Queensland Fire Damage Estimated at £16,000
A message from Cairns says that fire in the main street of Marooba (Q.), on Sunday afternoon, caused damage estimated at from £0000 to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 56
Fell Into Fire Old Men Fatally Burned
Walter Skidmore, 86 years, met his death in tragic circumstances at Albury. At 6 o'clock on Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rozelle Fire. Box Factory Destroyed. Sydney
Fire completely gutted the box factory of Leask and Murray at Rozelle, carly this morning. Much valuable machinery was…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Stables Destroyed Fire at Canterbury. Sydney
Stables in Minter-street, Canterbury, were totally destroyed by fire carly this morning. The owner lost £350 in notes which had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Branxton Fire Necessity for Water Supply. Branxton
The disastrous are which occurred here in the early hours of yesterday morning brings home to the general public the urgent necessity for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Timely Discovery. Fire at Trinity Grammar School. Sydney
Nurses attached to the staff of Trinity Grammar School, Dulwich Hill, were awakened about midnight by someone nailing loudly "fire,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raging Inferno. Big Blaze at Branxton Hotel and Three Shops Destroyed Bucket Brigade Does Good, Work Branxton
A disastrous fire occurred early this morning in the "business portion of the main street when the Commercial Hotel and three shops were completely gutted. The places destroyed were Castrisson Bros.'…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Hotel Destroyed. Fire at Gulargambone. Bucket Brigade Saves Other Buildings. Gulargambone
A fire at Gulargambono this morning destroyed the Club House Hotel, and an adjoining cottage, The damage is estimated at more than £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unlucky Family. Home Destroyed by Fire
A shed and its contents, the property of Mr. Lachlan Lang were destroyed by fire at The Forrest, near Wombeyan Caves, on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fire. Aged Woman Victim. Husband Badly Burned
John Ewart, 85 years of age, received terrible burns, and his wife, Medorah, 75 yours of ago, was burnt to death when their home in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Branxton Fire
The inquiry into the fire which occurred at Branxton last week, when five buildings were destroyed, will be held at Branxton on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Campbell's Hill Fire. Coroner's Inquiry
An inquiry was opened by the District Coroner, Mr. D. W. Rood, P.M., at the West Mainland Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Branxton Inquiry by District Coroner
An inquiry was hold at Branxton Court House at 9.30 a.m. to-day by Mr Alex. Morrison, District Coroner, into the disastrous fire on the 9th instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Campbell's Hill Fire. Coroner's Inquiry
An Inquiry was opened by the District Coroner, Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the West Maitland Courthouse on Monday afternoon into the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Unlucky Family. Home Destroyed by Fire
A shed and its contents, the property of Mr. Lachlan Lang, were destroyed by fire at The Forrest, near Wombeyan Caves, on the 12th inst,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Narrabri Shop and Dwelling Destroyed
Fire completely destroyed a shop and dwelling in Maitland-street, Narrabri, owned and occupied by F. McMahon, second-hand dealer, early…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Theatre Fire. Boys Plead Guilty to Charge
Two boys, aged S and 11½, pleaded guilty at Campsle Police Court to having set fire to the Bankstown Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Branxton Fire. Absence of Water Supply. Coroner's Comment
The District Coroner, Mr. Alex Morrison, held an inquiry at Branxton on Friday into the cause of the fire which occurred at Branxton in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Fire. Aged Woman Victim. Husband Badly Burned
John Ewart, 85 years of age, received terrible burns, and his wife, Mederah, 75 years of age, was burnt to death when their home in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gutted by Fire. Shop at Cessnock. Cessnock
A four-roomed weatherboard shop in 116 Vincent-street, Cessnock, occupied by James Parker, fishmonger, was gutted by fire at 2.30 yesterday…
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