Nine Nominations Received Vacancy on Board of Fire Commissioners
SYDNEY, Monday:--Nine aldermen have been nominated for the election to fill the vacancy on the Board of Fire Commissioners as the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
607 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 31
Butter Factory Garage Fire. Accidentally Started by Benzine Thief
Two brothers, William Frederick Gordon, 22, and Norman James Gordon, 19, were discharged at Coff's Harbor Police Court on charges that…
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From the "Northern Star" of May 30, 1883: "On the night of Monday, May 28, a destructive fire occurred in Molesworth-street. Premises destroyed…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday: -- Some charred pieces of paper containing the last will of the late Alfred Purkiss, master printer and journalist, have…
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BRISBANE, Friday:-- In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr. Justice Henchman was asked to grant probate of the will of Alfred Purkiss,…
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A fire in a flat in Camden Road, N.W. (London) is believed to have been caused by a dog going too near the grate, getting its coat alight, and…
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One of the most disastrous forest fires in recent years swept southern New Jersey to-day. At least five fire-fighters were killed, one is missing,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →DECORATION Danger of Fire Prohibition in Lismore
[?]ire in a building where a large number of people congregate, and the panic that ensues, is one of the worst…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.--One of the most disastrous forest fires of recent, years swept southern New Jersey to-day. At least five fire-fighters were…
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Information regarding the formation of a voluntary fire brigade at Byron Bay has been received by the Secretary of the Byron Bay and District…
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JERUSALEM, Thursday:--British troops were fired on near Jenin. They returned the fire, killing two Arabs and wounding four…
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SYDNEY, Sunday:-- A fire occurred at Bourke District Hospital to-day, resulting in damage to the operating theatre and sterilising room and plant…
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An open verdict was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. E. L. Vincent, yesterday at the conclusion of an inquiry into a fire which, on April 25,…
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"The premises were destroyed by fire, but bow the fire originated, whether accident ally or otherwise, the evidence does not enable me to say." The foregoing is the text of the verdict returned by the District Coroner, Mr. E. L…
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Ald. W. T. Robinson, Mayor of Grafton, who is the only North Coast candidate contesting the election to fill the vacancy on the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Destroyed by Fire Petrol Storage Shed Follows Explosion Sydney
A storage shed owned by the Texaco Petrol Company on the main road two miles from Wollongong, was destroyed and a large quantity of…
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Sniping and stoning of the police necessitated their retaliating and several rounds were fired on a crowd at Haifa. One was killed and one…
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A motor lorry, owned and driven by Mr. I. Prior, was destroyed by fire on the Alstonville-Pearce's Creek-ropid about 5 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hotel and Two Shops Byron Bay Blaze Damage Estimated at £10,000 Guests Escape Over Balcony: One Seriously Injured Byron Bay
THE Great Northern Hotel, a 35 year old two storey wooden building, and two shops were burnt to the ground early this morning, involving damage estimated at about £10,000. So rapidly did the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire at Byron Bay Great Northern Hotel and Two Shops Gutted Two Men Injured; One With Fractured Skull
In a spectacular blaze at Byron Bay early yesterday morning the Great Northern Hotel, a 35-year-old two storey wooden building, and two shops were burnt to the ground, involving damage estimated at nearly…
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