Sussex Street Fire. Caused by Overheated Lime. Sydney
The overheating of a quantity of lime stored in 243 Sussex street set the place on fire this afternoon. Constable Snow noticed the flames on the first floor. which…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
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Fire on Steamer. Serious. Damage to Cargo. London
An outbreak of lire occurred aboard the steamer Canadian Constructor at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Serious damage was done to a p[?] of the [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Dump Fire. Hundred Acres Aught. Houses Threatened Newcastle
A fire broke out in a coal dump at Glebe colliery to-day and threatened the houses nearly. When the fire brigade arrived over a hundred acres were alight,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire. Business Premises Destroyed. £18,000 Damage. Sidney
A disastrous fire at Mansfield, Victoria. on Thursday night totally destroyed five business premises besides doing other damage. The loss is estimated at £18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Farmers. Sprinklers Avert Conflagration. Sydney
Sprinklers prevented a fire from gaining much headway on the fifth floor of Farmers and Co., Ltd., this morning. Some materials used by the cleane's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School Fire Inquiry. Queanbeyan
An inquiry is being held into a fire which destroyed the Public School and school residence at Sutton on Saturday The teacher was away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Fires. Refugees' Relief Stations. Children Fight Flames. Athens
A fire destroyed the kitchens and distributing stations on Macronissi Island, where the hospitals and quarantine stations for ten thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Playing with Fire." Coal Tribunal's Decision. Mr. Baddeley's Prediction. Sydney
Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., referring to the reports regarding the authority of the Coal Tribunal in connection with the recent decision of the chairman (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insurance Company Sued. Fire Policy Claim. Jeweller Non-suited. Sydney
In No. 1 Jury Court to-day William George Nicol, Bowral, sought to recover £1463 in respect of a fire policy from the Queensland Insurance Company. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Post Office Destroyed by Fire
At Fernmount, shortly after midnight on Monday, the post office and the residence of Mr. N. Slatyer were destroyed by fire. Mr. D. Gillies' hotel, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flour Mills Destroyed. £30,000 Damage by Fire. Sydney
Flour mills and sheds at Dunolly, victoria, owned by Brant and Co., were completely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £30,000. Twenty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A British Fire-fighter
A very interesting type of vessel was recently built in Great Britain for use aborad as a fire and salvage boat and also on occasion as a tug and water…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Suspicious Fire. Melbourne
One of the wooden cottages adjoining the penal establishment on French Island, Victoria, where 38 indeterminate sentence prisoners are quartered, was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Ilgandra's Fire Bug
The individual who is attempting to reduce the town of Gilgandra to ashes is harder to locate than Baroness Orczy's "Elusive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer. Wool and Tallow Damaged. Auckland
The steamer Kaikoura, which wirelessed yesterday to the effect that there was a serious fire in her hold, reached Auckland this morning. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Dairy Factory Destroyed. Big Loss by Fire. Auckland
The New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Factory, at Pukekohe, one of the largest in the province, was totally by Owing to the lack of water it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tobacco Stocks. Huge Fire in London. London
Millions of pounds of tobacco were destroyed by fire in a bonded warehouse at Victoria Dock, London. The blaze was visible for miles. The loss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taree Fire Inquiry. Extraordinary Statements. an Open Verdict. Taree
The District Coroner (Mr. George B. Morris) held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the origin of the fire which occurred in Victoria street on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Destroyed by Fire
The residence of Mr. George Chambers, at Coraki, was totally destroyed by fire last Thursday night. The smoke and noise of the fire disturbed Mr. Chain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Tobacco Farm
The damage caused by the fire which broke out at P. Brisk's tobacco farm at Woolomin, near Tamworth on Thursday night is estimated at between £3000 and…
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