Fire in Cessnock Damage £6000
At 11.45 last night the fire brigade was called to a large weatherboard building in the centre of Vincent-street, which in spite of the efforts of the brigade, was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1927
484 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 25
Great Fire in Sydney Motor Works Destroyed Sydney
Many thousands of pounds' worth of damage was caused by a disastrous fire which totally destroyed Holden's motor—body works and the Morris Service Station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girls in Peril. Big Darlinghurst Fire £100,000 Damage Sydney
Estimates place at £100,000 the damage caused by a fire at the premises of Holdens", motor body builders, and Williams Bros., last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Inquiry Richmond Vale Fire
Newcastle police are inquiring into the cause of the fire that destroyed a haystack worth about 1000, and a shed valued at £800, at Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small, But Brave Page Boy as Rescuer Hotel Fire London
Climbing to the 60 feet high parapet of the burning Gloucester Hotel, Weymouth, by means of pipes, a page boy, William Dicker, reached…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Expensive Fire GUNDAGAI
Damage estimated at £1400 resulted from an attempt to burn a wasps nest. A young man employed on Mrs. T Scott's place at Tumblong was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stricken Japan Fires Rage After Earthquake Feverish Rescue Work Damage in Big Area Not Yet Known
Japan has again suffered severely from earthquake shocks, which were followed in several cities by fires. The extent of the loss of life is not yet known, as telegraphic communication with the most severely shaken area has…
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In the history of man's use of fire for heating and illuminating can be traced his cultural development from the primitive stages up to the present time,…
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Through the overheating of an oil tank a wood and iron building owned by Henry Lane (Aust.), Ltd., in Clyde-street. Hamilton North, caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Ultimo Sydney
Damage estimated at over £25,000 was caused by a fire which completely destroyed Wright's motor body works in Harris-street, Ultimo, late this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigades' Board Sydney
Mr. Lazzarini, the Chief Secretary, announced to-night the result of the ballot for a representative of the fire brigades on the Fire Brigades Board…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Hamilton Factory Ablaze
About 7.45 o'clock last night a fire broke out in a wood and iron building in Clyde-street, Newtown, Hamilton, occupied by Lane's Patent Rabbit Traps…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Damage Australia House Outbreak LONDON
A fire caused £2000 worth of damage to the Orient Company's office in Australia House. The Orsova model was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Thousand Perish Earthquake and Fire Blow to Russia Loss of South-West Territory Old Treaty Ratified Chamberlain Says Britain is Not Aggressive
Italy's ratification makes effective a treaty already ratified by Britain and France, transferring a large area of Russian territory to Roumania. The British Foreign Secretary denies that the ratification is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Property Burnt Willow Tree Blaze
As the result of an outbreak of fire at Willow Tree railway station at 7.30 on Sunday night, the station buildings, including the ticket office, instrument…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boolaroo Fire Store Stock Destroyed
Contents of a general store, run by Edward Guest, at the corner of Main-road and Third-street, Boolaroo, were destroyed by fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Garage Fire Sensational Story Burglars Suspected Sydney
A strange incident is associated with the fire at Holden's motor body manufacturers, in Darling-hurst last week. A man sitting in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Boolaroo
A fire occurred at an early hour yesterday morning in premises at the corner of Third-street and Main-road, Boolaroo. The front portion of the premises, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cottage Destroyed Kitchener Fire
A two-roomed cottage, owned b[?] Mr. David Emerson, in Richmond street, Kitchener, was destroyed by fire about 10.45 last nigh…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Sydney Sydney
Kelso's tailoring establishment, in George-street, near Bridge-street, was damaged by a fire which broke out shortly after nine o'clock to-night…
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