Fire on a Steamer. Sydney
A fire broke out on the Dutch steamer Menado in Neutral Bay. A large quantity of copra ignited and burnt fiercely. Members of the crew fought the flames without…
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Fires & bushfires, 1921
624 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 32
Fire at a Box Factory. Melbourne
Damage amounting to several thousand pounds was caused by a fire which broke out late last night in the Victorian Butter Factory Co-operative Company. Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Harbor Fire. Dutch Steamer Blazing. Sydney. Tuesday Night
Detachments from the Fire Brigade headquarters and the fire floats Hydra and Pluvius have gone to assist the crew, who are fighting the flames on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne's Fatal Fire. Accused Again Remanded. Melbourne, Tuesday Night
Walter Pimental, director of the Federated Feature Films, was again remanded on a charge, of having feloniously and maliciously set fire to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Military Fire on the Police. an Inspector Killed. London
A lorry load of police at Oloughran did not reply to a challenge by a military force who in the darkness fired on them. An inspector was killed and two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Box Factory Fire. Co-operative Company's Heavy Loss. Melbourne
The Victorian Butter Factories Cooperative Box Factory at Footscray (a Melbourne suburb) was burnt out last night. A heavy loss has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Coal Strike. Railwaymen Aiding Miners. Will Not Move Coal. Disastrous Pit Fire. London, Monday Night
Addressing the miners, Mr. Sydney Cramp, President of the National Union of Railwaymen, declared that the railwaymen intended to refuse to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suspicious Fires. Detectives Investigating. Melbourne, Wednesday Night
Within the past month two schools have been destroyed by fire, the cause of which is unknown. Detectives are investigating these, and another fire,…
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[?] a month ago the High School at Northcote, Victoria, was destroyed by fire, the cause being unknown. The High School at Albert Park was found to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams Fire on the Menado. Sydney
The damage caused by the fire on the Dutch steamer Menado at Neutral Bay yesterday is estimated at over £5000. The bulk of the copra cargo burnt was owned…
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A three-storied building off George street West, occupied by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, W. Martin and Co., bag manufacturers, and the Sydney Shirt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big, City Fire. Brigade's Hard Fight. Extensive Damage Done. Sydney, Friday Night
A fire which assumed fairly large proportions broke out in a brick building, of four floors, in Mountain-street, near Broadway, to-night. The cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Insurance How Grafton Pays
Why Grafton with its up-to-date tire fighting plant and splendid water service should pay as much now in insurance as it paid 25 years ago, when it had none of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Melbourne. a Warehouse Gutted. Melbourne
A fire broke out at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, in the premises of Edwards and Company, tea merchants, of Flindens-street. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 Damages. a Fire in Sydney. Sydney
The premises destroyed by last night's fire were those of the Standard Manufacturing Company, shirt makers, and the Omar Knitting Company on the Second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Fire Station. Hatter of Efficient Service. Is the Present System Dangerous?
At the farewell function held in his honor at the Fire Station, Grafton, on Saturday night, the retiring chief of the brigade, Firstclass Fireman Menzies, made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Valedictory. Grafton's Fire Chief. Dr. J. Menzies Honored. Eulogies, Good Wishes, and Presentation
The farewell and presentation on Saturday night to Mr. James Menzies, who is relinquishing control of the fire fighting activities in Grafton to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Flinders Street. Large Building Destroyed. Dunlop Rubber Co. Escapes. Melbourne
A five-storied brick building, 100 Flinders street, City, was completely destroyed by fire last night. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. The premises were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Melbourne Fire. Melbourne
Apollo Chambers, situated in Flinders lane, between Queen and Elizabeth streets, one of the largest buildings in the lane, occupied by miscellaneous indent agents,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another City Fire. Tar and Detonators. a Plucky Council Employee. Sydney, Tuesday Night
The bravery of a municipal employee probably saved some lives this afternoon, when a fire occurred at the rear of the Rand wick Council Chambers…
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