New Fire Station Stockton's Request
Stockton Council again decided last night to request the New South Wales Fire Brigades Board to erect a new fire station in the municipality…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Fire at Ash's Questions in Assembly. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Connell asked the Chief Secretary:— Has his attention been directed to the report of the Chief Officer of Fire Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Fire Brigade Echo of Recent Fatality Hose-carrier Wanted
Several questions bearing on the recent fatal fire at Lambton-road, Waratah, were asked at last night's meeting of Lambton Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sun Stop-press Scrub Fire
Newcastle firemen were called out late this afternoon to attend a scrub fire in Tyrrell-street. Half an acre of grass and…
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One of the employees of the company, when spoken to at his home at Adamstown last night, stated that there was a flash of fire in the section, followed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charge of Arson Gulgong Fire Loss MUDGEE
A Dover's garage and blacksmith shop at Gulgong, together with five motor vehicles, several sulkies, a harvester, and a drill, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Shops Gutted Big Fire at Dorrigo No Brigade Dorrigo
One of the biggest fires that has over occurred in the Dorrigo district broke out at 2.30 a.m. to-day. Six shops and the Australian Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Metal Works
A message from Warsaw states that a short circuit set fire to the Granat Metal Works, where inter alla fuses and hand grenades are manufactured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fatal Fire Evidence at the Inquest
Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, held an inquiry at Lambton Police Station yesterday, into the death of Mrs. Rhoda Pickard, who was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Fire Sir J. O'Grady's House LONDON, Friday Night
Sir James O'Grady's (Governor of Tasmania) home at Balham caught on fire owing to a defective flue. The contents of the front first floor…
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Late on Saturday night a blazing chaff bag was found beneath the residence of Mr. Kennedy, 22 King-street, Newcastle…
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Nine are dead, 15 injured, and 16 are missing at the result of a fire which destroyed the Lafayette Hotel at Allentown New York…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mount Morgan Fire Severed Buildings Destroyed ROCKHAMPTON
Early yesterday morning St. Elmo boarding house, the A.W.U. rooms, and the town council market building at Mount Morgan were totally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canberra Blaze Sydney
Bush fires are raging on a five-mile front in the vicinity of Canberra. In some places they are very serious. A half gale is driving the flames and if…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grass Fires Outer District Suffers
Serious grass fires were reported to-day from Jesmond, charlestown, Adamstown, and wallsend. The Jesmond fire is said to have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Raging Fires Panic-stricken Stock BATHURST
A bush fire which embraced in its devastating sweep a large stretch of country in the Meadow Flat district was raging all day yesterday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Widespread Bush Fires Canberra and Western Districts Sydney
A message from Canberra states that a serious bush fire is raging in the Federal territory. Fanned by strong wind, the flames are advancing on a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Out of Control Bush Fire at Bathurst BATHURST
The district about Meadow Flat is still in the grip of the fire, which has been raging for two days. It has swept a large area of the countryside,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Wyong WYONG
With a ring of fires around the town, the maximum temperature at Wyong yesterday was 102 degrees. Shire maintenance men were enlisted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canberra Fire Thousands of Pounds Damage City Now Safe Sydney
A special telephone message from Canberra this morning says that the fire there is now well under control. There was very little wind last night,…
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