Railway Carriage on Fire. Perth
A corridor coach of a train travelling between Narrogin and Wagin, in West Australia, became ignited by the sparks from a locomotive at one o'clock in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1919
256 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 13
Disastrous Fire. Damage in Melbourne. Sydney
The premises of Hoadley's, Ltd., the well-known chocolate manufacturing firm of South Melbourne was completely destroyed by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coffs Heights Fire. Open Finding At Inquiry. No Blame To Occupier
An inquiry into the recent destruction by fire of O. Thompson's store and dwelling at Code Heights was held at the Coffs Courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Melbourne. Chocolate Works Destroyed. Damage Estimated at Over £40,000. MELBOURNE
The premises of Hoadley's, Ltd., the well-known chocolate manufacturers of South Melbourne, were completely destroyed by fire, this morning…
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Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam estates that it was reported from Berlin on Sunday that a procession of Majority Socialists through the Unter den Linden,…
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An immense stack of coal belonging to the Australian Gaslight Company [?] caught fire yesterday afternoon. [?] one time it seemed like[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal on Fire. at Gas Company's Works. Sydney
An immense stack of coal belonging to the Austraiian Gaslight Company caught fire. At one time it seemed likely that it would baffle all efforts of the staff…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Fire in a Timber-yard. Sydney
A fire broke out at Molloy and Co.'s timber-yard, in the South Coast road, Bulli, and before the flames could be cheeked the mill portion, containing most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Settler Loses His Life. Fighting the Flames at Bega. Sydney
Destructive bush fires are still raging in the country and miles of fencing and acres of grass have been burnt, and cattle destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires on the Blue Mountains. Wall of Fire 25 Miles Long. Sydney
Albion Park had a narrow escape from destruction by fire last night., and the fire fighters are still battling with the flames, and it is believed they have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast Fires. Districts in Danger. Sydney
Further reports of the serious fires on the South Coast show that the Milton district and Ulladulla narrowly escaped destruction. The dense smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Sawmill. Sydney
Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was done by the destruction of! the sawmill premises at Bulli…
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There are fnrther reports of serious bush fires on the South Coast in the Milton district. Ulldalla narrowly escaped destruction. A dense…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. Great Damage in the Milton District. Sydney
A message from the Milton district states that enormous damage, has been done to farms and holdings in the district by bush fires. The public school at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires. Narrow Escapes From Burning Buildings. Sydney
A cottage at Uralla, occupied by Fred Dixon, was burnt to the ground this morning. The occupants awoke to find the place in flames, and had scarcely time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Fiend. the Mountains Ablaze. Blackheath in Peril. Panic at Adaminaby. Sydney, Sunday Night
A Blackheath message tells of more big bushfires on the Blue Mountains. The fire is now raging near the town. Many homesteads have been burned. If…
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A bush fire which recently swept the Burrs district, one hundred miles north of Adelaide caused over £30,009 worth of damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Maclean
A fire took place at the garage at the rear of Mr. J. Kempnich'a premises River street, Maclean, at 4.30 yesterday afternoon. The blaze originated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fires Near Bathurst. Sydney
A fire, which broke cut near Wattle Flat last week, has since done extensive damage. The flames covered an area of about eight miles square, passing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires Big Fire at Coraki. Many Business Firms Burnt Out. Paper Office's Narrow Escape. Heavy Losses Incurred. Coraki
A disastrous fire occurred at Coraki at two o'clock this morning. Sheridan's store, the principal business place in the town, and Claffy's…
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