Fires All Around How the Kurri District Fared Last
Kurri Kurri was surrounded by bush fires last Sunday. It was an awful day with the heat, dust and smoke and many homes were in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
886 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 45
Inquiry Myall River Timber Coy.'s Fire
At Tea Gardens on Tuesday Oct. 2nd, an inquiry was held concerning the fire which destroyed the Myall River Timber Coy.'s sawmill at Tea…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Bush Fires Settlers Burnt Out
Extensive bush fires which are raging on the Darling Downs caused much damage in the Jandowne district. Several settlers have been burnt out, and others…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Coalfields Many Bush Fires. Collieries in Danger
The coalfields were swept by the full force of the fierce westerly gale, and were enveloped throughout the day in dust and dense smoke from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sydney Blaze. Fire in Adams' Buildings. Firemen's Good Save. Sydney
Damage estimated at more than [?]2000 was done by fire in Adams' Chambers, Elizabeth-street, city, early this morning…
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During the week-end fires raged on several Webber's Creek properties, and with a hurricane westerly wind blowing all day Sunday it was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Factory Blaze. Another Outbreak at Paddington
A fire broke out at six o'clock on 5th inst in a three-storied factory in a lane off Oxford-street, Paddington, only 200 yards from yesterday's…
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A fire broke out in the garage of the Rev. Ayscough, Church of E[?] rector, yesterday. The outbreak was extinguished before any damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Blaze of Red. China's Nationalist Revolution. Shanghai, Oct. 9
Strict precautions will be enforced within the foreign concessions owing [?] to-morrows' celebration of the anniversary of the outbreak of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kyogle Fire Timber Mills Destroyed
Scocombe's timber mills at Kyogle were destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The damage is estimated at £10,000. It is not known how the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Fires. on Toowoomba Range. Farmers' Heavy Losses. Toowoomba
Serious bush fires are sweeping parts of the main Toowoomba Range. Last night the flames were burning fiercely. Thousands of acres…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Nambour £10,000 Damage
A fire, which broke out in the business portion of Nambour (Q.), resulted in damage estimated at £10,000. This is the seventh time within five…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Soldiers' Memorial Hall. Destroyed by Fire
The Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Euchareens near Orange, with the contents, including a player piano, numerous rolls, a motion picture…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Colliery Fire Miners Race to Safety
The insistent clanging of the firebell and the ringing of underground alarms struck fear into the hearts of miners working in the State Coal Mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Fire Petrol Laden Steamer. Capetown, Oct. 5
The steamer Beaubassln, with 14,000 cases of petrol aboard, is on fire at Port Louis, Mauritius. A tug is pouring water on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cremorne Fire. Block of Shops Destroyed. Sydney
Damage estimated at £10,000 was done to a block of shops at Cremorne this morning. The firemen were hampered by a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Aeerdare Six-roomed Cottage Destroyed. Cessnock
A six-roomed weather board cottage occupied by James McNaulty, at Aberdare-road. Aberdare, was completely destroyed by fire at 2.30 this…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Factory Fire £30.000 Damage Redfern Residential. Area Endangered
Damages estimated at £30,000 was done at Redfern on Saturday afternoon, when the Coronation Box Factory in Abercromble-street, was laid…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bed on Fire. Dangers of Cigarette Smoking. Sydney
Leslie Goodman, 28, a farmer, residing at Miller's Point, was severely burned about the face, ar[?] and hips early this morning owing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Six Persons Injured. Collapse of Wall. Factory Fire at Paddington
In a sensational fire, which broke out at Paddington on the 4th instant, six persons were hurt by a wall collapsing and falling into the…
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