A Fire at Parkes. Sydney
A house in Parkes was destroyed by fire last night. Mrs. Laurence was attending to her brother, who has been seized with a fit, when she accidentally dropped…
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Fires & bushfires, 1921
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Fire Engine Capsizes. Two Firemen Killed. Four Others Injured. Auckland
A fire engine capsized while cashing along at a speed of forty miles an hour, at Hamilton. Auckland, killing two firemen. The engine endeavored to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ambush Reprisals. the Cork Fires. Statement by Irish Laborites London
As a reprisal for the Headford ambush, military lorries entered the village and burned eight houses, including that of a priest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Kempsey. Kempsey
A house in Kemp street, West Kempsey, was destroyed by fire at two o'clock this morning. The building belonged to Mrs. Chapman, of Euroka, and was occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Temora. Big Blaze Narrowly V Averted. Sydney
A destructive fire broke out at Temora last night, a cabinet maker's establishment being destroyed. The fire brigade motor would not work, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mysterious Fires. a Dentist's Evidence. Sydney
The coroner held an inquest into a series of fires at the residence of Norman Moore, a dentist at Annandale, on Christmas Eve Norman Moore told the coroner that his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Mine
The fire which broke out in the engine-room on the Sons of Gwalia mine, Kalgoorlie, on Wednesday, destroyed a considerable portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams Railway Trucks on Fire. Sydney
Several truckloads of chaff and wheat were destroyed by a fire which occurred in the railway trucks at the Clyde goods yards yesterday. Spontaneous combustion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Careless Picknickers. Cause Destructive Fire. Albury, Monday Night
Fires destroyed a hundred acres of grass, private property, yesterday. The fire is alleged to have been caused by a party of picnickers, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Temora. Accident to Motor Engine. Temora
A destructive fire broke out in H. Gust's cabinet-making and machinery stores. The flames quickly spread and in a short time all the outbuildings and stables were on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a Dentist's. Four in Two Days. an Open Verdict. Sydney, Monday Night
The City Coroner to-day returned an open verdict after inquiring into a series of fires which occurred at the residences of Norman Moore, dentist,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Melbourne
Owing to the abnormal heat, numerous bush fires are raging in various parts of Victoria. It is feared that many sheep and a large number of residents have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Port Pirie Smelters. Another Set-back Plant Destroyed by Fire. Adelaide
The Dwight and Lloyd plant at the Port Pine (S.A.) smelters was completely destroyed by fire last night This means the closing down of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Port Pirie. Valuable Plant Destroyed. Whole of the Works Affected. Adelaide
The greatest calamity that has ever overtaken Port Pirie, from an industrial point of view, occurred last night,when the Dwight and Lloyd plan at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Destructive Fire. Damage May Be £250,000. Six Hundred Men Idle. Adelaide, Wednesday Night
It is estimated that the damage done by the fire at Dwight and Lloyds plant at Port Pirie smelters amounts to anything from £100,000 to £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rapid Extinguishing of Fires
At the invitation of Mr. R .Gibb, travelling representative of Minimax, Ltd., a number of business men, members of the Fire Brigade, and others attended at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News and Notes. the Federal Fire
The Lismore Coroner, Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M., held an inquiry, on January 21st, into the origin of a fire by which the building comprising the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Italian Riots. Fires at Bologna. Comunistic Headquarters Burned. London
A message from Milan states that Signor Giolitti (Premier) has issued a decree, embracing Modena, Ferrara, Bologna cities and provinces, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Welcome Reefs. Sydney
A fire occurred last night at shops in Welcome Reefs occupied by Tindall and Son. The drapery and grocery sections were gutted The origin of the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at a Shoe Factory. Melbourne
A fire broke out at the factory of the Fitzroy Shoe Company, John street, Fitzroy, a three-storied brick building, shortly after the employees left work. The…
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