Liquor Destroyed Big Melbourne Blaze
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Thousand's of pounds worth of damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the cellar of Harb[?]ttle and Coy., in St. James…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
902 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 46
Spectacular Fire Burned on Waterfront Hoboken
The Clyde Steamship Company's steamer Seneca was burned, probably beyond salrage, and two piers destroyed when a spectacular fire swept the waterfront. Many…
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New year was ushered in last night in the city with plenty of noise, but no larrikinism. Thousands of people remained in the city until the…
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Sydney, Tuesday. -- Victorian bush fires are said to have been responsible for damage estimated at more than £150,000…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.— Reports from Wangaratta state that farmers had an anxious time on Saturday owing to outbreaks of bush fires, which…
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HOBOKEN, Friday.—The Clyde steamship Seneca was burned, probably beyond salvage, and two piers were destroyed, when a spectacular…
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Fire completely destroyed the box factory owned by Dean and Lewis at Mascot to-night. The inflammable nature of the contents made a spectacular blaze, which…
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Damage to the extent if over £30,000 was done yesterday morning when a block of buildings occupied chiefly by Wilcox, Moffilin. Ltd., hide, skin, and wool merchants, and…
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TOOWOOMBA, Saturday.— Each New Year's night it is the practice of the Toowoomba Fire Brigade members to entertain their friends at dinner,…
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While the altar at St. Nicholas' Rowan Catholic Church, Tamworth, was lining prepared for benediction immediately after the second mass yesterday a heavy branched…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.—Damage to the extent of more than £20,000 occurred about 3 o'clock yesterday morning when a block of buildings,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The great heat of yesterday morning is supposed to have caused a fire in one of the windows of tho premises of A. Saunders,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Tragedy Four Children Perish Oil Stove Accident Girl Runs Back to Her Death Distracted Mother London
Four children. whose ages ranged from four to 17 years were burned to death when fire destroyed a cottage of Mr. Haigh, a nightwatchman, near…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- Victorian bush fires are said to have been responsible for damage estimated at more than £150,000…
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Reports from Wangaratta (Victoria) state that farmers had an anxious time on Saturday owing to outbreaks of bush fires, which were fanned by strong…
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Many farmers have teen burnt out as the result of bush fires in Victoria. Damage is estimated at £150,000…
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The great heat of Sunday morning in Sydney is supposed to have caused a fire in one of the windows of the premises of A. Saunders, jewellers, in…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Constable Blanch saw smoke pouring from a restaurant in Darlinghurst at three o'clock this morning. He promptly summoned…
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The steamer Niagara which arrived at Auckland brought further particulars of the fire which broke out on the schooner Doris Crane between Fanning Island and Honolulu…
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Gin and whisky valued at several thousands of pounds, were ruined in a fire in the cellar of Messrs. Harbottic and Co's premises, in St. James Place,…
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