Collier Fire. Damage to Shaft Fittings and Trucks SYDNEY
A fire broke out in the Northumberland Colliery, at Fassifern, in the Newcastle district. The ventilating shaft and wooden fittings above the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Baby Wanders all Night in Fire Swept Countryside
Blackened by ashes, and his grimy little face streaked with tears, two-year-old Leslie Fawcett, who had been missing in…
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Over 20 acres of scrub and trees were burned at Blakehurst, and firemen from Kogarah and Hurtsville just managed to save several…
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A bush fire broke out on last on Wednesday last on Narba, the property of Mr. Los. Boland, and destroyed a large acreage of grass and a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Deliberately Set MELBOURNE
After a fire at R. Fuch's sawmilling establishment at West Melbourne had been subdued by fireman, they discovered evidence of a deliberate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Timber Yard Fire. Melbourne
A stack containing 750,000 feet of seasoned timber was endangered by a fire which caused slight damage to the storage yard of C. Rouch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires Terrific Fire at Coonamble Coonamble
A fire at Coonamble last night destroyed 10 principle business premises including the Hotel Coonamble, Tattersalls Hotel, Bank of N.S.W.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Telegrams Disastrous Fire at Coonamble Forty Business Places Destroyed. Damage Over £2,00,000. COONAMBLE
The most disastrous fire in local history occurred last night at Coonamble, when forty business places in the centre of the town were…
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On Monday last a bush fire was raging from Goohi towards Boggabri and the settlers turned out in full force to prevent its spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →60 Mile Blaze 100,000 Acres Swept by Fire. Forestry Officers' Hard Fight
Back from a battle with one of the elements—fire—after six days and nights of ceaseless vigil, one of the forest rangers returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Town in Blaze MELBOURNE
A fire at Minyip, Victoria, on Saturday night destroyed, five weatherboard shops together with their content besides gutting fa brick hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jockey Runs Amuck Fires Shot at Secretary Sydney
After a Jockey had been disqualified at the Trotting meeting, held at Launceston, he rushed into the jockey's room and fired two shots from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fierce Rioting Troops Open Fire. CALCUTTA
A fierce rioting broke out yesterday following a period of comparative quietness. Troops opened ire on mobs of the Nagdevi district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Timber Fired. Melbourne Waterfront Fire Melbourne
A fire at the Melbourne Waterfront yesterday afternoon destroyed 2000 super feet of red pine and oregon timber. Circumstances point…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Theatre Fire. Sydney
In connection with the fire at the State Theatre in Market Street, it appears that the management received a warning several days ago that an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Timber Fire Perth
A huge fire at Bunning brothers timber yards, at West Perth, did damage estimated at £100,000…
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The Minister for Justice, states that the prisoners at Mila Camp Bombala, who risked their lives in fighting the great bush fires, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town Hall Fire SYDNEY
A fire broke out in the Sydney Town Hall early this morning as a result of the fusing of an electric wire, in some of the woodwork at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Bug at State Theatre 90 Miles of Wire Burnt
The police are enquiring Into. What is considered to have been an attempt to burn down the new State Theatre in Market-street, City, last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pyrmont Fire. Sydney
A fire broke out shortly before midnight last night at the engineering works of Brown and Brown, Ltd , Pyrmont, causing damage estimated…
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