North Sydney Fires. Youth Fined £20. SYDNEY
Colin Robertson, aged 19, was fined £20 at North Sydney Court for having left a fire unattended in an open place on February 1. The police prosecutor…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
421 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 22
Grass Fires Near Mudgee. Mudgee
A fire which broke out in Willian Ryan's paddock at Goolmar near Mudgee, burned several hundred acres of grass and many miles of fencing. Mrs. Lowe, Mr…
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Henry Cornish was forced to leap for his life when a car he was driving burst into flames near the Suspension Bridge, North Sidney shortly after midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Manly. Crowds Hinder Brigade. Sydney
During the height of the Manly carnival last night a fire broke out on the Corso. The outbreak occurred in a watchmaker's shop and spread to three other shops. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires and Fatalities. Melbourne's Week-end List. Night Revellers Use Revolvers Melbourne
John Henry Hibbert 28, residing at Mooree Ponds, was returning from fishing on a bicycle when he collided with a motor car at Keilor Hill He was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Fiji. Five Hundred People Homeless. Disastrous Conflagration in Suva. Suva, Saturday night
A disastrous fire occurred to-night. The damage is estimated at £50,000, and over 500 people are homeless as a result, many of the Indian boarding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire at Ryde. Sydney
A grass fire broke out near Brown's Hotel, West. Ryde, and blazed for several hours. With the help of many local men and the fire brigade the outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rebels Fire on Congregation. London
Yesterday fire was opened on people leaving Mass at Clonmel, resulting in one person being killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Maclean. Early Morning Outbreak
Owing to an outbreak of fire which took place in the Caledonian Hall, at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, the building had a narrow escape from being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Beware." Fire Outbreaks in Melbourne. Melbourne
About fitly outbreaks of the were dealt with by the fire brigades during the hot week-end. The fires started in the grass in the outer suburbs and many houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire and Mines Campaign of Rain Continues. a Cold-blooded Crime. Cabinet Minister's Brother Shot. London
Dr. Thomas O'Higgins, brother of the Irish Minister for Home Affairs, and brother-in-law of Mr. T. Healy, Governor General of Southern Ireland, was shot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Taree
At about 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning another disastrous five broke out in the business portion of Victoria street, Taree. The outbreak occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Scouts Melbourne Show Pavilion Fire. Melbourne
Referring to the burning of the horse pavilion at the Melbourne Show Ground while the boy scouts were in [?]ap there Mr. G. Wilson at a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Granville. Child Rescued From Burning Room. Sydney
A weatherboard cottage caught fire at Granville last night, and was almost totally destroyed by fire, Fatal results were averted by the prompt action of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires. Dwelling Burnt Down. Wauchope
A fire destroyed the house or E. Kilmurray at Wauchope. The occupier before going out left a roll of pound notes in the dwelling, and these went up in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Show Ground Fire. Melbourne
Scout officials declare that no scouts who camped on the Melbourne. Show Ground were seen smoking nor was any objectionable language heard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Taree
Another big fire occurred at Taree on Tueeday morning about 2 o'clock, and did a great amount of damage in the main street of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Carr's Creek
Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning an alarm of fire was given from Carr's Creek, a five-roomed house, the property of Mr. T. James being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Burnt Down. Seven Fires in a Street. Sydney
Mysterious fires at Botany are attributed to fire maniacs. "Within a fortnight there have been seven outbreaks in the course of which one home has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heat Wave in Sydney. Grass and Bush Fires. Sydney
After four days of cool, pleasant weather, Sydney to-day experienced a heat wave when the temperature registered 101.9 at 1.45 in the afternoon. As…
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