Darling Point Fire. 15 Mysterious Outbreaks in One House. Sydney
For three days a house at Darling Point has been, the scene of mysterious outbursts of fire, which are described by the Fire Brigade as unprecedented and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1922
401 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 21
On Fire at Sea Sinking Liner Abandoned. Four Men Missing. Vancouver, Wednesday Night
A New York message says the New York liner Northern Pacific, has been abandoned, on fire and is sinking off the Jersey coast. The rescue vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Darling Point Fires. No Mystery. Police Know Responsible Party. Sydney, Friday Evening
In connection with the mystery fires at the Darling Point residence, Inspector Leary said to-day: "There are no ghosts and no mystery. We are quite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robbing a Bees' Nest. Starts a Grass Fire. Wagga
In attempting to rob a bees' nest near Flowerdale Estate, Wagga, yesterday, some men burned down a tree, and after straining the honey they left. Soon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A City Scare Black Smoke in King-street. Small Blaze Quickly Extinguished. Sydney
Dense black smoke was seen issuing in King-street, City, last evening and gave the impression that a big blaze was imminent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Disastrous Bush Fire. Melbourne
A disastrous bush fire broke out in the Yea district, Victoria. A number of homesteads were saved with great difficulty, and the loss in stock, sheep,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires in Hay District. Hay
Bush fires broke out on Mr. A. Tuson's Kurriong Station, in the Hay district, on Saturday, and after burning fiercely for some time succeeded in jumping the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Fire Bakehouse Burnt Out. a Heavy Loss. Sydney, Tuesday Night
At Newcastle a fire destroyed the bakehouse owned by William Jones to-day. The premises were valued at £300 and the contents at £500…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Bush Fires Lachlan District Ravaged. Heavy Losses of Grass and Stock. Sydney, Tuesday Night
A Hay message says: Big bush fires, commencing on Saturday, jumped the River Lachlan on Sunday and, aided by a strong wind, swept the country in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in a Bakehouse. Newcastle
Early this morning a fire broke out in Jones Brothers bakehouse at Adamstown and thousands of loaves of freshly baked bread and a large quantity of mixed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suspicious Fire Verdict of Arson. Occupant Committed for Trial. Sydney, Tuesday Night
A Goulburn message, says: "After hearing evidence into the fire at a residence at East Goulburn on February 5th., the Coroner found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Belfast Disturbances Continue. Two Men Shot Dead. Sawmills Set on Fire. British Troops' Departure From Free State Cancelled. London, Monday Night
The disturbances at Belfast continued throughout the forenoon to-day. Two men. Leary and Gregg, were shot dead and several others were wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lachlan Fires Broken Out Afresh. 60,000 Acres Swept. Sydney, Wednesday Night
A Hay message says: Latest reports concerning the big blaze on the Lachlan show that the fire has broken away again and is now burning in the…
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On Thursday night the Bellevue Boarding House, at Brunswick Heads, was to tally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Brunswick Heads. Boarding House Destroyed. Byron Bay
Last night, the Bellevue Boarding House at Brunswick Heads wag totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Case of Fire
When a motor car catches fire the outcome often depends on what is done the first three to five seconds immediately thereafter. If there be no fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Coff's Harbor Chemist's Shop Gutted
Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, a fire occurred in the centre of High street, Coff's Harbor, when the premises of Mr. Ernest Pullen, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suburban Fire Man's Confession. Committed for Trial. Sydney, Monday Night
The Coroner held an inquiry to-day concerning the fire at the Douglas Boat Building Company's premises, Drum Moyne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigades Board Elected After Death. a Peculiar Position. Sydney, Monday Night
A peculiar position has arisen in connection with the election, of a suburban alderman to the New South Wales Fire Brigades Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strange Coincidence Simultaneous Fire Calls. Both for No. 25. SYDNEY, Monday Evening
A striking coincidence occurred at the fire headquarters to-day. Two caljs were received simultaneously and were for numbers 25, the…
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