French Forest Fires
It is reported from Paris that 20,000 acres of forest have been destroyed by fires following prolonged drought in the Alpes Maritimes and the Var…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1927
484 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 25
Fire Engine for Weston
A modern fire-engine will be installed at Weston next Monday. The citizens have consistently urged the necessity of a fully-equipped…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires in Alps Big Loss of Property PARIS
Twenty thousand acres of forest have been destroyed by fires, following a prolonged drought in the Maritime Alps…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Gosford Six Shops Burnt. Sydney
A disastrous fire which broke out at Gosford early this morning completely destroyed six business premises. The buildings that were destroyed were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Fire Spectacular Blaze £1500 DAMAGE
Flames leaping skyward from one of Cessnock's eminences at about 11 o'clock on Saturday marked the destruction of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£200,000 FIRE City Block Gutted Sydney Blaze Flames Leap Lane SYDNEY
A block of buildings bounded by three streets was destroyed last night. The flames leapt across a lane and caused considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Fires in France
There have been fresh outbreaks of fire north-cast of Marselles. Fanned by the wind, they were gathering ground, and troops were called out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charred Body Mysterious Barracks Fire Gunner's Death London, Sunday Night
with a revolver lying on his chest, the charred body of Gunner Thomas was found after a mysterious fire, which destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£200,000 Blaze
General view of the devastation caused by the fire which destroyed a number of building at the intersection of Elizabeth and Goulburn-street on Sunday night. The damage is estimated at £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Riviera Fires
It is reported from Paris that there have been new outbreaks of the Riviera fires. The police are searching for a woman and three men in a mysterious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain of Shells Nankin Under Fire Few Casualties Search for Lost Pressman NANKIN, August 20
To-day's evening "Hate" from field artillery and a five-inch railway gun was supplied by the Northerners firing on Lion Hill, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Fire Draper's Shop Gutted £3330 DAMAGE Early Morning Outbreak
Crawling on their hands and knees through blinding smoke, and at the same time dragging their hoses to the seat of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Returned British Warship in China Nerves at Nankin Northern Attack Pending NANKIN, August 21
The Tuck Yah, a Jardine boat which was fired on by troops on the river bank, returned to Hoochee, and later was escorted by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Forest Fires
Giving evidence at the inquiry into the forest fires which caused enormous damage in the Alpes Maritimes and Department of the Var last week, the chief of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Cessnock
The Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out yesterday at 6.30 a.m. to a fire in Mr. Les Ellis' drapery business in Vincent-street. The alarm was given by miners…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Everlasting Fires
Few regions are more remarkable than those near the Caspian Son. The waters of this sea once stretched far north and joined the Arctic Ocean, but now, after…
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About 11 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in some straw in a packing case in a narrow lane off Newcomen-street, between Hunter ad…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Forest Fires
Radio-equipped airplanes are being used in the United States and Canada as forest fire-fighting equipment. Aircraft hovering over the vast woodlands of the West…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Maitland
A small fire broke out in a hedge, at the residence of Mrs. Wolsten-holme, Sempill-street, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Fire Early Morning Outbreak Cottage Saved
Noticing smoke and flames emerging from the side of a four-roomed cottage, owned and occupied by Mr. Thomas Daniel Webber, in…
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