South Grafton Memorial Matter Before Council. Work Hanging Fire
At last night's meeting of the South Grafton Council, Ald. Schwinghammer asked whether the council was interesting itself in the matter of the proposed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
421 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 22
Fatal Fire. Man Burnt to Death. Tried to Check Flames. Sydney
Fire destroyed a cottage at Annandale last night, and this morning the charred body of Patrick Kennedy, aged 30, was found in a bath, which was filled with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND. Hartington Fire Extinguished. Sugar Board Established. Electric Explosion in Brisbane. Brisbane
The fire in the Hartington coal bunkers was extinguished this morning, and the cargo is now being discharged from the bunkers, and will probably be completed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meat Works Fire. Insurances Total £550,000. SYDNEY
In returning an open verdict at the inquiry to-day on the fire at the Sandown meat works on May 24 the Corner Said that the insurances were stupendous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lightning Flash. Causes Destructive Fire. Sydney
A weatherboard cottage containing three rooms and a kitchen in Campbell street, Fairfield, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. It was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charge of Arson. Castlereagh Street Fire. Aubrey Committed for Trail. Sydney
Aubrey "was committed for trial at the Coroner's to-day on a charge at arson in connecting with the fire at Nelson House, Castlereagh street, on June 22…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND. New Country Party Leader. No Union with Nationalists. Fire on Hartington. Brisbane
At a meeting of the Country party to-day Mr. A E. Moore, deputy-leader, was elected leader in place of Mr. W. J. Vowles, who declined. nomination. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane on Fire. Frenchman Burned to Death. Paris
Andre De Lamere, a young Frenchman, was burned to death in an aeroplane which caught fire immediately it ascended. The pilot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Mine. Men Brought to Surface. Smoke Drives Firemen Back. Broken Hill
A serious fire has broken out at the Central Mine, Broken Hill, at the 400 feet level. The fire brigades were summoned, and water is now being poured on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mine Fire. Sydney
Attempts to reach the seat of the fire in the Broken Hill mine have been unsuccessful. It is now intended to flood the fire area through the old shafts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND. The Hartington's Fire. Shipping Inspector's Report. Government's Minority Representation. Brisbane
The report of the Assistant Shipping Inspector, Captain Shaw, in connection with the fire in the bunkers of the steamer Hartington was presented to the Marine…
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No fresh developments are reported in connection with the fire in that Central mine, Broken Hill. Experts are underground planning methods that, it is hoped,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yamba Fire. Three Buildings. Early Morning Blaze
The Grafton police were advised yesterday that a fire had occurred at Yamba at about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Three buildings were totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parkes Fire. Three Persons Committed. Sydney
An inquiry into the case of the fire, which destroyed the house belonging to patrick McGirr, ended last night, at Parkes after several days' hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill Mine Fire. Position Now Serious. Sydney
It is officially stated in Briken Hill that a big fall occurred at the 400 feet level in the Central mine and that as a result the seat of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treasures Disappear. "Forbidden City" Fire. Ex-emperor Incensed. an Imperial Tangle. London
Reuter's Peking, correspondent says that sensational events are reported from the Forbidden City in connection with the affairs of the ex-Emperor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Murwillumbah
A five-roomed weatherboard house in Rous street, Murwillumbah, owned by Mr. Frank Bourke, and tenanted by Mr. Thomas Westwood, was burnt to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bombing Averted. Belgian Sentry Fires. London
"The Times" Brussels correspondent reports that a Belgian sentry at Aix-la-Chapelle noticed a party of men digging a space under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Film Fire Causes Stampede
During the picture show performance in the Town Hall, Maryborough (Q.) on Saturday night, a film caught fire. Some of the audience rushed to the doors, but…
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A the broke out in an upstairs bedroom at, the Imperial Hotel, near the Grafton railway station, shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Smoke odors first…
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