Gerogery Annual Meeting of Bush Fire Brigade Mr. A. J, Hafner Reelected President
The annual meeting of the above was held in the Gerogery Hell on Monday night. There were present Messrs. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires & bushfires, 1929
191 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 10
Hotel Destroyed by Fire
A disastrous fire destroyed the premises known as the Tooleybue Hotel, Tooleybue, which has been a landmark in the district for many years. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Hot One Fieldsman on Fire
During the Blayney Neville (N.8.W.) cricket match on Saturday last a hard hit ball struck a Neville fieldsman on the pocket…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Ball Strikes a Building. Brisbane
A large fire bail struck the top of John Hicks and Co.'s building, severely damaging it. The force of the explosion rocked buildings a quarter of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Wahgunyah P. O. Mail Bags Destroyed
Three mail bags, together with their contents of mall matter, were destroyed by fire white lying in the mall room at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at the Commercial Hotel a Stable Building Gutted
The fire bell rang out a sharp alarm a few minutes before four, yesterday afternoon, aud quickly turned Lachian Street into a scene of much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"A Fool's Paradise" Wahgunyah's Predicament No Means of Combating Fire
"You living in a Fool's Paradise," were the words used by Mr. W. H. Langdon on Monday night last when addressing a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Brigade
The second meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade was held in the hall on Monday night. Those present were Messrs, A. J. Hafner (chair), S…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Albury Hair Dressing Saloon Burnt
About midnight on Sunday a fire broke out in the shop portion of the hair dressing saloon of R. A. Roy in Kiewa -street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensible Arrangement Wahgunyah and the Corowa Fire Brigade
As a result of the business done at an adjourned public meeting held in the School of Arts, Wahgunyah, residents within the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Knotty Point Firebreaks and Bushfires
An interesting point was raised at a meeting of the Walbundrie Bushfire Brigade meeting when D. G. Cross desired to know the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Residential Sydney
When a residential at Marrickville was destroyed by fire early this morning, the inmates barely escaped with their lives. The proprietor lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade Meeting at Gerogery
A meeting of the Building, Committee of the Gerogery Bush Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday night last, when there were present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Farm at Wodonga Good Work by Youthful Fire Fighters
A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon last on Mr. M. Martin's property, on House Creek, about three miles from Wodonga…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Lachlan Street a Shop Gutted
The firebell rang out a long and vigorous alarm at 2.10 on Saturday morning when the reflection of flames, could be seen coming from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Bush Fire Grass, Firewood and Fencing Destroyed Outbreak at Wangaratta
With the temperature over 90 degrees on Monday, and a strong wind blowing, the first grass fire of the season broke out about a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Fire Walla Vale School Burnt Building and Furnishings Destroyed Incendiarism Suspected
The Walla Vale School, situated about five miles from Walla Walla, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams Miners and Police Clash at Rothbury. Police Fire on Miners. One Fatality Reported. Sydney
Shortly after daybreak this morning a big body of miners raced into Rothbury colliery. The police used their batons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Queensland
Serious bush fires are raging in the Samford district (Queensland). The whole of the valley between Highdale and Mount Nebo is in flumes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires at Narandera
The fire brigade was called out three times on Saturday evening last at Narandera. The first call was to an outbreak in an unused room at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →