Bridge on Fire Trains Held Up Murwillumbah
The passenger train from Murwillumbah to Casino and a goods train were held up for 2½ hours owing to a fire at a railway bridge. The crews…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1927
309 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 13 of 16
Big Fire in Sydney Damage Between £150,000 & £200,000 Whole Block Gutted (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
Damage, estimated at between £150,000 and £200,000, was caused by a fire which broke out at the corner of Elizabeth Street, and Goulburn Street, Sydney, shortly before midnight yesterday. A whole block of buildings, comprising over 20 double-storied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Fire Bug Sensation at Forbes
A sensation has been caused at Forbes by a series of fires at Mrs. Leader's Tattersall's Hotel. The corner held an inquiry last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Burned to Death Old Naval Man's Sad Fate Fire in Hut Binya
John O'Hare, an elderly man, was shockingly burnt in a fife, which destroyed a shack at Yenda, an dhe died at the Griffith Hospital this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Sensation. Resignation of Firemen
It is currently reported that when the Captain of the local Fire Brigade, M. H. Medlyn, and another member, A. McGee, were asked to resign by an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Burnt Out Country Railway Station
A fire destroyed the whole of the railway premises at Wallangarra station, near Tenterfield. The damage is estimated at £18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parkes Fire Brigade Members Resign in Body
This week an officer of Fire Brigade Headquarters, Sydney, arrived at Parkes and paid an official visit to the Municipal Council. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Destructive Fire at Morgan’s Between £2,000 and £3,000 Worth of Damage. Fire Brigade Effects Good Save
Last night at about 8 o’clock an outbreak of fire occurred at Messrs. J. H. Morgan and Co.’s premises at the corner of Kendall and Lachlan…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Destructive Fire at Morgan's
On Thursday night, at about 8 o'clock, an outbreak of fire occurred at Messrs. J. H. Morgan and Co's. premises at the corner of Kendall' and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wanted: a Permanent Man in Charge of Fire Brigade
At Friday’s meeting of the Chamber of Commerce it was decided, on the motion of Messrs. R. P. Donaldson and W. F. Ormiston, that Messrs. James…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Important to Country Fire Brigades
The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N. S. W. (The Hon. T. J. Smith, M. L. C.,) visited Wellington on the 1st September, 1927, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Important to Country Fire Brigades
The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (the Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.) visited Wellington on 1st September, and met the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Fire Brigades Accessibility of Hydrants
The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (The Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.), visited Wellington on the 1st September, 1927,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Fire Brigades. Attention to Fire Hydrants
The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (the Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.) visited Wellington on the 1st September, 1927, and met…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parkes Fire Brigade
The Parkes Fire Brigade has been reorganised by Mr. J. Mead, from Sydney headquarters, and has been busy practising and making themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in Tent Fatality at Narromine (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
When a fire destroyed a tent near Narromine this morning three children suffered from shocking burns, one dying some time later…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cartridge Explodes in Fire Man Shot in Both Legs
As Mr. F. Coughlin, of Grafton St., Goulburn, was sitting in front of a fire he was shot in both legs. It is thought that a cartridge had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Station Site Negotiations Still Proceeding. "Unexpected Difficulty Has Arisen."
The question of the new site for the fire station was mentioned by the Mayor (Ald. Twogood) in his minute presented at last night's Council…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As Hard As Rock Scientific Building Material Checks Fire and Insect Pests
As thousands of property owners know to their cost, too many homes aie built without a thought to the risk of destruction or damage by fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Q. (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
The post office at Mount Usher (Queensland) together with a store, [?]welling, and all contents, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night…
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