Telegrams. York Street Fire. Sydney
A fire was discovered late last night on the fifth floor of York House, in York street. The brigades were soon on the scene, and after a strenuous task…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
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City Fire. York House Partially Burnt Sydney
A fire was discovered late last night on the fifth floor of York House, in York Street. Fire brigades were soon on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ku Klux Klan? Fire in Auckland. Auckland
Last night four shops in the city were burnt to the ground. The occupier of one states a stranger called upon him a few weeks ago in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fire. M.l.c.'s Paddocks Burnt Out. Wagga
A serious outbreak of fire was started by a train this morning about five miles from town. It spread rapidly and was only stemmed after a large…
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An outbreak of fire at Dubbo yesterday destroyed two buildings, causing damage to the extent of £4000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Young Woman's Death. Nightdress Caught Fire. Gilgandra
A shocking burning fatality occurred early this morning. Mrs. Miller, wife of a local newsagent, struck a match when she was clad in her nightdress, and this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. Scrub Fires. in Sydney Suburbs. Sydney
Sydney was surrounded by big fires yesterday. It is estimated the various suburbs that over 500 acres of scrubs were swept. Many houses, were in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leaking Gas Pipe. Starts Fire in Kitchen
Escaping gas from a pipe leading to a small gas cooking ring was responsible for a slight outbreak of fire in the house of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stewart in Dobie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missed by Fire. £150 in Trousers Pocket. Sydney
Jack Belcher, a hairdresser, of Cowra, was out motoring on Sunday night when a fire broke out in the back portion of his building, which was gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Ballina
A big fire broke out at Messrs. Bagot Bros' sawmills, River street, Ballina, at t o'clock on Monday night, and damage estimated at £6000 was done. None…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Coonamble. Sydney
A fire at Coonamble yesterday completely destroyed four business premises, while two other places adjoining were badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire. Melbourne Arcade Burnt. Heavy Damages. Melbourne
The whole of the Empire Arcade Flinders street was gutted by a [?] which occurred at 2 o'clock this morning All the available fire fighting appliance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND. Drought Broken Up. Gigantic Bush Fire. Two Men Missing. Brisbane
Splendid rains have fallen over a wide area in Southern Queensland, particularly the Darling Downs. This appears to be that breaking of one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sydney Mint. Sydney
The question of closing the Sydney Mint was almost settled to-day. Smoke and flames were observed by a passerby issuing in great volumes from the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Tragedies. Toll of the Week-end. "Get Johnie First." London
Six week-end fire tragedies are reported. A boy was burnt to death at. Drury street, Mid-Glasgow. During the height of the Christmas shopping the owner of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£100,000 FIRE. Ballarat House Burnt. Christmas Eve Blaze. Huge Crowd Watch Fire. Sydney
Damage estimated at over £100,000 was caused on Monday night by a fire which destroyed Ballarat House, a five-storeyed building in Wentworth avenue. City…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. Two elderly people, Mrs. Mary Ann Gill and her brother, Henry Avery, both of whom were over 60 years of age, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Kobe. Oriental Hotel Destroyed. Tokio
At Kobe a fire broke out in the Oriental Hotel shortly after midnight and destroyed half the building. There was great excitement. The cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brewery on Fire. £3000 Damage at Toowoomba. Toowoomba
A fire occurred in the Queensland Brewery this morning. The bottling department was damaged considerably. Firemen at first were greatly handicapped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese University. Destroyed by Fire. Nagasaki
A fire broke out last in the Imperial University at Fukuoka, the entire building and engineering college being destroyed. The damage is…
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