State Forests. Damaged by Fire
Extensive bush fires have been raging in the Taree district during the past few days, and much damage has been done to fencing and grazing…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 49
Fire Engine and Boy Cyclist
Yesterday morning, about 9 a.m., the local fire engine, while out on a practice run, collided with a youthful cyclist named Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney Sixty Cars Burnt
In an hour and a half fire swept through a big building at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Commonwealthstreet, Sydney, on Friday night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Care Burnt. Big City Fire. £60,000 DAMAGE
The big building at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Common-wealth-street, Sydney, was the scone of a disastrous fire which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Botany Officer Burnt to Death Buried Beneath Blazing Timber (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Station Officer Morris, who was in charge of Botany division of the Fire Brigade, was burnt to death to-day while fighting a fire at Fowler's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Newcastle. Newcastle
The heat was very oppressive to-day, and the thermometer was well into the nineties by 1 o'clock. Bush fires are burning in many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Last Rites. Fire Officer's Funeral. Sydney
Tho funeral of Fire Station Officer, Frederick William Morris, who met his death at Fowler's tannery, Botany, on Monday, was largely attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades. the Amending Bill. Second Reading Debate
The seeand reading of the Fire Brigades (Amendment) Bill was moved in the Legislative Assembly by Air. Lazzarini, the Chief Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Botany. Wool Combing and Spinning Works. Valuable Machines Damaged. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning in the works of the Colonial Wool Combing, Spinning, and Weaving Co., Ltd., Botany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boatsheds Burnt. Yarra Bank Blaze. £10,000 Damage. Melbourne
A fire which occurred after midnight destroyed the boatsheds of the Richmond Rowing Club on the Yarra banks, together with the buildings of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athens Excited. Communists Fire on Police. London, Oct. 20
An Athens mesage states that the excitement over the elections is intense, the Yellow press sensationalising the situation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades. the Amending Bill. Petersham Alderman Perturbed
The proposed reconstitution of the Board of Fire Commissioners, ag set forth in the Fire Brigades Amendment Bill, was discussed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Westerly Gale. Bush Fires Near Newcastle. Newcastle
A heavy westerly gale raged yesterday, and to-day and in many places along the line between Cardiff and Gosford, bush fires broke…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Factory Blaze. Damage at Marrickville
A disastrous fire out last night at the furniture factory of W. Bass, in Cowper street Marrickville, Despite the efforts of the firemen the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Boatsheds Burnt. Yarra Bank Blaze, £10,000 Damage Melbourne
A fire which occurred after midnight destroyed the boatsheds of the Richmond Rowing Club on the Yarra banks, together with the buildings of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clarence Town. Destructive Fire
Clarence Town residents were treated to an awe-inspiring spectacle on Friday evening, when a large store and dwelling occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cars Burnt. Big City Fire. £60,000 Damage
The big building at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Commonwealth. Sydney was the scene of a disastrous fire which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Last Rites. Fire Officer's Funeral. Sydney
The funeral of Fire Station Officer, Frederick William Morris, who met his death at Fowler's tannery, Botany, on Monday, was largely attended…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boy Injured. Knocked Down by Fire Engine. Cessnock
Samuel Horne, 12, son of Mr. Sam Horne, auctioneer, of Cessnock, was knocked down by the fire brigade engine whilst exercising this…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire on Steamer. Burning Cargo Jettisoned. Outbreak During Cyclone
One hundred tons of burning cargo were jettisoned from the British-India steamer Janus, on which a fire occurred on 13th instant, when…
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