Bush Fires. Beechworth and Wangaratta Districts. Most Serious for Twenty Years
The bush fires in the Bceehworth, and Wangaratta districts have been the most serious for 20 years (says an Albury message.)…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
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Fewer Fires. Fire Brigade Statistics. Comparison with Previous Years
Figures made available by the secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales (Mr. H. M.Webb), disclose that 1927 was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Spectacular Fire Blaze on Hoboken Harbour. Steamer and Piers Destroyed. Montreal, Dec. 30
At Hoboken, the Clyde Steamship Co.'s steamer Seneca was burned, probably beyond salvage, and two piers destroyed, when a spectacular…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fires Rage. Large Areas Swept in Victoria. Homestead Destroyed
Thousands of acres of dairying land were swept by two bush fires that broke out around Wangaratta (Vic.) on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Maitland Fire District. the Annual Return
The annual return of the Maitland Fire District, prepared by Station Officer G. Turner, of West Maitland, states that during the year 1927, 49…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →House on Fire. Owner Badly Burned
Early on Tuesday morning a fire occurred at tho residence of Alex Fairlie in Richmond street, Maryborough (Q,), when the building was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Altar on Fire. Collapse of Candlestick
While the altar at St. Nicholas' Roman Catholic Church was being prepared for benediction and exposition immediately after the second…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Italian Club. Destroyed by Fire. Melbourne
the Italian Club at Babinda Creek was destroyed by fire during the holidays. The outbreak is thought to have been caused by fireworks,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Storm and Fire. Town Under Mantle of Dust
Terrific gales have been raging in parts of South Australia and at Moorook, the velocity of the wind, with its volumes of sand and dust,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Taree. Shop Destroyed. Firemen on Holidays
The first fire in Taree this year occured about 2.45 o'clock on Friday at Mr. Martin McLaughlin's drapery store in the heart of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire on Steamer the "Yarra" at Gizo. Sydney
A serious fire is believed to have occurred on the Norwegian steamer "Yarra," in the port of Gizo, Solomon Islands. The Sydney agents stated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bucket Brigade. Strenuous Fight at Queensland Fire. Electric Wires Fuse
A fire, which is believed to have originated in fusing electric wires caused damage in Queen-street, Ayr (Q.) estimated at nearly £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Alarms Funeral of Glasgow Fireman Delayed. London, Dec. 31
When the funeral of the four Glasgow firemen, who lost their lives at a fire on Monday last, was passing a Glasgow fire station the bells rang…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Extensive Damage Big Fire in Brisbane
Damage estimated at £120,000 resulted from a fire which broke out shortly before 11 o'clock in a big four-storoy building in Mary street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raging Inferno. Great Fires at North Fremantle
A devastating fire occurred early on Monday morning, at North Fremantle, when three acres of buildings were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri Fire District
At the meeting of Tarro Shire Council to-day, Councillor Butler stated that although the areas of Spion Kop, Pelaw Main, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News Allegations at Fire Inquiry
At an inquiry held at West Wyalong into a fire which, occurred in a shop on December 24, the occupier of the shop, Mr. E.J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Board
The West Maitland Municipal Council has decided to nominate the Mayor, Alderman H. Fry, as representative of councils of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fierce Fires. Near Dandenong Ranges. Homes Destroyed and Horses Burnt. Melbourne
Fierce bush fires continue near the Dandenong Ranges. Wide areas have been devastated, a number of homes have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Check. Victorian Bush Fires. Miles of Country Swept. Sydney
The latest news in regard to the Victorian bush fires states that as a result of a cool change, the fires are now being kept in…
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