Change of Wind Holds Up fire
Had it not been for a sudden change in the breeze late yesterday afternoon, a fire which broke out in grass land on the western boundary of Albury…
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Fire at Top of Colliery Cessnock
A fire this afternoon destroyed portion of the pit top structure of the Elrington Colliery near Cessnock, which is owned by the B. H. P. Co. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Camden. Oaks Hotel Destroyed. SYDNEY, Friday noon
The Oaks Hotel, at The Oaks, near Camden, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The inmates were compelled to flee clad only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf Links Fire Damages Fence
A grass fire on the western boundary of Albury golf links late on Thursday afternoon damaged portion of the fence, much of which will have to be renewed. Fireman N. Eustace spent a hot time fighting the blaze…
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On Monday afternoon the Ravenswood Station homestead at Mossgiel, was destroyed by fire, together with the contents. The cause is unknown,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Hotels Destroyed by Fire One an Historic Building Sydney
The historic Oaks Hotel at The Oaks was almost completely destroyed by fire early to-day: Four men and 11 women guests who were awakened by Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Destroys 44 Houses Big Dromana Blaze Holiday-makers Driven Out Yallourn Also Menaced Melbourne
In the worst fire for years, 44 houses were destroyed at Dromana to-day. The fire is thought to have started…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade’s Work Was Easy
Shortly before 10.15 o’clock last evening, Albury Fire Brigade was summoned to McLennan’s store in the C.M.L. Building in Dean st., where an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£15,000 City Fire Man Later Arrested Desperate Fight to Quell Flames Sydney
A desperate fight was made early to-day by 50 firemen from six brigades to quell a blaze which occurred in the Sydney Arcade, King and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fires
In a disastrous fire at Dromana on Sunday, 44 houses were destroyed, the damage being estimated at £40,000. Most of the buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Finley House Destroyed
A fire occurred in Finely on Saturday evening about 8 o’clock, when the house and contents belonging to Mr. D. Coulter, in Coree street, were completely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Fire in Peel St. [?]ment
A fire broke out in an allotment of land off Peel street in the vicinity of the Albury golf links yesterday afternoon, and burnt fiercely in briars and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →T He Heat Wave. in Victoria. Widespread Fires. More Than Seventy Houses Destroyed
A climax to the worst drought for 25 years, and marking the hottest day of the season (109.6 in Melbourne) on Sunday, bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liner with 300 Passengers Aboard on Fire London, Jan. 9
The liner Remutaki, which was en route to Auckland from Panama with 300 passengers aboard has wirelessed from the South Pacific that a fire had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sequel to City Fire Young Man Before Court Sydney
Harry Oleinikoff, aged 24, chiropodist was charged at the Central police court to-day with having on January 7 entered the shop of Josephine Pty. Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →L atest About Victoria. Missing Number 75. Fires Show No Signs of Abating. MELBOURNE, Tuesday Noon
The disastrous forest fires in Gippsland show no signs of abating but, on the contrary, appear to be increasing in intensity. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ten Shops Destroyed £15,000 Fire in Sydney Arson Suspected Sydney
There was a sequel to a fire which occurred in the Sydney Arcade yesterday morning, when Harry Oleinlkoff, 24, chiropodist, was charged at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-Day's Wires. F ires Continuing. Two Fire Fighters Burned To Death. MELBOURNE, Monday Night
In a bush fire at Glendale, last night, two Forestry officials, Chas. Demby and John H. Barling, were burned to death. A sudden change…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Foresters Die Fighting Fire Both Trapped by the Flames Black Week-end in Victoria Many People Are Homeless MELBOURNE
Two forest officers were burned to death in a bushfire, which they were fighting near Toolangi, late yesterday. They were: Charles Isaac Demby, aged 55, married, of Toolangi, and John Hartley Barling, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfires Blaze Over Victoria Tolmie Ranges Alight. 70 Square Miles on Fire. Homes Destroyed; Towns Menaced. Missing Parties Found Safe. State Covered in Smoke From Murray to the Sea. WANGARATTA,Tuesday
The Toombullup forest fire, which started on December 22, has developed into one of the worst fires ever experienced in the Tolmie ranges. Despite efforts by hundreds of fighters the fire has burned unceasingly. Yesterday is was estimated that 70 square-miles of country were on…
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