Narrow Escape Big Blaze at Parramatta. Woman and Fireman Injured. Sydney
A fire broke out about half-past one o'clock this morning, in the shop of Frederick Nicholson, a second-hand dealer, at Parramatta. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
911 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 46
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 9 →Smatr Save. Fire in Chemical Factory
A serious outbreak of fire in the buildings occupied by the Thistle Chemical Product Company, in Day Street, near Bathurst Street, Sydney,…
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The Minister for Agriculture, gave a reply in the Assembly to-day, to the questions asked by Mr. Bull regarding the settlors who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Wheat. an Employ Res 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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Fire completely destroyed a five-slorey store and packing plant at the flour mill of Mungo Scott, Litmited, at Summer Hill, Sydney, early ,on Thursday…
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Seventy acres of standing crop and 300 bags of wheat were destroyed by fire on the farm of L. De Mamiel, near Howlong, yesterday. Fences on…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Birmingham Fire. Father's Tragic Ordeal. London, Jan. 14
A tragic ordeal marked the inquest into the Birmingham fire. Charles Podley, exercising the utmost self-control, identified the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Mill. Building and Plant Gutted. Railway Engines Blamed. Sydney
Damage estimated at £75,000 was caused by a fire at Mungo Scott, Ltd., Flour Mill, in Summer Hill, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Maniac. Six Futile Attempts. Fires in Melbourne
After repeated unsuccessful attempts to burn down some of the largest business houses and theatres in Melbourne a "firebug" on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Fire Engines for Coalfields
Weston and Abermain fire stations. Which are at present only equipped with hand reels and hose, are to be supplied with motor fire engines,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sydney. Charge of Arson Preferred. Sydney
Edwin Laffin, 21, printer, appeared before the Central Court to-day on a charge of having maliciously set fire to a shop, of which he was in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Extent of Commissioners Liabilities
Commenting upon a resolution by the last Farmers and Settlers' conference that the Railway Commissioners be responsible for fires caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Compensation Asked for Damage. Sydney
Sir Thomas Henley drew the attention of the Premier to the comments of a magistrate at Tettenham when he ruled that the Crown was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenty-Mile Blaze
With the temperature about 107 degrees, 500 men foughta bush fire 1S miles from Junee. The fire was on a 20 miles front, and did considerable…
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Hon. W. Bennett M.L.A., has been informed by Mr T. J. Smith, chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners, that the Board has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Maniac Six-storey Building Destroted
After repeated unsuccessful, attempts to burn down some of the largost business houses and theatres in Molbourne, a "firebug," on Sunday started a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Abermain Widow's Cottage Destroyed. Adermain
At 2.15 this morning, a fire occurred in a weatherboard house off John and Elizabeth Streets, Old School Hill, the property of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Fire. Damage Estimated at £16,000. MELBOURNE
Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which broke out at the boot factory and tannery of Hugh Thompson and Sons, Collingwood,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Maniac in Melbourne. SIR A. Cooks' Loss. Melbourne
After repeated unsuccessful attempts to burn down some of the largest business houses and theatres in the city a "firebug" to-day started a…
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