District News Maclean. Bush Fires
During the last week the weather has been exceptionally hot and dry. The surrounding district is very dry, and the grass is in such a state that it burns very…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
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Fire and Storms. Widespread Damage. in City and Country. Sydney
Coincident with another heat wave bush fires broke out again in the outlying suburbs. Towards evening a gale sprang up from the south-west, and…
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For days past bush fires have raged in various parts of the Clarence district. No damage has so far been reported, the fires being confined largely to swamps…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Uralla. Uralla
The residence of Mrs. Teresa Burke was totally destroyed by fire last night The occu[?]nts were absent when it broke out. A pathetic feature of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Exciting Experience. Train Dashes Past Bush Fire. Casino and Lismore Passengers Aboard
The flames from a grass fire almost licked the carriages as the Murwillumbah-Casino train raced past the scene of the blaze on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Blaze on Blue Mountains. Sydney
A great bush fire raged in the Jamieson Valley, Blue Mountains, yesterday. For some hours the Mount Victoria Sanitorium was in danger, but the patients and staff…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Coal Bunkers. Newcastle
The crew of the steamer Skitsea, which has arrived at Newcastle, battled for ten days With a fire in the coal bunkers. The outbreak was separated from 300 cases…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. SYDNEY,Saturday
Bush fives are raging, along the Shoal-haven River. All the country between in and the coast is burning fiercely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →QUEENSLAND Fire in Brisbane. Rockhampton State Seat. Man Drowned in Creek BRISBANE,Sunday
Heavy rain fell in Brisbane throughout Saturday afternoon, and all the sporting fixtures except the Albion Part Races had to be abandoned. Within half an…
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There was a mild sensation at the Empire Hall last Saturday evening. The engine was put into motion and the hall lit at the usual hour for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire. a Big Blaze at Taree. Shops and Buildings Destroyed Taree
A most disastrous fire took place at 11 -o'clock last night in Manning street, when half a dozen shops and a couple of private dwellings were totally de…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUEENSLAND Disastrous Fire at Cairns. the Sugar Season. Archbishop Duhig's Return. Brisbane
A disastrous fire occurred at Cairns at 3 o'clock this morning in a block of build ings in Spence street, resulting in damage amounting to £17,000. The buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Station Improvements
Plans of the proposed improvement to the Grafton Fire Station have been received by the chief officer, Mr. Moriarty. The main improvement will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →QUEENSLAND Woman's Scalp Torn Off. Prohibition in America. Disastrous Fire at Stanthorpe. Brisbane
Mrs. Egmont Homan, wife of a dairy farmer a few miles out from Killaraey. while attending to separator operations caught her hair in the belt of the engine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Science. Progress in Britain. a New Fire Fighter
The number of materials and devices for extinguishing fire is legion, but there is quite an original touch about a new invention recently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TELEGRAMS £30,000 Damage Big Fire at Prahran. Melbourne
Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire which gutted Corder's painters and decorators, at painters. The fire occurred busiest time of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Around Sydney. Sydney
Owing to the excessive heat a large number of bush fires broke out around Sydney to-day. There was a big fire near Liverpool, but fortunately the wind…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IRELAND. Rebels Busy. Week-end of Disor[?]es. Train Set on Fire. London
The week in Ireland closed with disorders throughout the country. A train on the Sligo-Enniskillen line was held up by armed men, and after the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many Fires. Busy Day for Brigades. Sydney
During yesterday afternoon no fewer than 55 fires were reported at fire headquarters, and in nearly every case they entailed serious damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Gosford. Four Shops Destroyed. Sydney
A fire at Gosford late last night destroyed four shops. All the buildings were of wood and iron…
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