LOCAL & GENERAL Fire in Member's Flats
Extensive damage was caused by a fire which broke out yesterday afternoon in a block of flats owned by Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
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Bush Fires. Claims Against Railway
Ab a sequel to the bush fires which broke out at "Wirrinya on December 10, landholders who suffered losses at Wirrinya, Ooma, Pinnacle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wrongly Blamed Railway Engineers and Bush Fires. Commissioners Allege Many Causes. SYDNEY
It was ascertained to-day that the Railway Department will accept no responsibility for bush fires, unless It has been proved beyond doubt that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Granstand Fire
The damage caused by the fire in the grandstand at the showground is estimated at £1,300. The building was totally destroyed. £1,000 of the…
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On December 28, when the minds of the people were centered upon the flood, for the waters were receding and the creeks and low lands were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drought, Fire & FLOOD Australia's Climatic Extremes
New South Wales has recently passed through three periods of vicissitude which are characteristic of the peculiar extremes to which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Ball People Terrified Victorian Visitation
Terrifying and irresistible a fire ball swept over Mandurang South (Victoria) last week. In its wake it left a trail of flame…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dungog Fire Brigade the Year's Work
Captain G. A. Dom[?]kins of the local Fire Brigade submits the following returns for fires during 1926: There were 9 calls for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sawmill Fire. Inflammable Materials in Building
At an inquiry into a fire which destroyed a sawmill at North Rockhampton, it was stated that after a blaze a petrol tin caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire M.L.A's. HOME
On Tuesday last at 2 p.m. a fire started in the shingle roof of Hon. W. Bennett's residence at Mosman, Plumbers had been engaged at work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Fire. Rubber Works Destroyed. Melbourne
A fire early this morning destroyed the greater part of the new Standard Rubber Works at Richmond. The damage is estimated at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lively Xmas For Cessnock Fire Brigade Calls for 1926. I
While members of the Cessnock Brigade, along with ethe everage citizen, doubtless had a Merry Xmas, it is an undisputed fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fires. Railways Blamed by Graziers
The Graziers' Association has written to a number of its local committees asking whether they can give specific instances of the starting of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney's Fire Metters' Building Destroyed. Big Blaze Causes £135,000 Damage
A fire occurred in Metiers' Building, a five-storied structure, in Elizabeth-street, Sydney, shortly after 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Constables' Pluck. Dash Through Fire
Mrs. Ellen Inglis was overcome by smoke and fumes when her home in Williamstown (Vic.) was destroyed by fire, and would have been burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigades. Sydney's Record Year
A record number or fires occurred in Sydney during 1926, the damage amounting to many hundreds or thousands of pounds. The alarms of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Shops Destroyed Vi[?]gest Country [?] Fire
In an hour's fierce fire a block of shops at Stanhope (Vic.) was destroyed, and the damage caused is estimated at least £30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →George Street Fire Premises Severely Damaged
Premises occupied by Forresters, robe and for specialists, at 430 George-street, Sydney were severely damaged by fire early on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dungog Fire Brigade Past Year's Work
Mr. G. A. Dombkins, captain of the local fire brigade, reports that during the year 1926 the brigade had had nine calls, the majority being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Wheat. an Employees Allegations
The district coroner of Urana (Mr. F. E. Whitefield) returned an open verdict after inquiring into a fire on Lindsay Crowe's farm on the…
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