Fire at Gowrie Bridge
Members of the local Fire Brigade were called out at 2.30 a.m. yesterday to a fire at Gowrie Bridge, portion of the old woodwork beneath the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 49
Sawmill Destroyed Blaze at Upper Lansdowne
While a social was in progress at Upper Landsdowne, near Taree, an outbreak of fire occurred at McLanghlin's sawmill…
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The driver of a train passing over Gowrie Bridge about 2 a.m. on Wednesday noticed that portion of the under-structure was burning. He…
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Fire alarms at the four extreme ends of Kurri were installed at Kurri yesterday…
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Mrs. Carl, a resident of Coogoo, was awakened early in the morning by a crackling sound and smoke pouring into her room…
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Damage to the extent of between £400 and £500 was caused by a fire which broke out in Hand's timber yard at Cronulla at an early hour…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Perilious Voyage. Refugees Run Gauntlet of Heavy Fire. Shanghai, Sept. 27
Seventy-five foreign refugees successfully reached Hankow from Chungking on the upper Yangtse river, after a perilious voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terribly Burned' Curtains on Fire. Woman in Critical Condition. BRISBANE
While carrying a kerosene lamp through a doorway at her residence. at Ipswich, last night, Mrs. J. S. Rea accidentally set fire to some curtains…
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A fire broke out in the operating box in the picture theatre at Charleville. The audience became very excited…
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An outbreak of- fire, which occurred at the sample warehouse of Aliens' Sweets, Limited, in Parker-street, Haymarket, Sydney, late on Monday night,…
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When a high explosive charge failed to go off at O'Shannessey weir near Melbourne, two workmen approached the spot to see what was wrong and…
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A fire occurred at midnight on the premises of Pastrycook's Limited, Northcote. The damage is estimated at £4,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Wagga. Caused Wilfully. Man Fatally Burnt in Act
The police magistrate (Mr Bibson) conducted a lengthy inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire in Webb's shoe store, Bayliss-street,…
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The Wagga police magistrate concluded his inquiry on Wednesday into the circumstances of the fire in Webb's shoo store, Bayliss-street, Wagga, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clothing Caught Fire
Mrs Alice Victoria Goodwyn, of North, Bendigo (Vic.), was washing clothes in the yard of her home, when her clothing caught fire. She rushed…
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A fire broke out at 4 o'clock this morning in Allen Taylor's timber yard, Pyrmont. The flames were subdued after damage estimated at £1500 had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Theatre. Excitement at Charleville
A fire broke out in the operating box in the picture theatre at Charleville. The audience became very excited,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire. Damage at Northcote. Melbourne
A fire occurred at midnight on the premises of Pastrycook's Limited. Northcote. The damage is estimated at £4,000…
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"When a high explosive charge failed to go off at O'Shannessey weir near Melbourne, two workmen approached the spot to see what was wrong and…
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White carrying a kerosene lamp through a doorway at her residence, at Inswich, last night, Mrs. J. S. Rea accidentally set fire to some curtains…
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