Disastrous Fire. Wentworth Falls Hotel Destroyed. Sydney
A fire, which broke out in the Wentworth Falls Hotel early this morning, quickly destroyed the building, doing damage estimated at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Incendiarism. Explosion at Woollahka. Fire in Unoccupied House. Sydney
Incendiarism is suspected in connection with a fire which was discovered in an unoccupied house in Grafton Street, Woollahra, this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stranded. Australian Artists in India. Fire at Theatre. Calcutta, Dec. 12
Carl Lawson's comedy company, of six Australian artists, including Mr. Lawson and Hilda Harrington, which has been touring India for 12…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Heddon-Greta
The weatherboard building on the Heddon-Greta station on the South Maitland railway line, was totally destroyed by lire at 3 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suspicious Fire. Police Use Aeroplane for Investigation
Developments are expected to follow the aoreplane tripe of Detectives Harris and Francis to Coduns, on the west coast of South Australia, to…
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About 5 a.m. on Sunday morning the fire alarm awakened Dungog'a sleeping population. In a remarkably short space of time the fire brigade…
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An alarm of fire was given this morning, and with the first strident note of the bell half the populace seemed to flood on to the scene from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Haystacks
At the farm of Mr. Percy Pearsall, a soldier settler, near Lavington, in the Albury district, fire destroyed two hay[?] of 20 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heddon Greta Railway Station. Destroyed by Fire
The Heddon Greta Railway Station was completely destroyed by fire at about 3.30 a.m. on Sunday morning. The origin of the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Fire. Big Petrol Supply Threatened
It took only 20 minutes for fire to completely destroy two-storied building at 141 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, early on Christmas morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Tourist Ship. Passengers Ordered Ashore, Singapore, Dec. 26
Fifty passengers were aroused from sleep at 3 o'clock this morning and ordered ashore in consequence of an outbreak of fire on the liner president…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushfires. Outbreaks Near Wodonga
A fire broke out in the ranges known an Rais' Castic, near Wodenga, Victoria, but after a stronuous fight by volunteers, the outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sussex Street Blaze. Outfitter's Shop Damaged
Maurice George, proprietor of an outfitters' shop, in Sussex Street, was awakened by the crackle of flames early on 21st inst., and found…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Tragedy. Story of Heroism
A verdict of accidental death from carbon monoxide poisoning was returned by the Acting Sydney Coroner, after an inquiry into the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fierce Fire. Big Petrol Supply Threatened
It took only 20 minutes for fire to completely destroy a two-stories building at 141 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, early on Christmas morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Town. Home Destroyed by Fire
At about 2.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon, a fire broke out in the residence of Mr. William pearson. The owner had only left for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspicious Fire. Police Use Aeroplane for Investigation
Developments are expected to follow the aeroplane trip of Detectives Harris and Francis to Ceduna, on the west coast of South Australia, to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Saved From Fire. Sleeping Children. Film Studio Ablaze. London, Dec. 22
Six sleeping children were rescued from a fire which destroyed a wing of a film studio, near Teddington Lock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Fire District
During the year just ending, sixty-two calls to fires were received in the Maitland fire district. There were 59 actual fires, and three calls…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brigade's Save. Big Fire Averted
What would probably have been a big blaze was averted by the fire brigades on Saturday afternoon, when dense volumes of smoke were seen…
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