Fire Station
The officer in charge of the Lismore Fire Brigade (Mr. R. Skinner) expects to receive a visit from the Clerk of Works to inquire into a matter…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
1,223 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 62
Fire at Lismore
Early on Monday morning a fire destroyed two cottages at North Lismore, one owned by Jimmy Nutta Singh, and the other by Rhan Chund,…
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A telegram from Denman states that during a recent storm at Old Yarrawa, a lightning flash struck a galvanised wire fence and cut one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grabs Fire and Lightning
A telegraph from Denman states that during a recent storm at Old Yarrawa, a lightning flash struck a galvanised wire fence and cut one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Interest Fire at Tenterfield
There was a spectacular confiagration of Tenter field last night, when a saw-hill situated near the railway station was totally destroyed. Practically the…
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Lightning played pranks during a storm at Palmer's Channel, on the Lower Clarence. It struck three trees, one each standing close to the homes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Interest Fire at Tenterfield
There was a spectacular conflagration at Tenterfield last night, when a sawmill situated near the railway station was-totally destroyed. Practically the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Ship Bunker Coal Burning
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The steamer Trelick arrived at Newcastle from the Gulf of Mexico with her bunker coal on fire. Frantic efforts are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JUMPED 20 FEET To Escape From Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--William Wilson had a narrow escape when his shop at Cronulla was destroyed by fire early this morning. He found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Played with Fire Blew Flames From Mouth Man Receives Fatal Bunns
SYDNEY, Wednesday, John Rogan (18), mel his death under peculiar circumstances how to blow the out of…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—John Rogan (18), met his death under peculiar circumstances at Canowindra. He was demonstrating how to blow fire out of…
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Bush fires yesterday interrupted Lismore's telegraphic communication with Sydney. The fires were oil the southern, side of, Tamworth. A…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday:--Intense heat caused many bush, fires in the metropolitan area. The most serious occured at Bankstown, where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sawmill Burnt Tenterfield Blaze Hose Would Not Reach Tenterfield
Mr. P. Ryan's large sawmill was totally destroyed by fire last night just before midnight and although the fire brigade arrived it was only to find…
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The five-roomed residence of Mr. C. G. Smith, Broken Head, with its contents were destroyed by fire yesterday. Mrs. Smith and family are at…
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LONDON, Tuesday:--One of the biggest fires in Edinburgh of recent yean destroyed the bankers' clearing house, which is on the north side of St…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Fire Eater" Meets His Death Sydney
John Rogan met his death in peculiar circumstances at Canowindra. He was demonstrating how to blow fire out of his mouth by getting a mouthful of…
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