Bush Fire at Ballina Lighthouse Menaced. Ballina
A cigarette butt dropped at a [?] was the probable cause of a big [?] yesterday at first Ballina. It spread for about a mile and crossed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 28
Factory Gutted West Maitland Fire Rapid Blaze
This afternoon a fire broke out in a broom factory in High-street, West Maitland, occupied by E. B. March, and the building was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Gilgandra
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a shop and dwelling occupied by J. Collison, at Gilgandra yesterday morning. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Sydney
Damage amounting to about £1000 was caused by a fire which broken out in a building in Sussex-street, Sydney, occupied by the Whitford Trading Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →S.S. Castlemoor Fire LONDON
A wireless message from the captain of the steamer Castlemoor; which was last reported 1250 miles from Albany with a spreading fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at South Grafton Grafton
A serious fire occurred at South Grafton late last night at a five-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mrs. G. D. Franor, a dresamaker, who is in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Wallsend Outbreak in Kapok
Damage to kapok, estimated at between £15 and £20, was done yesterday afternoon when an outbreak of fire occurred in a shod belonging to Messrs. R. M…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cottage Destroyed Housewife Was Burned Ladysmith Blaze
A three-roomed house at Lady-smith, hear West Wallsend, occupied by Mrs. Tonks, caught fire and was burnt to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Maitland
Mr. E. B. March's broom factory in Anzac-street, West Maitland, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, shortly after one o'clock. An…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bus in Flames Passengers Have Narrow Escape Sudden Blaze Eyebrows of Man in Front Seat Singed
"Save the baby! Save the baby!" This was the cry of women passengers in the stationary Belmont-Swansea 'bus when it bunt into flames this morning at the corner of Scott and Watt streets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Waterloo
Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out at the premises of the United Distributors Wireless Company at Waterloo, on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at West Wallsend Woman Burned
Mrs. Agnes Tonkins living at Lady-smith, near West Wallsend, was burned about the back of the head, back, and arms, on Saturday, while attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Fire Neighbors' Good Work
A good save was made this morning when a fire broke out in the front bedroom of a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Francis-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Tunnel Under the Thames. London
An unusual fire occurred underneath the Thames Embankment at night, When an electric light cable, carried in a tunnel under the footpath, fused, dense…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Risk Underwriters' Ultimatum
Adamstown Council is concerned at the action of the Fire Underwriters' Association in demanding that all water mains in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Redfern
Extensive damage was caused by a fire which practically destroyed Duyer's furniture factory, James-street, Redfern, last night. The inflammable nature of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Swansea Residence Destroyed
A six-roomed weatherboard house owned and occupied by Nurse Cain, and situated near the bridge at Swanson, was, with practically all its contents,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blaze at Convent Bucket Brigade's Good Work
Had it not been for the splendid work of a bucket brigade formed as men came from church at Lochinvar yesterday morning. It is probable that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Steel Works
An outbreak of fire occurred in a small wooden building at the Broken Hill Proprietary's steel works yesterday. The Tighe's Hill fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lochinvar Convent Fire Does Damage
A fire broke out in a building at the rear of Lochinvar Convent yesterday morning, between half-past ton and eleven o'clock. The building contained a…
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