Fire at Picture Show. Sydney
A fire occurred last, night at Mungund during the progress of a picture show entertainment. The building was quickly emptied, without casualties. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1920
232 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 12
Fire at Lawrence Wharf
On Wednesday last a fire was discovered on the planking of the public wharf at Lawrence, and had it not been for the promptitude of Messrs. Miles and Parsons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire on Thames Wharf. London
A serious fire occurred on the Thames, at a wharf at Wapping. The sky was lit up for miles, and there was a big explosion owing to an accumulation of gas in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
An outbreak of fire occurred on the steamer Manuka on her passage from Wellington to Sydney. The fire was promptly got under control, and any alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bedclothes on Fire. Aged Woman Horribly Burned. Sydney
Mrs. Jens Cox, aged 84 a resident of Camperdown, was endeavoring to smother he flames of bedclothes which had been guited by a child playing with a boy…
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A fire broke out building at the lower end of Macquarie street, occupied by E. E. Elliott and Co. engineers. Two floors were extensively damaged by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maliciously Set on Fire. Neighbors Suspected. Sydney
An inquiry was held to-day regarding a fire which occurred at. the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Strachan, at Paddington, last month…
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The Niagara passengers arriving early this morning witnessed a spectacular pier fire, when the steamer Ballena was burned. The loss is estimated at £50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Timber Yards. Partly Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
The State timber vards at Uhr's Point on the Parramatta River were partly destroyed by fire this afternoon. The damage is estimated at £30,000. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Diamond of Death. Sinister History of "Blaze of Glory."
Did a diamond cause the Kaiser's down fall? Incorporated in the Prussian Roya regalia was a wonderful diamond of unusual size known as "Blaze of Glory," and…
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Tattersall's Hotel, Uralla, has been completely gutted by fire. The occupants escaped with their personal belongings only…
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A fire broke out in the premises in Walker, street, Casino, owned by Mr. W. Wallace, and occupied by Mr. George Bourke as a hairdressing, saloon and tobacconist…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at State Timber Y[?] Sydney [?]
Mr Lang, the State Trea[?] this afternoon that the dam[?] the State timber yards was [?] actual loss to the State [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Charges. Against Responsible Officers. Made by Fire Brigades' Union. Sydney
The Chief Secretary said that the Fire Brigades' Union had submitted a request to Cabinet that the Government should conduct an inquiry into certain charges…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hell Fire. Has It Any Terrors? Appeal for Creed Revision
"Hell has no terrors now with which men may be huddled into a flock." That is one of the most thought provocative Sentences in a little book by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Fire in a Toy Factory. Incendiarism Suspected. Sydney
A fire broke out last night in a building at Pyrmont occupied by the Dawson Toy Coy. On the first floor, the Toy Coy. 's stock was considerably damaged by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Wool and Grain Stores. Damage Estimated at £75,000. DUNEDIN
A fire completely gutted the premises of the National Mortgage and Agency Company at Invercargill. Nothing was saved The flames broke into an adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND. Struck Dead by Lightning. Two Cases Reported. Waggons Also Catch Fire. Warwick
Robert Steele, 24, while engaged in harvesting operations at Wheatvale yesterday, was struck dead by lightning. Waggons, which were loaded, caught fire and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Military Visit Croke Park. Fired on by Sinn Feiners. the Fire Returned. London
"The Times" Dublin correspondent telegraphs that Dublin Castle announces that Sinn Fein gunmen came to Dublin on Sunday on the pretence of attending…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Casino Fire
Ah inquiry into the recent fire which occurred in the premises occupied by Mr. Geo. Bourke, and owned by Mr. W. Wallace, in Walker street, Casino, was held at Casino…
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