Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Fires & bushfires, all years

Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

5 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Setting the Thames on Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

Whenever we say to any one, “He will never act the Thames on fire”we mean, of course that he is not very intelligent or industrious person…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Perpetual Fires

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 2

In many parts of the world there are sacred fired said to have been burning for upwards of a thousand years, Such is the sacred fire of Beheram, reported…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fire

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 1

The weatherboard, cottage in Forbes St., known as "Badgery's Cottage," was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday morning last. The origin of the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Important to Country Fire Brigades

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 2

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…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wool Aust[?] Market Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1927 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers Co—op. Co writes (18/10/27):— The market [?] when…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →