Current Topics Fire Inquiries
The Coroner (Mr. A. Sam) held inquiries this morning into the fires at Petro's and Mr. C. Pascoe's recently. An open verdict was returned in both…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1926
316 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 16
Newsy Notes Fatal Fire
A Woy Woy message states that while fighting the flames which destroyed four shops there on Wednesday night, and threatened to spread…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£10.000 DAMAGE Big Fire at Cudal (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
A fire at Cutlal near Orange, On Sunday, destroyed Garrett's store and contents, and dwelling and furniture. It also damaged the School of Arts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Currajong Street Fire
On Saturday night, shortly after 8 o'clock, a fire occurred in a cottage in the northern end of Currajong St. The building was the property of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire at Boarding House
About 12.45 a.m. on Saturday an outbreak of fire was discovered in the dining room of Mrs. A. McGuiness's boarding house in Broadway,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →£50000 FIRE Factory Ablaze Big Adelaide Outbreak
Damage estimated at between £40,000 and £50,000 was done by a fire in the factory and ppaer store of Messrs E. S. Wigg and Son,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maniac Blamed £26,000 Fire at Geelong Mechanics' Institute
On Monday last the Mechanics' Instiute in Ryrie-Street, Geelong was almost completely destroyed by fire. Only the front portion containing a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Water Pipes in Main Street For Fire Fighting Purposes
Mr J. Frank, Hon Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, has received the following letter from, the Bland Shire Council:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade's Art Union Splendid Result Locally Secretary's Appreciation
The following letter has been received from the Hon, Secretary of the Fire Brigade's Art Union, Sydney:- Fire Station,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sensational Fire at Cadia Man Committed for Trial On Charge of Malicious Incendiarism Town May have been Destroyed (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
The sensational fire at Cadia last Wednesday, when heavy showers of rain extinguished the flames before they reached three thousand pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevention of Forest Fires in U.s.a
As part of its propaganda to create a "forest conscience," and to combat the evil of burning timbered areas for pasture, the United States Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£86,711 RAISED Fire Brigades' Effort
In pouring rain on Wednesday afternoon, at Fire Brigade headquarters the Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair) presented cheques to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canowindra Fire
Another disastrous fire occurred at Canowindra yesterday morning, and as Canowindra has no water supply and no fire brigade, two buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Fires Three in One Night Damage at Davis Estimated at Thousands
The fire bug Is still at large in Forbes, and the echo of tils work was again heard on Friday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Million and a Half Damage Big Fire at French Station Foul Play Suspected (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
A cable from Paris states that foul play is suspected in connection with a huge fire at Dijon goods station. Twenty waggons were destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Canowindra Fire
The interior of the destroyed buildings had been standing about 40 years, hut the frontages had been altered in later years. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coroner's Inquiry Fire in Maitland Street
The District Coroner, Dr. E. F. Fisher, J.P. conducted an inquiry at the Court House, West Wyalong, on Friday afternoon last in to the cause…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Suspicious Fire in Timber Yards (By Wire) Sydney
Police inquiring into a fire at timber yards at Annandale yesterday, are satisfied that there are no suspicious circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Alarm
About 12.30 this morning, the fire bell aroused residents from their slumbers, and on investigation it was found that a fire had started in…
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