Mystery Fire. Over Lismore Chemist's Shop. Daughter's Bed Ablaze
"It's certainly a mystery, " was the firemen's summing up of the fire which destroyed the mattress and some of the bed clothes of, a single bed in a room…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
421 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 22
"Your Wardrobe's on Fire." Sydney
The Coroner to-day committed George Alexander, of Paramatta road, for trial on a charge of maliciously setting fire to certain wearing apparel…
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Mr. Chas, Jury, of Bonnie Doon, Victoria, who was burnt out by a recent bush fire in the Boonie Doon district, had the misfortune to be again burnt out on…
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The third fire in the Dorrigo district in as many weeks occurred last week. It is a coincidence that each conflagration occurred on a Saturday night. The blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire. Factory Destroyed. Sydney
The factory of Messrs. Murray Bros. Propty Ltd. at Parramatta was destroyed by fire last night. The total damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£7000 Fire. Claremont Shops Destroyed. Brisbane
A big fire in the main sheet of Claremont started at about 2 o'clock this morning and completely destroyed Peter [?] refreshment rooms also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Parramatta. Factory Destroyed. Sydney
The factory of Murray B. 03. Proprietary, Ltd., at Parramatta, was destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Fire and Fury." Bloodthirsty Bushrangers Melodrama in Real Life
In an interesting article on bush-rangers in the "Forum," Mr. Arthur Jose, a writer with a fine sense of the dramatic, says:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Midnight Blaze. Fire at South Grafton. Dwelling House Destroyed
Shortly after midnight on Saturday the South Grafton Fire Brigade was called out by a telephone message to Federation street, some distance out, where they…
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About 9.25 o'clock on Friday night the fusing of electrical wires caused fire to break but in a room of the residence of Mr. C. McKcnzie, at the corner of Uralba…
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At the local Court House on Friday last, the Coroner (Mr. F. T. Stennett) conducted an inquiry into the fire which recently destroyed a house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrace Burnt Out. No Water to Fight Flames. Nyngan
Owing in the limited water supply little could be done when a fire broke out in a fruit shop at Tottenham. Flames caught the next buildings and continued along…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. McGIRR'S Motor Garage. Destroyed by Fire. Parkes
A motor garage owned by Mr. Greg. McGirr, M.L.A., containing six motor cars, the property of residents, was destroyed by fire. John Hall, a fireman,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£25,000 Fire. Mount Morgan's Worst. Bucket Brigade Fights Flames. Mount Morgan
The main street of Mount Morgan, known as Morgan street, was the scene of the worst fire in the town's history late last night, when 12 buildings, including…
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At the Dorrigo Courthouse on Friday last, April 20, the Coroner (Mr. F. T. Stennett) conducted an inquiry into the fire which recently destroyed a house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires at Macksville
At 1 o'clock on Thursday morning Mr. Reginald Mr. Reginald M'Nally, upon returning from a party to Moran's Hotel, smelt rubber burning. He looked out the hotel window…
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The Lismore fire brigade at 9.30 o'clock on Sunday evening received notice of an outbreak of fire, the origin of which is a mystery, in the rear portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assisting Bush Fire Sufferers. Melbourne
The Victorian Cabinet has decided to assist necessitous cases arising out of the recent bush fires in Victoria on their merits…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Coolangatta
A fire was discovered in the early hours of Friday morning in a large building recently used by Mrs. Burke, who was absent in Brisbane, as a boarding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Picture Show. Suspicious Circumstances. Sydney
The caretaker of the Palais Picture Theatre, Melbourne, reports that on being awakened by smoke that filled his room he found the north side…
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