Volunteers and Compensation Fire Fighters Cannot Benefit Sydney
According to the Workers' Compensation Commission now sitting at Parkes, a workman who risked his life, in helping to fight the bush fires which…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
911 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 46
Trapped by Fire. Child Fatally Burned. Father's' Rescue. Rockhampton
Trapped in the bedroom of a blazing house. Mollie Bechley, aged three, sustained fatal injuries, while her father, in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cessnock Fire. Inquiry by Coroner. Narrow Escape of Occupants Cessnock
At Cesshock Court House to-day, the District Coroner (Mr. G. Brown) held an inquiry into the fire which destroyed the dwelling occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Cessnock. Woman's Plucky Action. Cesssnock
Due to the plucky efforts of her next-door neighbour, a fire which broke out in the residence of Mrs. E. Ward, 2 Bridge-street, at 11.10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Blaze. "Truth" Buildings Alight. Firemen Wear Respirators. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning in the basement of the "Truth" buildings, King street, City. So dense was the smoke that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dropped Match Causes Fire
A frantic search with-matches for a bottle of brandy to relieve a child of convulsions caused the residence of Mr S. Langford, in Broken Hill, to be…
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A disastrous fire occured at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Poile last Friday morning, resulting in the complete demolition of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home Destroyed. Belmont Road Fire. Newcastle, Tuesday
A house and furniture, the. property of Deletrus,. .Gladys, near Devil's Elbow, on the Belmont Road,wore burned lost night, while the…
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The bush fire season is about due now, so that a word of warning to the careless may not be out of place. One farmer mentioned on Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burned in Petrol Fire
Harold Goodry, a motor driver, of Alexandria, was refilling his petrol tank at a garage near his home on Tuseday evening, when the petrol burst into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Sydney "Truth" Buildings Alight
A fire broke out early on Tuesday morning in the basement of the "Truth" buildings, King-street, Sydney. So dense was the smoke that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensation at Double Bay School Balls of Fire
Two big red balls of fire, accompanied by blue sparks, which followed a terrific crash when lightning struck electric light installations, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arson Charge. and Story of Attempted Suicide. Inquiry Into Pitt-street Fire
Robert Craig, aged 19 years, a tailor, was committed for trial on a charge of arson, at the conclusion of an inquiry by the Sydney Coroner…
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A four-roomed weatherboard cottage occupied by John W. Partington, on Neath Road, was destroyed by fire at 8.25 a.m. yesterday…
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At 5.30 p.m. yesterday the Cessnock Fire Brigade was turned out to a false alarm, from the box at the corner of Mount View and Wollombi…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Neath
The Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to Nealth at 6.25 a.m. on Thursday, and on arrival at Neath found the four-roomed residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Alarm System
Recently the Cessnock Municipal Council asked the Board of Fire Commissioners to instal the telephone fire alarm system in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weston Fire Station Boards Visit
Matters in connection with the proposed alterations to the Weston Fire Station will be dealt with by the Board of Fire Commissioners when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Neath Pig Farmer's Home Destroyed
Early yesterday, morning, at Neath, a four— roomed weather board and occupied by Mr. John William Partington, pig farmer,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plane Destroyed by Fire. London, Oct. 14
The captain of the Baren Droeoht wirelesses that the plane "Amerioan Girl" was destroyed by fire while being salvaged, and…
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