Fire At Flat Tops House and Contents Burnt
Mr. W. Brewer, of Flat Tops, was a heavy loser through a fire which destroyed his house and furniture on Thursday night last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1926
970 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 49
Fire at Stanford Cottage Totally Destroyed FOR 1d. in the £
A brilliant conflagration on the heights of Stanford Merthyr, to the south-east of Kurri Kurri, on Friday-night at 8, proved to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Scone. Work of Shop Breakers. BETWEEN £5000 AND £6000 Damage. Safe Dynamited and Rifled
A disastrous fire, caused by shopbreakers, occurred early yesterday-morning, when the contents of the preraises of H. Garside & Co. was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires North Coast Again Menaced. Terrific Heat. LISMORE
The North Coast distrirt is again threatened by an outbreak of disastrous bush fires. Last night an outbreak occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trains Delayed. Railway Bridge on Fire
A timber bridge on the northern railway line between Liddell and Ravensworth stations caught fire about 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mill Destroyed. Fire Near Milton. Milton
Damage estimated at over £3000 was done when a fire wiped out the Redhead timber mill, upon which the small village of Redhead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Another Outbreak on North Coast (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The North Coast district in the vicinity of Lismorc is again threatened by an outbreak of disastrous bush fires. Last night an outbreak occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robbery and Fire
The general store of H. E. Garside and Co. at Scone was broken into or Sunday night and the safe blown with gelignite. About £40 was stolen. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire At Cessnock
An outbreak of fire occurred amongst a quantity of rubbish at the rear of Mr. E. A. Caffin's shop at the corner of Vincent and Cooper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bullet in Head. Constable Fires Three Shots
When George Leslie Wedd (38), of Preston, broke away from the Preston (Vic.) watch-house, he wa pursued by a constable who fired three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL & GENERAL Fire Alarm
The West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out to a grass fire at the railway goods shed yard at a quarter to five yesterday afternoon. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fires. Teamster's Narrow Escape. Bullocks Stampede for Safety. Sydney
Disastrous bush fires continue to rage throughout the country. At Bungabee, near Lismore, a bullock driver named Graham was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mill Gutted by Fire £3000 DAMAGE (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Damage estimated at over £3000 was done when a fire wiped out the Bedhead mill, Milton, upon which the small village of Redhead depended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Nearly Trap Bullocky
Disastrous bush fires continue throughout the State. In the Bungabee district, near Lismore, a bullock driver named Graham was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Denman. 30 Men Stop Further Out-breaks
A bush fire started at the edge of the Denman common, near Mr. Day's slaughter yards, on Tuesday morning. It is thought that the mixed train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires Near Muswellbrook
Fully two hundred acres of grass and fencing were destroyed by fire on "Overton" and "Karoola" on Tuesday afternoon. The dense volume of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alarm of Fire Burning Rubbish Causes Scare
At 10.15 on Tuesday nigh the Fire Brigade received a call of fire to the Coliseum in Vincent-street. On arrival there the only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigades Bill. Defeated Clause to De Restored. Sydney
It is understood the Government intends to endeavour to restore the clause in the Fire Brigades Act, which was [?]ated in the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stanhope. Bush Fire
The residents of Mitchell's Flat and the surrounding district have suffered much anxiety since 2nd instant, through bush fires. A spark…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Forestry Damage by Bush Fires
Officials of the State Forestry Department (Q.) expressed the opinion that the current year was the worst over experienced by the department…
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