Going to a Fire. Man Killed; Three Others Injured
A message from Melbourne states that while travelling on a fire engine to a small fire at South Yarra last night, Fireman William Plunkett was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Fire at Gatton. Five Buildings Demolished. Moree Resident Loses Two
A disastrous fire which broke out at Gatton, Queensland, soon after 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, brief particulars of which were given in our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Fires at Narrabri. Brigade's Good Work
The Narrabri fire brigade on the night of March 30 received a call at seven o'clock to a fire which had broken out in the Railway Institute Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mussolini Wounded. English Woman Fires Revolver at Italian Despot Sydney
At Rome a woman fired a revolver at Signor Mussolini, who was slightly Injured. The assailant was an English woman named Violet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire at Walcha. Three Burned To Death
Three men were burned to death at Walcha on Saturday when the boarding house occupied by Miss Mabel Gibson caught fire at 2.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Oil Fire. 10,000,000 Dollars Damage. VANCOUVER
A message from San Luis Obispo, California, says that a loss estimated at ten million dollars resulted at the Union Oil Company's fields on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →$10,000,000 Loss Huge Oil Fire in Canada Sydney
A message from Vancouver says that the loss is estimated at ten million dollars as a result of the Union Companys fire on their old fields last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Oil Blaze Biggest in History. Sydney
A Los Angeles message says that the huge tank oil fires were the most spectacular in the history of the United States. The damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Test Cables. U.S.A. Oil Fires. [?]mage 15,000,000 Dollars. Los Angeles
Reuter's Agency message says [?] huge oil tank fires were the [?]etacular in history. They did [?] amounting to 15 million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Fire Sydney
At Brisbane a disastrous fire early this morning detroyed Hancock and Gores sawmills. The flames spread to, a Public Works factory and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire in Brisbane
A fire at the joinery works and sawmills of Messrs. Hancock and Core, in Brisbane, caused damage estimated at £120,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Wires. Big Fire in South Brisbane. Estimated Damage £100,000. BRISBANE
A disastrous fire occurred early on Sunday morning at Messrs. Hancock and Gore's sawmills in South Brisbane. The flames spread to the Public Works'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forest Fires in America Montreal
A message from Montreal states that, three lives were lost and many injured, with heavy property damage caused by forest fires which are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trench of Fire Indian Fakikr's Extraordinary-feat
An extraordinary story comes from Bombay. A Burmese fakir at Karachi has been demonstrating his ability to walk barefooted on burning…
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The Coroner Mr. E. A. May,. P.M., held an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the destruction of a house by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bush Blaze
A fire broke out on Mr. J. Ferguson's property at [?], 12 miles from Tenterfield, on Saturday morning when a number of residents fought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Newcastle. Sydney
A large fire started at midnight in a furniture warehouse in King street, Newcastle, which is a dangerous quarter for fires. No details had been…
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Damage estimated at £5000 was caused by fire at Mullumbimby when the Literary Institute was destroyed. Nothing was saved, the brigade being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Here and There Fire Brigades' Art Union. Results
The New South Wales Fire Brigades' £10,000 Art Union in aid of the hospitals, ambulances and charities of the State was drawn in the Town Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Melbourne Fire Sydney
At Melbourne, damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire at an early hour this morning to the Upper floors of Aynsleys building in…
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