Miles of Fire. Hawkesbury to Newcastle. Damage on the Lakes
Bush fires were raging all day on Sunday along the coast from the Hawkesbury River to Newcastle. Several houses along the shores of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
886 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 45
Fire at State Mine. Men Endangered by Smoke. Lithgow
Shortly before 8 o'clock last night, a fire broke out amongst a pile of wooden props in the main heading of the State coalmine at Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fiend Tuncurry Threatened. Saved After Strenuous Fight. Miles of Country Ablaze. Forster
The most threatening fire experienced in this district raged yesterday, when the township of Tuncurry was in grave danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Swept by Fire. Large Areas Devastated. Week-end Homes Burnt. Paper Mills Destroyed. Violent Gale Causes Widespread Havoc
Widespread damage was caused by the violent westerly gale and fierce bush fires which raged on Sunday. From the Hawkesbury to Newcastle, and right on…
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Extensive damage has been done around Clarence Town through the bush fires which have been raging, the chief, sufferers being Mr. E. C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral Industry. Bush Fire Organisation. Legislation and Local Efforts. Who Will Start the Ball Rolling?
To combat the bush fire menace, legislation and local organisation is now being considered and the suggestion is made that local meetings be called to…
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The town clerk, in his report at the monthly meeting of the Municipal Council, stated that the local fire brigade appeared to be at a decided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires. Raging in Dawson Valley. Rockhampton
Disastrous fires are raging in the Dawson Valley at Sixaloa, where many farmers have been burnt out, losing all the Rhodes grass in their…
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Disastrous fires are raging in the Dawson Valley at Dixala, where many farmers have been burnt out, losing all the Rhodes grass in their paddocks…
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A chest of drawers, in a cottage in Portland-street, Horsehoe Bend, lately occupied by Mr. G. Winter, was slightly damaged by fire this…
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Kurri's new fire station is taking shape as the days go by. The contractors are making good progress wieth the work, and already the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on Tug. Crew's Great Fight. in Adverse Weather. Colombo, Oct. 18
The captain of the German tug Max Brendt relates the story of a fire aboard compelling the tug to put in to Colombo with a dredger in tow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Raging in Dawson Valley. Rockhampton
Disastrous fires are raging in the Dawson Valley at Sixaloa, where many farmers have been burnt out, losing all the Rhodes grass in their…
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The town clerk, in his report at the monthly meeting of the Municipal Council, stated that the local fire brigade appeared to be at a decided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Paxton. Cottage Damaged. Cessnock
An outbreak of fire partially destroyed a four-roomed weatherboard cottage owned and occupied by Mr. Prior, of Paxton, at 12.15 yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midnight Blaze. Broadmeadow Dance Hall Gutted
Shortly after the dancers left at midnight on Saturday, the Palais Royal Majestic dance hall at Broadmeadow was burned to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Marrickville Policeman's Brave Action
A fire, the cause of which is unknown destroyed the Paton Steel Company's foundry in Denby-lane, Marrickville, on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Good Save. Fire in Sydney. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning in the shop of P.L. Shepherd and Sons, Ltd., merchants, Parker-street, City…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Arson. Fire in Dwelling House. Labourer Remanded. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day, Albert Thomson, 28, a labourer, was charged with having maliciously set fire to the dwelling of William…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ulmarra Fire Business Block Suffers. Eight Shops Burnt Out
Extensive damage was done by a fire which swept half the main business block at Ulmarra early on Monday morning…
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