Early Morning Blaze Sydney
A fire broke out in Chancery Chambers, Pitt Street, Sydney, early yesterday morning. It was the biggest fire in the city for some time…
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Fires & bushfires, 1928
252 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 13
Trail of Bushfires Along the Bellingen Settlement Threatened Sydney
A big bush[?]re, raging at Thorn, in the Bellingen district, threatened the settlement, but was fortunately stopped within thirty yards of the Methodist…
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Baaker's Sawmills, which cover an area of a quarter of an aero at Baulkham Hills, were severely damaged by fire early this morning. The amount…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Topics of Trangie Progress Of Urban Area Electric Light Service Bush Fire Brigade
The additions to the residential area of Trangie, by the erection of five new cottages just completed by Mr. Marks, building contractor, to the order of…
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A fire broke out in an outhouse at the rear of Maltman's butchery on Tuesday, which demolished the structure. By the aid of willing workers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Pyrmont Blaze Refining Works on Fire Sydney
A [?]e broke out at the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's works at Pyrmont last night and great damage was done before the flames could be…
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A fire [?]roke out at the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's Works at Pyrmont last night, and great damage was do[?]ne before the fire was…
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A fire at Orange yesterday morning destroyed a two-storey building in the main business centre, causing damage estimated at £20,000…
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A disastrous fire broke out in premises occupied by the Gilgandra "Weekly" newspaper in the main street of…
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The police are investigating a fire which occurred last night at the residence of Walter Stone at Auburn. When the outbreak was extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Trangie. Seven Places Gutted. Estimated Damage £10,000
At 4 o'clock this morning the alarm of fire was given in Trangie, and it did not take the residents long to reuse that the out[?] was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Topics O' Trangie Bush Fire Brigade New Secretary Appointed Returned Soldiers' League
Owing to the Bush Fire Brigade's meeting on Saturday afternoon occupying a considerable time and the fact that many were interested in listening…
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Miss Evie Hughes, who has been an inmate of Clydebank Private Hospital, Dubbo, for the past month, is slightly improved in health and great hopes are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at Gilgandra "Weekly" Office Gutted Brigade's Fine Work
When the engine at the Gilgandra "Weekly" office back-fired on Tuesday morning, it set the engine room on fire, and despite…
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At 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning the alarm of fire was given in Trangie, and it did not lake the residents long to realise that the outbreak was a very serious one. Altogether seven places were completely burnt, and…
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A meeting of the Trangie Bush Fire Brigade was held it the Imperial Hotel on Saturday, 29th ultimo. There were present Messrs. W. N. Lane (in the…
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A wooden cottage in Gundong-street, the property of Mr. Albert Pearson, of Wongarhon, was burnt to the ground druing the early hours of Tuesday…
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An unoccupied house on "Clairview," the property of Mr. Milton, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night about 9 o'clock. How the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lord Lascelles Suffers. Second Fire in One Month. London
Portumna Castle in County Galway, the Irish home of Lord Lascelles, was the scene of a somewhat serious fire to-day. The stables and garage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blazing Bush Fires Three-mile Belt of Flame Havoc at Elong
A blazing belt of flame three miles wide swept over the country at Elong yesterday, and forty fire-fighters fought and sweated in the terrific heat in order to put out the blaze…
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