Whole Block Destroyed Fire at Cooroy
A whole block of buildings in Cooroy, Queensland, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning, and damage is estimated at £10,000…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
524 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 27
Big Timber Fire £120,000 Damage
A fire at the State Joinery Works and Sawmills of Hancock and Gore in Brisbane caused damage estimated at £120,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Catches Fire Sprayed with Burning Petrol
Melbourne.—Arthur Tucker and Baden Astley were burned severely before they could escape from a car, which was burnt near Woodstock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Conspiracy'' Comedy of Village Fire. Lost Key--no Horses
A boy in a stackyard at the Leicestershire border village of Sewatern struck a match, lit a cigarette, and threw the match down…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clothes Catch Fire. Woman Critically Burned. Sydney
Mrs. Purvis was critically burned when her clothes caught fire while she was bending over a gas stove at her home at Arncliffe to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tenacity of Fire
A striking example of the tenacity of fire was forthcoming at Tweed Heads recently, when the debris on the site of the big fire which destroyed a…
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Six shops, two cafes, and the Commercial Hotel at Toogoolawah (Q.) in the Brisbane Valley district were destroyed by fire at six o'clock last…
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A fire took place at 2.45 a.m. on Sunday morning, when a large shod at the rear of a residence in Warialda road, occupied by Mr. J. D. Cannon,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Fire. Cafe Damaged SYDNEY
The Boomerang Care, in Hosking Place, Sydney was considerably damaged by fire last night. But for the speedy arrival of the firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Queensland Fire. Nine Business Premises Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £15,000. Brisbane
The main portion of the Business block at Toogoolawah (Q.) was completely destroy by fire last night. The outbreak occured just at the close of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Queensland Fire. Nine Business Premises Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £15,000. Brisbane
The main portion of the business block at Toogoolawah (Q.) was completely destroyed by fire last night The outbreak occurred just at the close of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tenterfield Bush Fire Horses Burnt Alive. Rain Checks Flames
A fire broke out on Mr. J. Ferguson's property at Tarban. 12 miles from Tenterfield, on Saturday morning, when a number of residents fought the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Indian Riots Police Fire on Crowd Four Killed, Many Injured
A large Mohammendan crowd gathered in Zaknria-street, Calcutta, on Saturday, the scene of furious fighting in the late riots, and commenced stoning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Katoomba Fire. Suspicious Circumstances. KATOOMBA
That three fires discovered in different parts of "Studleigh" residential, Kaloomba Street, early on the morning of April 22 were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alstonville Fire. Many Buildings Destroyed. Newspaper Burnt Out ATSTONVILLE
A fire occurred in the main street early this morning, when a block on the southern side, comprising three shops and two cottages, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dungog Fire. Sawmills Destroyed. SYDNEY
Woods' sawmill at Mon[?] in the Dungog district, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The mill was valued at about [?]1500 and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FIRES! Whole Block Destroyed. Remarkable Escapes. Sydney
A serious fire occurred in the main street of Alstonville yesterday morning, when one block on the southern side of the street, consisting of three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Dorrigo Coffee Palace Destroyed
The Dorrigo Coffee Palace, one of the largest buildings in Dorrigo, was destroyed by fire at an carly hour on Monday morning…
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A disastrous fire occurred in the main street of Alstonville at an early hour on Monday morning. The fire which started at 2 a.m.,…
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