humor
It's queer sense of humor that prompts an individual to get a fire brigade out on a false alarm. On Sunday evening, at about 7.30…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 49
Disastrous Fire. Raging in South African Mine. Capetown, Aug, 17
News comes from Johannesburg that a disastrous fire is raging in the seventh level of the Brakpan mines. Two natives are dead and 22…
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Shortly after midnight a disastrous fire broke out in Lamb-street, Murgon (Q.) destroying four shops and their contents. The occupants of…
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As very few additional subscriptions have been received recently to the victorian bush fires relief fund, it has been decided to close the fund…
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Mr F. A. Tuck, divisional inspector at Newcastle for the New South Wales Fire Brigades, was in Singleton on Thursday and yesterday, when, he…
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Shortly after midnight a disastrous fire broke out in Lamp-street, Murgon (Q.) destroying four shops and their contents. The occupants of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Inspectors Visit to Singleton. Singleton
MR. F. A. Tuck, divisional inspector at Newcastle for the N.S. Wales Fire Brigades, visited Singleton on Thursday and Friday, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. Raging in South African Mine. Capetown, Aug. 17
News comes from Johannesburg that a disastrous fire is raging in the seventh level of the Brakpan mines. Two natives are dead and 22…
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The West Maitland Fire Brigade received its first call for some months on Saturday evening. About 5.30 it was called to the residence of Mrs…
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The East Maitland Fire Station is to be equipped with a Garford-Hale fire engine of a class similar to that stationed at West Maitland. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extensive Damage. Fire in Brisbane
Damage estimated at £290,000 was done by an outbreak of fire in Ernest Baynes' grandstand at the Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane. The fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sires of the Season. Maori Chief and Rock Fire
The trotting sires, Maori Chief and Rock Dove will stand the season at Woodville and travel the surrounding districts at a fee of £3/3/[?] Maori…
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As very few additional subscriptions have been received recently to the Victorian bush fires relief fund, it has been decided to close the fund…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wax Boils Over. Blaze in Painter's Shop. Sydney
Norman Hielman, 29, a painter, of Hurstville, was severely burned about the face and arms while trying to extinguish a fire which broke out in his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankstown Fire. Garage Destroyed. Sydney
A fire which broke out in the garage of thomas Brennan, at Bankstown, early to-day severely damaged four motor buses and a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fire. Queensland Outbreak
A fire broke out in the bottom level of the old Aberdare Colliery at Borehole, Blackstone. Fire has caused trouble at the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Destroyed. Disastrous Fire at Many Peaks. Brisbane
The Royal Hotel, at Many Peaks, in the Rockhampton district, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The post office adjoining, was saved with…
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An old four-roomed cottage, which was unoccupied, was destroyed by fire at Muscle Creek on Wednesday. The building was owned by Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Set Fire to Dwelling. Sentenced to Twelve Month's Gaol. Sydney
Thomas Marray, who has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of having set fire to a dwelling in Botany Road, with intent to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wax Boils Over. Blaze in Painter's Shop
Norman [?]elman, 29, a painter, of Hurstville, was severely burned about the face and arms while trying to extinguish a fire which broke out in his…
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