Mystery Fire. Foster House Damaged. Sydney
Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds done by a fire which broke out on the top floor of Foster House, in Wentworth Avenue. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
428 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 22
Fire Danger on Punts. Inconsistency of Regulations
The prohibition of smoking on vehicular ferries is unanimously approved by all motoring organisations, but the N.R.M.A. points to what it considers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Big Fire at Kyogle. Damage Nearly £60,000. Fifteen Shops Gutted
The prosperous town of Kyogle was the scene of a most disastrous fire in the early hours of Christmas morning, when 15 shops were gutted and the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Township Burnt Out Melbourne
The greater part of the business section of the township of West Warburton (Vic.) was burnt out on New Year's Day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspicious Fire. Strong Odour of Spirits. Firemen Check Spread. SYDNEY
The top floor of Oaks' Building, a three storey structure, at 18-20 Bathurst Street, City, was severely damaged by fire shortly before midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in City Building. Incendiarism Suspected. Sydney
The top floor of Oakes' buildings was severely damaged by fire shortly before midnight last night. When the flames had been extinguished, the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£135,000 Fire. Metters' Building Destroyed. 500 People Thrown Out of Work
Damage, estimated at £135,000, was] caused by a fire which occurred in Metters' Building, a five-storied structure, in Elizabeth-street, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chinese Crisis British Citizens in Danger Squadron Ordered to Fire a Perilous Position SHANGHAI
The Hankow disturbances are due to the small British forces available. The present naval strength consisting of a gun bout, a sloop and a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Mrs. Morton's
On Wednesday night fire destroyed a vehicle shed at the East Armidale residence of Mrs. H. Morton. The property was insured for £[?]…
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A burning fatality occurred at Sarina, near Mackay, Queensland, on Christmas Day. William Paulson, an employee of the Grand Central Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft During Fire. Man Fined at Kyogle
At the Kyogle Police Court, before Mr. Sutherland, P.M., J. F. Brown was convicted of having in his possession at 4 o'clock on Christmas morning in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Crop Fire Who Started It? An Open Verdict ALBURY
The District Coroner of Urana (Mr. F. E. Whitehead) returned an open verdict after inquiring into the Are on Lindsay Crowe's farm, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires
Evidences are not wanting, on a trip to the coast, of the seriousness of the recent bush fires. Every mile or so there has been a fire, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush-fire Victims to Claim £60,000 From Railways
Forbes, Wednesday.—Farmers at Wirrinya held a meeting, after ob-taining legal advice, on their losses by bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£40,000 Fire a Court Sequel SYDNEY
The bush fire which swept the M[?]mbidgee Valley above Wagga on December 10, had its sequel in the Wagga Police Court yeterday…
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A disastrous fire at Dorrigo on Sunday night destroyed two shops. The damage is estimated at £20,000 The recently-formed Dorrigo fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hundred Lives Lost in Theatre Fire Mr. Bruce's Sympathy VANCOUVER
Referring to the [?] at the Laurier movie theatre, at which a hundred lives are believed to have been lost, Mr. Bruce has telegraphed his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sequel to Bush Fire. Man Fined 30/. Sydney
The big bush fire which swept the Murrumbidgee Valley, above Wagga, oh December 10, had its sequel in the Wagga Police Court yesterday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage £20,000. Another Fire at Dorrigo. Sydney
Another disastrous fire at Dorrigo on Sunday night destroyed two shops. The damage is estimated at £20,000. The recently-formed Dorrigo fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Factory at Balmain Totally Destroyed. Sydney
The factory of the Standard Cork Board Institution Company, Limited, Balmain, was practically destroyed by fire last night. The premises were…
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