The Year's Fire Record. Sydney
The report of the Fire Brigades Commissioners stated that during the year there were 1711 fires in the metropolitan area, of which ten were serious, and in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1920
232 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 12
Fire at Mundooran. Sydney
A number of business places at Mundooran were totally destroyed by fire. The amount of the damage is not yet known…
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No. 5 store at Alexandria railway yards was discovered to be on fire at an early hour this morning. The shed contained a quantity of oil and other goods, the flames…
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A fire broke out again yesterday morning among the debris of the,"Advertiser" paper store at Port Adelaide, which was burnt sonic weeks ago. The new blaze…
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A big fire occurred here at 1 a.m. to-day, involving Hughes' refreshment rooms, a wooden building, and the shop of Mr. Coonan, draper, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Sydney. a York Street Blaze Smart Save Effected. Sydney
The fire brigades effected a good save this afternoon, when a fire broke out in a four-storied building in York street, next door to Cowan's paper warehouse…
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A big fire started in Hughes refreshment rooms at midnight last night, when all were in bed. The building was demolished quickly, as it was built of timber…
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Two fires were discovered by a boy at the Marist Brothers Monastery at Maitland. The monastery had been closed since Christmas, and the building was…
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A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in premises in York street occupied by Crompton and Co., electrical engineers, next door to the building in which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cables. Fire Bugs in Britain. Guarding the Imperator. London, Saturday Night
Owing to the recent shipping fire epidemic in British ports, the Imperator is being strictly guarded in Liverpool dry dock…
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The inquire into the cause of the recent destructive fire at Macksville is to be held on Saturday next. In connection with this lire special mention is due to…
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A serious fire occurred in the wheat yards at, Wallaroo, South Australia, where the Pennoss sterilising, and reconditioning plants were, completely destroyed, but the…
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Two fires occurred within a week on the steamer Te Anau in New Zealand waters. The second outburst was discovered in the hold at Napier, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Macksville Fire. Coronial Inquiry. Open Verdict Returned
An inquiry into the cause of the recent fire in Macksville, by which premises occupied by Messrs. Coonan and Hughes were destroyed, was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IRELAND. Daily Outrages. a Tipperary Battle. Police Fire on Houses. London
Outrages in Ireland continue to be reported daily. Following on a fierce encounter in Clare, wherein one of the attackers was killed, comes news of an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General. Fire Brigade Inspection
Mr. T. Gorman, who is making his periodical inspection of fire stations on the North Coast, saw the Grafton Brigade at drill and exercise on Tuesday…
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News of a shipping disaster reached Sydney on Wednesday, when Mr. G. A. Parkes, agent for the United States and Australia Lines, Inc., received a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Novel Strike. Fire Station Declared "Black." Sydney
A novel strike occurred at Subiaco (West Australia), where the fire brigade declared the station black because their captain was dismissed for refusing to…
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The fire brigade employees are dissatisfied with their working conditions, and are agitating for an eight-hour day…
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A fire broke out at the works of Koerstz, wool press factory, in the centre of the timber yards district at Pyrmont this morning, but the vigorous efforts of…
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