Open Verdict Fire at Kurri Three Shops Damaged
That the evidence placed before him of how the are originated, whether accidental or otherwise, did not enable him to say, was tho verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1929
760 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 38
Lightning Blaze Factory Razed in 15 Minutes Explosives Plant Sydney
Fire destroyed, an. explosives factory In Leichhurdt in about is minutes to-day. It was a hard job for the fireman to prevent the names…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coffin Factory Fire at Camperdown Sydney
The factory of Wood, Coffill, Ltd., undertakers, in Marsdon-street, Camperdown, was the scene of a fire this afternoon. The blaze is believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District "Mystery Fire" Inquiry at Kurri Open Verdict
Mr. J. T. Richards, Coroner, held an inquiry at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday, concerning the fire at Kurri Kurri on July 29, when Mrs. J. Boxsell's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Secret Tests Fire-proofing Fabrics Young Chemist's Process London, August 18
The "Daily Express" says that a group of industrial magnates, in a strong-room in a Liverpool office, witnessed secret tests of a remarkable method of rendering…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Outbreak of Fire
A fire broke out in the dwelling of Mr. W. Searle, of Ladysmith, West Wallsend, at 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and before the brigade arrived the contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Queensland Fire Brisbane
The most disastrous fire in the history of the town of Gayndah occurred at 4.30 o'clock this morning. Twelve business houses were demolished. The damage in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire and Explosion Leichhardt Thrill Sydney
Believed to be due to the fusing of electric wires, a fire broke out at the premises of the Australian Lithyte Explosive Company, at Leichhardt, to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Four Burned Boarding House Fire MELBOURNE
Four people received burns when Broome's guest-house, at Lake Entrance was destroyed by fire at 4 a. m to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in House Man Committed for Trial Children's Narrow Escape Melbourne
A story of the narrow escape of a child from death, in a blazing bod, was told at the Northcote Court to-day, when William Jackson was charged with maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in School
The prompt arrival of the fire brigade prevented a big outbreak at the Randwick Intermediate High School, Sydney, yesterday morning. When the firemen arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kearsley Police Inquire Into Fire
The prompt action of Mr. W. Neilson, of Kearsley, prevented the destruction of a large number of fowls in the poultry run of Henry Percy Munro, who was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Fire Outbreak in Main-street Coroner's Inquiry
At Cessnock Court-house today. Mr. J. T. Rkehurds (Coalfields Corner) conducted an inquiry into a the which carly on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Guest House Fire Holiday-makers' Narrow Escapes Four People Burned Melbourne
Four men, including two visitors from Sydney, were burned when Broome's Federal Guest House, at Lakes Entrance, was destroyed by fire early to-day. Twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mystery Blaze Historic Belmont House Burnt No Fire Brigade Residents Had to Stand by and Watch
Powerless to help, a large crowd watched an 18-roomed house in Victoria-street, Belmont, and owned by Mr. A. S. Clift, of Singleton, burn to the ground last night. The cause of the fire is unknown, and it is thought that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Fire at Belmont
The [?]roomed home of Mr. A. S. C[?], which was destroyed by fire last night, was one of the oldest in the district, having been built more than 7 years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Breezy Fire Inquiry Open Verdict
The whole of the day was taken up at the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday with the hearing of an inquiry into a fire which destroyed the two-storey building in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lorry Alight Back-fire Starts Blaze
A back-fire is belioved to have been the cause of a fire which damaged a motor lorry, owned by the Newcastle Co-operative Society, in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Huge Fire London
The biggest fire in the history of Hull destroyed the London and North Eastern Railway Company's market building extension, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor 'Bus on Fire
There was great excitement at Pyrment, Sydney, yesterday, when a motor omnibus filled with passengers, backfired and caught alight. The passengers…
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