Fatal Fire. Pennsylvanian Disaster
ALLENTOWN (Penn.), Sunday.--The Lafayette Hotel was burned down last night. It is known that 11 persons were incinerated, while five others are…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
1,375 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 69
Aeroplanes Destroyed. Disastrous Fire
WASHINGTON, Monday. A fire broke out at Boiling Field, an army aviation station, and destroyed nine aeroplanes, 12 motors, and a hangar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Redhead Explosion. Fire Damp and Gas
Newcastle, Tuesday.--It is stated that during the course of an inspection of Redhead Colliery yesterday, a great quantity of fire damp and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Tragedy Peculiar Discovery Perth
When a bush fire destroyed a house at Marylands on Wednesday, it was believed that the occupants, Mrs. McCammey and William Ward two elderly people, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Open Verdict. Two Sydney Fires
SYDNEY, Wednesday. An inquiry into the Tires which occurred at 36 York Street, City, on August 20, 1913, and November 28, 1925, when the…
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The inquiry into fires which occurred at 36 York-street, city, on August 20, 1913, and November 28, 1925, when the premises occupied on each occasion by Frank…
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Bush fires are raging practically throughout Victoria. Railway communication with many of the affected areas has been suspended. Many houses have already succumbed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Raging Outbreak at Canberra Sydney
A message from Canberra states that bush fires are raging on a five mile front beyond the Murrumbidgee. Half a gale was driving the fire towards the confluence of the Cotter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heat Wave. Sweeps Over the State, Bush Fires Raging with Devasting Results
SYDNEY, Friday.—Another heat wave has swept over N.S.W., and high temperatures have been recorded. The maximum reading in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Heat Wave Experienced in Sydney. Many Bush Fires. Damage Threatened on Murrumbidgee
SYDNEY, Thursday. Heat wave conditions were experienced in Sydney to-day, the temperature reaching 101 degrees at 1.10 p.m. A southerly came…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Raging on Five-Mile Front on Murrumbidgee. Great Pine Plantations Threatened. SYDNEY
A message from Canberra states that bush fires are raging on a five mile front beyond the Murrumbidgee. A half gale was driving the fire towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cottage Destroyed. Blaze at Fairy Hill
A cottage situated at Fairy Hill, occupied by Mr. S. H. Caisley, and owned by Mr. G. L. Whitehead, togather with the whole of the con-…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. Four business premises were destroyed by fire at Forbes yesterday morning The damage is estimated at £6000…
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An inquiry into the big fire at Dorrigo last week was conducted by Mr. A. C. Newman, who, after hearing lengthy evidence and inspecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burglars Fire Houses. New Zealand Gang's Work
WELLINGTON, Thursday. Burglars who entered five residences at Christchurch last night, set fire to two of them, but the brigades prevented their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bank Notes Burned a Cairns Blaze. House and Contents Destroyed. A Big Loss. CAIRNS
Bank notes to the value of £127 were destroyed in a fire, which practically demolished a house occupied by Mr. J. L. Beresford…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smoky New York Resembles London Effect of Coal Strike Looking for Fires (Reuter.) New York
New York city, famous for its clearness of atmosphere, is now undergoing a radicals change, due to the coal strike. Householders, offiice buildings, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burned to Death Woman's Fate at Lidcombe. Dress Catches Alight from Copper Fire
SYDNEY, Thursday. Mrs. Munro (53), of Lidcombe, was burned to death when her clothing caught fire while she was attending to a copper at her home…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--A heat wave was I experienced during the week. Thursday saw no less than 17 fires occur in the vicinity of Parramatta. Thirty calls…
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Melbourne, Friday.--Heavy rains in southern Victoria have quelled most of the bush fires. Though many homes were destroyed and thousands of…
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