Big Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
Damage to the extent of £15,000 was caused by a fire at Braybrook, Melbourne, yesterday owing to the premises of G. Pennell, manufacturer, catching fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1922
401 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 21
Telegrams Fire in Elizabeth Street. Sydney
A fire broke out this morning in the cloak room on the first floor of Freeman's drapery shop, Elizabeth street, but was speedily extinguished by the firemen who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Incendiarism at Railway Workshops. Troops Fire on Rioters. Cairo
Six coaches and two vans were burned it the railway workshops as the result of incendiarism. Last night the Egyptian troops were obliged to fire on the rioters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Year's Fire Record
The annual report of the New South Wales Fire Brigade states that during the year 1337 fire calls were attended to being in increase of 24 over last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Musings in Maoriland. Farmer Fires at a Neighbor. a Constable Intervenes. Affray at Cannibal Bay. Dunedin
An encounter with firearms occured at Ranfurly, Central Otago. Two farmers George Devenney and William Dowling, occupying adjacent farms, quarrelled. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Historic Castle. Destruction by Fire
Kinnaird Castle, the home of the Earls of Southesk, was destroyed by fire early no November 8. The situation of the castle, in one of the Forfarshire glens, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fires. Tokio Post Office Destroyed. Imperial Palace in Danger. Tokio, Wednesday Night
A fire, which threatened the main railway station and many of the most prominent buildings in Tokio, including the Imperial Palace, destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in Hartlepool Shipbuilding Yards Threatened London
A great fire is raging to-night in Hartlepool. It started in a big timber store. A gale fanned the, flames which almost covered nine acres of timber and dwelling houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb Outrage in Belfast. Military Fire on the Fugitives. London
There was another bomb outrage in Belfast last night, when a projectile was thrown at a tramcar. The military fired at the fugitives, killing one and wounding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Tokio. Post Office Destroyed. Business Section Threatened. Tokio
A fire occurred to-night which threatened, the main railway station and many of the most prominent, buildings in the heart of Tokio and the business section…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire
A fire was narrowly averted on Tuesday evening at the old shop next to Br. P. Grese's (late L. Fisher's Refreshment Rooms, and used by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mile of Flame. Fire Now Under Control London
The fire at Hartlepool is now under control in consequence of the exertions of 28 brigades. The flames at one time extended for a mile. No lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hartlepool Fire Still Raging on Thursday Hundreds of People Homeless Eighty Acres of the Town Destroyed. London
The fire at Hartlepool continues to rage and at present threatens to be unprecedently disastrous. Hundreds of firemen have been rushed up from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. in S0uthand West. Heavy Losses Caused. Sydney
A Wagga message says: Terrible bush fires have been raging in the country during the last two days. According to old residents, they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. in the Riverina District. Eight Miles of Flame. Sydney
Terrible bush fires are sweeping through the Riverina. Farmers have already sustained heavy losses. Many homesteads and Stock were saved only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hartlepool Fire. the Flames Extinguished. London
The Hartlepool fire was finally extinguished. In addition to the extensive destruction to timber yards 166 tenements were damaged. A large number of these…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires. Big Blaze at Yerong Creek. Damage Estimated at £10,000. WAGGA
A fire at Yerong Creek this morning destroyed nine business places, the damage exceeding £10,000. At 2. a.m. the flames were seen breaking through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Portland. Three Empty Shops Destroyed. Sydney, Monday Evening
At Portland early this morning a fire destroyed three empty shops. Willing workers prevented the flames from machine the adjoining premises…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire. Yerong Creek Almost Wiped Out. £10,000 Damage Done. Several Narrow Escapes. Sydney, Monday Night
A Henty message says: A fire destroyed the greater portion of Yerong Creek, near Henty, at two o'clock this morning. Nine business places were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams Bush Fires. and Over Insurance of Crops. Sydney
At a meeting of the Parkes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. Davis submitted a motion expressing the opinion that the extensive bush fires…
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