Missing Sovereigns Lamancha Fire Motive LONDON, Wednesday Night
A Dublin message states that there have been startling developments in the Lamancha fire, suggesting robbery, as one of the motives…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 29
Coalfields' Fire Brigades
As a result of a visit of the Board of Fire Commissioners to the South Maitland coalfields recently, Mr. J. Brown, administrator of the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Bush Fires' Fund
The conduct of those who have undertaken to disburse the £140,000 of public money subscribed for the benefit of bush fires sufferers has been, and still is, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Japanese Forest Fires
It is reported from Tokio that forest fires, which started on April 14, are now spreading to all the hills around Kobe, including the famous resort, Rokkosan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Historic Houses and Fire
The recent series of fires at country mansions has prompted the remark that the loss falls rather on the nation than upon the owner, as both the buildings and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Fighters Tighe's Hill Celebration New Appliance
The installation at Tighe's Hill fire brigade's station on Saturday night of a motor hose carriage of up-to-date type,' and capable or travelling 50…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fire in Brisbane Twenty Firemen Injured Damage £120,000 BRISBANE
Damage estimated at £120,000 was done by a fire which this morning destroyed the State Joinery Works and Messrs. Hancock and Gore's sawmills, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incendiary at Work Epidemic of Fires in London Fighters Overcome London
FOUR firemen were rendered unconscious and many, were affected by fumes in fighting a fire in the subterranean brandy vaults…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer Copra Cargo Ignites LONDON
A fire, believed to be due to spontaneous combustion, broke [?] on the Norwegian vessel Tricolor. [?] Sydney, which was loading copra at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kurri. Destructive Fire
The residence of Mr. William Richards, together with its contents, was destroyed by fire last night. The outbreak occurred at a quarter past eleven, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£8000 FIRE Canowindra Shops Burnt CANOWINDRA
Early yesterday morning a serious fire occurred in the centre of the main street of Canowindra, when four buildings were destroyed. They were the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sydney Sydney
Dense smoke issuing, which enveloped the laneway, was the first intimation of a fire which broke out in the Boomerang tea and luncheon rooms in Hosking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Water Cessnock Fire Rate
A protest on behalf of the residents living in an area where no water is laid on, being charged fire brigade rates, was received from Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Recent Country Fires
The numerous recent disastrous fires in country towns is causing great concern to the big insurance offices, and it is felt that the time has arrived when definite…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →NIGHTY-NIGHT Before the Dustman Comes the Fire Engine
Uncle Wiggily and his muskrat lady Housekeeper, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, were eating breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow, one morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Newcastle Joinery Factory Blaze
A fire broke out last night in a two-storeyed building of wood and iron, off King-street, Newcastle, where recently a joinery business was conducted by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fanned by Wind Firemen's Good Save Newcastle Fire
When the fire brigades arrived at the outbreak of fire int he two-storey building in Lauer'lane, off King-street last night, attention was…
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A room at the rear of a house occupied by Mr. William Roach, at Hannell-street, Wickham, caught fire last night, but little damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lauer'a Lane Fire
The building owned by Mr. Robert Gibson, in Lauer's Lane. off King-street, which was destroyed by fire on Sunday night. is insured in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train on Fire Southern Hold-up Goods Trucks Burnt Sydney
Express trains travelling to and from Sydney were delayed last night between Jerrawa and Yass Junction, owing to seven trucks of a goods…
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