Motor Lorry on Fire. Sydney
A motor lorry, which was returning with a picnic party of men, women and children from Lake Casuala, caught fire at Enfield last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1928
252 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 13
Raging Flames. Great Indian City on Fire. Enormous Damage
Fire, which already had caused damage estimated at £6,900,000 broke out among the cotton and wheat stocks accumulated in the railway yards at…
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A fire broke out in a shed on the property of Mr. T. Hallam at Mogo Forest on Saturday night, destroying with it a quantity of machinery, farm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raging Flames. Great Indian City on Fire. Enormous Damage
Fire, which already had caused damage estimated at £6,900,000 broke out among the cotton and wheat stocks accumulated in the railway yards at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Gilgandra
Early the other morning a fire was discovered in the bulk store of Mr. J. J. Collison, at Gilgandra, which quickly spread to the adjoining premises…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegraphic and Cable News. Fire at Temora District Hospital. Temora
Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out in the Temora District Hospital yesterday. The patients, numbering 30, were all…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Fire at Gosford. Sydney
A fire at Gosford last night destroyed three shops and a billiard saloon. The damage is estimated at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Who Shall Pay for Bush Fires? Farmer Asks for Damages. Redress Sought in the Courts. Woods v. The Railway Commissioners
A bush fire case of great interest to all farmers and graziers was opened on Friday afternoon before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Factory Destroyed. Fire at Camperdown. SYDNEY
Whiteholds Ltd's Products factory at Camperdown was destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Steamer Damaged. On Fire at Darling Harbour. SYDNEY
Serious damage resulted when a the broke out in the bold of the American steamer Seattle at Darling Harbour last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Claims. Big Issues Involved. Railway Commissioners Sued. Are Our Spark Arresters Best?
Are the spark arresters in use on N.S.W. railway engines the most effective procurable? This important question has been raised in a case now in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Who Shall Pay for Bush Fires? The Question Decided. WOODS v. the Railway Commissioners
Dr. Brissenden, K.C., and Mr. Cassidy, for the plaintiff, were instructed by Mr. Maguire, of Parkes (Sydney agents, Messrs. Dawson, Waldron…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Died in Front of His Fire
When Mrs. Brown, who owns the hut on the Bell River bank, near the brewery, went to visit the occupier, and oldage pensioner, Mr. New Bolton, she…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Fire Risks. Danger Of Petrol Fumes
A frequent cause of fire is the leakage of the carburetter or the pipes loading to it. Sometimes a union in the petrol supply pipe between…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burglars Cause Fire. Safe Blown Open. Sydney
Safe-breakers are believed to have caused the fire which severely damaged the promises of T. and P. Wallace, perambulator and wicker work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Wicker Works. Door Opened by Gelignite. SYDNEY
The premisses of T. and P. Wallance perambulator and wicker manufacturers was purely destroyed by fire early this morning. The police subsequently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charged with Setting Fire Melbourne
The police at Warragal have arrested William Smith (70), a farmer, on a charge of having attempted to set fire to his wife's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Crops. Over Insurance the Cause. Companies Are Blamed
Mr. H. G. Griffith, President of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, considers that 50 per cent. of the fires in standing crops…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Sensational Fires
The Post Office and the general store at Cadia, a mining township seven miles from Orange, were destroyed by two sensational fires within 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To Instal Fire Escapes
At the annual meeting of the Glen Innes District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the Glencoe branch submitted the following…
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