New Fire Station
The Board of Fire Commissioners advised the West Maitland Municipal Council that the fire protection of the district has been reviewed, and in this…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
886 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 45
Fire at Berry Park
Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in an unoccupied dwelling on Mr. Edstion's farm at Berry Park. The building was used…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragic Fire. Seven Buildings Destroyed. Trangie
A fire in Dandaloo Street. Trangle totally destroyed seven shops and dwellings, besides damaging the Royal Hotel. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spectacular Fire Fanned By Fierce Gale Heavy Damage at Cessnock. Cessnock
In the midst of a nor-westerly gale blowing at 60 miles an hour, the Cessnock Publishing Company (publishers of "Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Fire. Five Houses Gutted
A disastrous fire occurred at New Farm, in Brisbane, on Wednesday afternoon. Five dwelling-houses, including a two-storey boarding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Auburn Articles Saturated with Kerosene
The police are investigating a fire which occurrod on Monday night at the residence of Waltor Stone, of Auburn. Wlion the outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gulargambone Fire. "Gilgandra Weekly" Office Damaged. Gulargambone
Damage, estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire at the "Gilgandra Weekly" office. The brigade saved two adjoining buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Trangie Seven Shops and Dwellings Destroyed. Sydney
A fire at Trangie this morning totally destroyed seven shops and dwellings, besides damaging the Eoyal Hotel. The loss is estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Blaze. Another Outbreak at Paddington. Sydney
A fire broke out at six o'clock this morning in a three-storied factory in a lane off Oxford-street, Paddington, only 200 yards from yesterday's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outbreak of Fire
A fire occurred at 431 High-street, West Maitland, at 2 o'clock this morning, where Mrs. E.M. Wookey, is carrying on a confectionery and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire in Main Street Printing Office and Billiard Saloon Gutted. North-West Gale Makes Blaze a Raging Inferno. Firemen's Grim But Successful Fight to Save Other Property
Fanned by a gale with a velocity of something like 60 miles an hour, a fire which broke out in the Cessnock "Express" Office, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, quickly enveloped the building, and spread to the tobacconist's shop and billiard room next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Persons Injured. Collapse of Wall. Factory Fire at Paddington
In a sensational fire, which broke out at Paddington on Thursday afternoon, six persons were hurt by a wall collapsing and falling into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Cessnock Two Buildings Burnt/ Out
At an oarly hour on Wednesday tllG premises of the Cessnock 1 üblishmg Company and the adjoining building occupied by Harold Means…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Fires. Cessnock
Cessnock Five Brigades received calls yesterday and to-day to a fire which occurred in the sawdust at Gould Bros. old sawmill, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Brigade Sports
A meeting of the Maitland Fire Brigade to discuss the proposal for the United Fire Brigades' sports in aid of the Maitland Hospital will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trangie Fire. Seven Buildings Destroyed Trangie
A Fire in Dandaloo Street, Trangie totally destoyed seven shops and dwellings, besides damaging the Royal Hotel. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Fire Wall Collapses; Six People Hurt
In a sensational fire, which broko out at Paddington on Thursday afternoon, six persons were hurt by a wall collapsing and falling into tho street. Four wero…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gulargambone Fire. "Gilgandra Weekly" Office Damaged. Gulargambone
Damage, estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire at the "Gilgandra Weekly" office. The brigade saved two adjoining buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Orange. Building Destroyed. Main Shopping Centre
A building known as Flynn'R Corner, at Orange, the busiest portion of the main shopping centre at the corner of Lords-place and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Extensive Damage. Fire at Sugar Refining Works. Sydney
Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by the five which broke out at the works of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. at Pyrmont late last night…
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