Leetow Fire Brigade
An officer of the N.S.W. Fire Brigade headquarters has been in Leeton most of the week arranging for the creation of a volunteer birgade…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires & bushfires, 1928
508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 26
Calcuttas Riot Police Fire on Strikers CALCUTTA
Three Indian constable and six strikers were killed at Bombay in a clash between the police and cotton mill strikers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Extensive Damage Another Disastrous Fire at Moree Second Within Fortnight SYDNEY
Tho second disastrous fire within two weeks occurred at Moree early this morning, when eight shops and a hotel were destroyed, and another…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death at Bush Fire Forster, (Q.)
White [?]ting a fire at Cape Hawke, William Isaac Burgess collapsed, and died. It is believed he was overcome by the great heat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire
Between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out on Mr. C. Matthews' farm, which adjoins the Wagga Experiment Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Grass Fire Melbourne
Several fire brigades, supported by 100 civilians, fought a fierce grass fire on the Golf Links Estate at Glen Iris, a suburb. Several houses were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Hospital
A grass fire broke outrat the Hospital last Friday evening just as the southerly buster came along and for a time it was thought that the men's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Catches Fire Going to Wedding
Mr. Archie Gurner Halls, of "Wingello," Wagga, was driving his big sedan car to Grenfell where he was to be married. He had reached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Bush Fire Near Young
Shortly after midday on Tuesday a bush fire broke out in Silvell's paddock, along the Moppitty road; and, with so much dry grass to burn and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Drops Dead Fire Alarm Shock NARANDERA
A young girl named Joyce Tolsifer, 15, was awakened by the ringing of the fire bell, got up and dressed, and went to see where the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Many Could Be Prevented
With the summer here there once again appears the dreaded speetre of the devastating bush fire. Goodness knows what these dire vislta…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sawdust Fire
Once again the sawdust pit in Shaw-street to which the Wagga Fire Brigade has been called several times to extinguish smouldering fires, caused trouble yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Boundaries Defined
Since the inauguration of the Leeton Fire Brigade many residents who live beyond the defined fire area have been making inquiries as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Grong Grong Fire
A fire, which might have had very disastrous results, broke out in a room at the rear of Miss Kennedy's bake house on Thursday, 6th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oxley Again Another Bush Fire Volunteers Fight It Throughout Night. a Thousand Acres of Grass Destroyed. Valuable Sheep Burned
Two grass fires occurred on "Ox-Upper Gilmore, on Friday afternoon, ley," the property of Mr. Noel Harris, and though the first outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Tomorroma Homestead and Contends Entirely Destroyed
While Mr. and Mrs. D. R. McRae and family were in Tumut on Thursday last word was sent by telephone from the Tomorroma post…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Karachi Ten Persons Dead Calcutta
Ten persons are dead and two seriously injured as a result of a fire at Karachi, which was caused through the ignition of kerosene. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trouble at Dance Police Fire Revolvers Man Fatally Wounded Melbourne
Two drunken men caused trouble at a dance at Warrandyte late lost night. Constables Brown and M'Culloch arrested the men, who resisted violently…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Trangie Business Centre Demolished Damage Exceeds £70.000 TRANGIE
Fanned by a high north-east wind, flames leaped from shop to shop in Dandaloo street, Trangie's business centre, on Christmas eve destroying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane on Fire Crashes From 300 Feet Two Occupants Burnt to Death Melbourne
Bursting into flames an aeroplane nose-dived from a height of 300 feet and crashed to the ground half a mile from the Essendon aerodrome this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →