FIRE. Cottage Destroyed
The four-roomed dwelling of Mr. Edmund's, on Aberdeen road, was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon last. The fire started from a flare from…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
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Kurri's New Fire Station
Kearsley Shire Council has received notification that the Board of Fire Comm[?]oners have accepted the tender of Mr. A. Howarth, of…
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The Lane Cove ferry steamer, Lady Edeline, about to land passengers at Goat Island about 10.30 O'clock last night, run aground…
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The steamer Castlemoor, which arrived at Adelaide on Sunday, with a fire in her two holds, has been beached…
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Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Thomas Orchard, in Francis-street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Petrol Ignites Friction Causes Blaze at Laundry
Petrol burst into flames at the Federal Laundry, New South Head-road, Double Bay, as the result of friction from being brushed swiftly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woolloomooloo Fire. Some Narrow Escapes. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning on the ground floor of a shop occupied by Peter Leete, tobaconist, in Forbes Street Wolloomooloo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hospital Threatened. Bush Fires at Bellingen. Bellingen
A series of bush fires has been raging during tho most few days in the Bellingen district. At one time the flames almost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Myall River Timber Coy.'s Sawmill, Tea Gardens
A big fire occurred early on Friday morning, when the Myall River Timber Coy.'s Sawmill was totally destroyed. The fire was apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires in Bellingen District. Sydney
A series of bush fires have been rag ing during the past few days in the Bellingen district. At one time the flames almost surrounded tho local…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Petrol Ignites Friction Causes Blaze at Laundry
Petrol burst into flames at the Federal Laundry, New South Headroad, Double Bay, as the result of friction from being brushed swiftly…
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Early on the afternoon of 7th inst the broom factory of Mr. E. B. March, in Anzac-street. West Maitland, was destroyed by fire…
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The steamer Castlemoor, which arrived at Adelaide on Sunday, with a fire in her two holds, has been beached…
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A quantity of furniture In the waggon of a goods train, consigned by the Commonwealth Bank, Innisfail, was destroyed by fire on 6th…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Woman Burned Fire at West Wallsend
Mrs. Agnes Tonkins, living at Ladysmith, near West Wallsend, was burned about the buck of the head, back, and arms, on Saturday…
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A fire which broke out on Thursday night in the furniture factory of Mosses O'Dwyer and Brom, Cleveland-street, Redfern, threatened the Congregational…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fused Wires Set Thames on Fire. Firemen in Gas Masks. London, Sept. 9
An unusual five occurred last night underneath the Thames Embankment. The electric light cable carried in a tunnel under the footpath, fusing…
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A fire broke out in one of the dormitories at the Lochinvar Convent yesterday morning. The building and its contents were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Extensive Damage at Bourges. Paris, Sept, 16
Fire destroyd the whole of a quarter of Bourges, insting all night. The damage is estimated at a quarter of million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Lochinvar Convent
A fire broke out in a building at the rear of Lochinvar Convent on Sunday morning, between half-past 10 and 11 o'clock. The building contained a…
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