Fanned by a stronge breeze, fire swept over eight square miles of the area between Parramatta, Carlingford. Baulkham Hills. Pennant Hills, and Beecroft yesterday. ...
Article : 624 wordsTravelling rap[?]dly on the Geelong line, about 12 miles from Melbourne, a large rall motor from Geelong, carrying 17 passengers, became derailed to-night. ...
Article : 135 wordsSEVERAL COTTAGES IN JOHNSTON-STREET WERE SAVED WITH DIFFICULTY. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 14 wordsAbout 6 o'clock last night a serious motor accident occurred or the main North Coast highway, three miles north of Taree, in which one man was killed and three others badly ...
Article : 248 wordsMany complaints have been made by sheepowners nnd drovers regard[?]ng the reckless driving of motorists on country roads. It is stated that motorists race along roads into ...
Article : 79 wordsAmazing sc[?]nes occurred in the police cour[?] to-day, when a young migrant, charged, among other things, with attempted murder, used vile language to the Court, and endeavoured ...
Article : 288 wordsA verdict of accidental death was returned by the district coroner at the [?]nquest concerning the denth of Francis O'Neill, a ra[?]ay fettler, who was killed [?]n the early hours of ...
Article : 154 wordsAt a special sitting of the Licensing Court at Grafton, the Licensing Inspector applied for the cancellation of the license of the premises of Canga Hotel, because of failure to comply ...
Article : 294 wordsSuperintendent Maze, who has been in charge of the southern police district for the last few years, has gone on long servi[?]s leave prior to retirement. His place is being ...
Article : 119 wordsA motor car, in which Wilfred Horner, of Prospect, South Australia; Charles Reid, and his son, Ke[?]th Reid, and Percy Theel, of Unley Park, South Australia, were travelling ...
Article : 95 wordsShortly after dragging operations were begun this morning the Collingwood police recovered the body of Jessie Dunbar, 33, near where she was seen to jump into the Yarra on ...
Article : 130 wordsAn [?]nquiry was held yesterday into the circumstances of the death of Robert Reardon, 71, a patient at the Kenmore Mental Hospital, The district coroner, Mr. G. A. Ste[?]nson, ...
Article : 127 wordsTwo women and four children had a remarkable escape from being either burned or suffocated by a fire which raged around the military remount area and ammunition depot. ...
Article : 374 wordsA bush fire, which has been burning steadily [?]n the gullies between Kuring-ga[?] Chase and Hor[?]sby for the past two days, extended to the northern side of St. Ives yesterday. ...
Article : 145 wordsThe results of play at the Cannes tennis tournament are as follow:- Lad[?]es' Singles.—Final (Metropole): Miss Boyd defeated Mrs. Satterthwa[?]te, 6-2, 6-2. ...
Article : 76 wordsAs Mr. J. E, Colbert, retired farmer, of Watchem, was crossing the railway line in his car, an engine and van struck the car, smashing it to pieces. Mr. Colbert Jumped from the ...
Article : 50 wordsA proposal by the Wagga Eight-hour Asso[?]ation for a co-operative movement between the Wagga and Albury Associations to hold eight-hours day demonstrations in alternate ...
Article : 56 wordsLeft to right: Miss P. Wurth, Mr. P. Fulton, Miss M. Walker, Mr. J. Orth. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 27 wordsSerious agrarian rioting is reported from G[?]fu, thousands of people being involved. An attack on a city office was repulsed by the police, sabres being used. Thirty Injured ...
Article : 41 wordsAt a public meeting, at which the Mayo[?] (Dr. A. E. Colvin) presided, the unsatisfactory financial position of the Orange District Hospital was fully considered, and it was ...
Article : 65 wordsBushfireg which on Sunday threatened to envelop the Cooerwell Woollen Mills, and were sweeping towards Mount Walker, raced off at a new angle to-day, and are now ...
Article : 207 wordsThe death has occurred of Mrs. Eliza Beazley, a member of one of the earliest famill[?] of the Orange district, at the age of 77 years. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. ...
Article : 92 wordsDuring its trials the French all-metal naval seaplane, when four miles from the coast, suddenly dived from 300ft and disappeared. It was being piloted by Lieutenant ...
Article : 70 wordsBlackened and almost exhausted, volunteer firemen, work[?]ng alongside hundreds of smoke-begrimed citizens, pre[?]nted what would certainly have been one of the most ...
Article : 249 wordsThe death has occurred of Mr. Alexander Johnston at the,age of 57 years. He had been a resident of Orange for 2[?] years, and for that period had been the manager of Dalton ...
Article : 114 wordsThe date of the general election is now the subject of general interest. The new register, with its addition of some [?]ve million women to the electorate, comes ...
Article : 471 wordsA fire which broke out amongst the grass [?]n a large paddock off Parrnmatta-road, Auburn, about midday yesterday caused much damage to adjoining property. ...
Article : 81 wordsThis summer the Urunga Progress Association has chartered two special excursion train[?] from Kempsey and intervening stations to the seaside at Urunga. It had to put in a ...
Article : 78 wordsDisastrous bushfires, blown by westerly winds, are devastating a great part of the country surrounding Adelong. Commencing at W. Harnett's property, Yaven Creek, a fire ...
Article : 140 wordsComplaints have been made lately of the quality of the water being supplied to Maitland and the coalfields districts. The matter was mentioned at a meeting of the West Maitland ...
Article : 113 wordsThousands of acr[?]s of grass and a large quantity of fencing are reported to have been destroyed by a bush fire three or four miles from Exeter. The fire, which started about ...
Article : 89 wordsSweeping across an area of about 140 acres, an extensive scrub fire at Beaumaris this morning threatened to destroy several homes which were in the path of the flames. ...
Article : 195 wordsGrass fires which started at Alpine this morning have assumed alarming proportions under the [?]nfluence of a fierce westerly gale After devastating many grass paddocks the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 221 wordsWilfred Les Maloney, aged 1[?] years, of Bell[?]vue-street, North Sydney, was riding a bicycle along Miller-street. North Sydney, about 9.30 last night, ...
Article : 92 wordsA six-roomed cottage in Oak-street, East Moree, occupied by Mr. H. A. Fleming, was destroyed by fire early this morning. When the fire brigade arrived the cottage ...
Article : 63 wordsA serles of bush fires is raging in this district. A big fire is travelling swiftly on both sides of the main southern road, on the Sydney side of Poddy's River, and ...
Article : 122 wordsThe resignation of Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes, British [?]nspector-General of Ch[?]nese Maritime Customs, has been accepted by the Nanking Government, and Mr. Maze, the British ...
Article : 122 wordsThe dispute at the Lidsdale [?]ery [?] been adjusted, following a conference between the management and the men. The management [?]as agreed to provide spring catches ...
Article : 67 wordsA runaway motor lorry, which descended the hill [?]n Hunter-street, between Elizabeth and Pitt streets, eventually crossing on to the footpath, ran down and fatally [?]njured Julia ...
Article : 207 wordsThe estimates for [?], adopted by the Orange Municipal Council, provide £15.137 for the maintenance of streets and footpaths, £2100 for parks and gardons. £660 for health ...
Article : 125 wordsMiles of rich grazing country have been destroyed on a wide area fo[?] Glenmore to Brownlow Hill. Although no buildings have been reported as having been destroyed the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 197 wordsTHE BUSHFIRES NEAR THE LIVERPOOL-ROAD. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 10 wordsA fire which swept through the scrub country around Little Bay yesterday men[?]ed the Coast Hospital. Fire Brigades from Botany Randwick, and ...
Article : 211 wordsMr. Claude Gordon Moore of Emmaville, met his death as the result of a fall from a [?]orse which shied and threw [?]ts rider hea[?] to the ground. Moore struck a stump. his ...
Article : 252 wordsA bushfire broke out close to Mr. Quirk's property at Gund[?]wring, and, fanned by a strong wind, it raced rapidly through the long dry grass into Mr A. McDonald's ...
Article : 79 wordsWalter George Banks, 9, of River-street, Earlwood, was drowned [?]n Cook's River, near Earlwood, yesterday morning. With a number of playmates he was ...
Article : 121 wordsHer Maje[?]'s Theatre: "The Vaga[?] King," 7.50. Crite[?]n The[?]re: "the P[?]" 8. St. James The[?]te: "Good News," 8. [?]ace Theatre: "The Family Up[?]irs," 8.15. ...
Article : 113 wordsThe bu[?] country between Bega and Tathra is [?] Mr. [?] Evans' home on the Tathrn-road has been destroyed and other houses [?] in danger. Per[?] [?] ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 10 Jan 1929, Page 12
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