Purified by Fire
Commenting on the fire which partially destroyed the Bega "District News" office last week, that journal says:—Our editor slept gloriously…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New England · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1926
524 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 27
Hotel Fire. Newcastle
A fire broke out in the Believuo Hotel at 2 o'clock this morning. Several parsons steeping on the first floor above the seat of the outbreak were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heiron and Smith's Factory Fire
It transpires that the fire at Messrs. Heiron and Smith's factory at Marrickville yesterday was due to one of the chemists dropping a tin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush-fire Commission. Victorian Move. SYDNEY
The Farmers' Union at Bendigo carried a resolution urging that a Royal Commission be appointed to investigate causes of bush fires, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Blaze. Eden Flame-Swept. EDEN
A fire which occurred at Eden on Sunday morning destroyed a block of wooden buildings in the main street, including Howitt's billiard…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Eden. Whole Block Destroyed. Sydney
A fire which occurred at Eden on Sunday morning, destroyed a block of wooden buildings in the main street, including Howitt's billiard saloon,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town Wiped Out. Disastrous Fire at Cuilpie, o.d
The Brisbane correspondent of the "Sunday Times" says that the town of Quilpie, the terminus of the railway in Western Queensland, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires. Busy Time Yesterday. Great Damage in the Interior. SYDNEY
Numerous bush fires were reported in the suburbs and surrounding districts yesterday. The fire brigades attended [?] in outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wanted Insurance Money. a Farm Fire. HOBART
Maurice Bransfield (22) a farmer, has been committed for trial on a charge of setting fire to his barn. The accused, who pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bundarra Blaze Shop and Dwelling Destroyed
A disastrous fire occurred at Bundarra this morning when & butcher's shop and dwelling, occupied by Mr. W. Dwyer, was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bash Fires. Settlers Compelled to Abandon Homes. Sydney
Bush firea are raging throughont the North-West coastal districts of Iasmania. Heavy losses of propcrty are Reported, dud many settlers have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in New Zealand. Damage Estimated at £30,000 Sydney
A large fire at a felmongery works at Onehunga (New Zealand) cansed damage which is estimated at about £50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Tingha
A fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Kennewell, in Diamond Street, Tingha, on Monday morning last, resulting in much damage. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Viaduct on Fire
Tamworth railway viaduct caught fire at a spot near where it crosses Peelstreet, at an early hour on Friday morning. The driver of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lanch on Fire. Man Swims Ashore. Sydney
Victor Marclay, of Taree, was proceeding to his oyster lease at Wallis Lake in a motor launch. when the engine backfired and bum into flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Board. Ald. Watson Suggests Its Abolition. Details of Indebtedness Demanded
Al the Armidale Municipal Council meeting on Monday night last, the Secretary, Board of Fire Commissioners wrote: With reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bundarra Fire
The Coroner has decided that an inquiry is not necessary in connection with the Bundarra fire, there being no suspicious circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mail Car Destroyed by Fire
A Wagga message says the Billabong motor mail car was destroyed on Saturday. The car suddenly became enveloped in flames, and the contractor,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Should be Abolished" Fire Board Criticised. 'Absolutely Iniquitous' Charges
"I don't know what Lang is doing. It is one of the first boards he should have 'shot out.'" When he expressed himself thus at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires
Two old-age pensioners, who conducted a small poultry form in Mary-lands, a suburb of Perth, were burned to death during the progress of a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →