Fire Destroys Mail Car. Quantity of Mail Matter Consumed
LISMORE, Friday. A fire enveloped the mail lorry conveying mails from Tenterfield to Lismore yesterday afternoon consuming a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
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Fire on a Schooner. Four Seamen Charged. Sydney
While Woodson, a seaman, was charged at the Police Court with having maliciously set fire to the American schooner Edward R. West, while three other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Setting Fire to Ship. Case Before the Court. Sydney
Willie Woodson, a seaman, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having maliciously set fire to the American schooner Edward P. West,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Bathurst. Sydney
About 8000 acres of heavily timbered country at Rock Forest, in the Bathurst district, are on fire. The flames, assisted by the wind, are spreading…
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A disastrous fire early this morning resulted in the total destruction of the following places:- Imperial Hotel, J. Spreadborough's butcher's shop, Wall's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Woollen Mills. Sydney
A fire broke out in the Australian Woollen Mills, Ltd., at Marrickville, this afternoon from an unknown source, but it is thought that the blaze was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at a Flour Mill. Melbourne
A fire broke out this morning at the Burnley Flour Mills, Swan street, Richmond. The full force of the fire brigade soon got it under control, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Sydney Harbor. Ferry Boat Burnt. Sydney
The Sydney ferry boat Kameruka was burnt to the water's edge this morning while lying near Hunter's Hill…
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A fire broke out in two store sheds attached to the Cumberland Paper Board Mills at Longueville yesterday afternoon, the damage being estimated at £60,000…
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Extensive disastrous bush fires are raging in different parts of the Riverina since Saturday. Much grass was burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Losses Through Bush Fires. Sydney
Bush fires continue to rage in many parts of the country. There have been considerable losses of wheat crops, grass and sheep. Many holdings have been swept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Fiend
In a letter under the above heading "Battler" complains of the way in which the laws relating to the careless use of fire are ignored. In every district, he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Vessel. Four Seamen Charged. a Man's Sensational Story. Sydney
The City Coroner held an inquiry into a fire which occurred on board the American schooner Edward West.. Four seamen, Wills Woodson, Carl Aho,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Sydney
Great bush fires are still raging in the Gilgandra district, where there have been several narrow escapes. Thousands of acres of grass and timber have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Busk Fires. Sydney
A serious bush fire broker-out on the Morven estate at Culcairn, and spread with great rapidity. One farmer, lost the whole of his standing crops, of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Mackay. Extensive Damage Done. Mackay
A disastrous fire occurred at Mackay this morning, as a result of which three shops in Sydney street were gutted, and the fourth almost destroyed. Two of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Sydney. Roberts' Hotel Gutted. Farmer's Also in Flames. Damage Estimated at £150,000. SYDNEY
One of the biggest fires for a number of years occurred in Sydney to-night,. when Roberts Hotel, the Crown Studios, and portion of Farmer's, Ltd., caught alight…
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A fire broke out in J. Keys' stationery shop, North Sydney, and the building was gutted. The damage is estimated at £400…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enormous Grass Fire. Spreads Over 44 Miles. Sydney
One of the biggest grass fires of the season broke out near Hay yesterday. It covered a distance of 44 miles. It is feared that 4000 sheep perished and nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Sydney Fire. City Block Ablaze. Damage Estimated at £250,000
One of the most disastrous fires that has occurred in Sydney swept through the block of buildings known as Roberts' Corner, at the intersection…
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