Marooned by Fire
To be marooned on the brink of a pr[?]cipice for two hours was the experience which befel a newly-married couple in the Bega district after a blazing tree fell…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
760 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 38
Fire at Kitchener
A four-room weatherboard cottage on the corner of Stanford and Aberdare Streets, Kitchener, owned and occupied by Mr. R. Alley, was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ravaged by Fire Devastation on South Coast Blackened Ruins Gunpowder Explosion at Wyndham SYDNEY
Sensational details are to hand concerning the ravages of the bushfires in country districts. At Pambula, on the extreme South Coast, the fires have raged with marked intensity. Many homesteads and much pasture have been destroyed…
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Boolaroo Fire Brigade attended a grass fire at Speers' Point yesterday, and, aided by a timely storm, succeeded in beating the outbreak out with wet bags. A couple…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shop Fire Electric Iron Blamed Cessnock Inquest
An Inquest was held at Cessnock by the Coroner (Mr. Richards) to-day in to circumstances surrounding the fire which broke out on the premises of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Recurrence of Bush Fires
There were further outbreaks of bush fires in the Taralga district during the week-end, but many volunteers were on the job, and prevented private property…
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Damage running into several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which destroyed the Premier Paint and Duco Works, at Paddington, early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District Christmas Eve Fire at Cessnock
The fire which occurred in the premises of Messrs. Cormack and Lewis, tailors in Vincent-street, Cessnock, on Christmas Eve formed the subject of an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire of Rome Did Nero Fiddle?
The following vivid bit of writing and fine description of the burning of Rome, in the days of Nero, is from "The Life of the Emperor Nero," of which Mr. B. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man for Trial Explosion and Fire SYDNEY
The cause of the explosion and fire which blew the roof off a big shop in Homer-street Eariwood early on the morning of January 2. was inquired…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Danger Keep Telephones Open Bavin's Appeal Sydney
Mr. Bavin has sent a telegram to Mr. Bruce asking that part-time telephone services in the country districts be made available, for longer periods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires
Consideration was given by the State Cabinet yesterday to the question of whether anything could be done in the direction of helping to cope with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Fears Belmont Wants Brigade
Eelmont residents, inspired by the prevalence of bushfires during recent weeks, are moving for the formation of a fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires' Toll Braidwood Blaze Call for Help Sydney
Bushrfires are still burning mighty black tracks across vast country areas. Around Braidwood particularly extensive fires…
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From townships on the Blue Mountains and elsewhere reports continue to tell of big bush fires, property being menaced in many cases. At Mount Victoria on…
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Angus M'Donald, the sole occupier of a weatherboard cottage at Leichhardt, had to make a hurried dash for safety when he awoke to find the place in flames early…
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Glow over a timbered ridge near Echo Point…
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Big bush fires continue to burn along the Dividing Range, and reports yesterday stated that a good deal of anxiety was being felt at Braidwood, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires No Fresh Outbreaks MELBOURNE
Though bushfires are still burning in some parts, the position has been relieved throughout this State by a northerly wind…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gippsland Fires Serious Outbreaks Large Camp Destroyed Melbourne
Bush fires, comparable to three of December, 1926, are raging in Eastern Gippsland, where several families have lost their homes…
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