Police Car on Fire. Darwin
The Police Commissioner's car in the Northern Territory took fire when loaded with blankets and benzine. A serious explosion was averted by a constable, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1924
489 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 25
Police Car Takes Fire Serious Explosion Averted Sydney
The Police Commissioner's car in the Northern Territory took fire when leaded with blankets and benzine. A serious explosion was averted by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil Store Gutted. Great Fire at Wellington. Wellington (N.z.)
The premises of the British Imperial Oil Company at Invereargill were gutted by fire last night. Twenty thousand cases of oil were consumed, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Veterans Honored
At the monthly meeting of the Toowoomba Fire Board the president presented long service medals to William Daniels and James Rae. The first-named…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotels and Fire Escapes
la view of the majority of hotelkeepers failing to comply with the recent direction of the Casino Licencing Bench to have steel or iron fire escapes erected,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Put That Fire Out!"
A zealous court attendant pulel to excess of coal in the Newcastle Court-house grate--the air was chilly Immediately the atmosphere became heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Choir Sang. After Sunday School Fire. Melbourne
A fire completely destroyed a wooden Sunday School next to St. Augustine's Church of England. North Brunswick, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remarkable Evidence. £10 to Burn it Down. Tweed Heads Fire. Verdict of Arson Returned
Extraordinary, evidence was given at the inquiry at Tweed Heads on Tuesday before Mr. E. A. May, P.M., Coroner, into the destruction by are or Chandler's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigade for Bellingen
The Bellingen Shire Council, at its meeting last week, considered a letter, giving estimates regarding the cost, of a lire brigade for Bellingen, and after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Seepage. Sequel to Big Fire. Wellington (X.z.)
An alarming sequel to the British Imperial oil store fire at Invereargill is the discovery that oil and benzine found its way underground to the waterfront,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze. Heavy Damage Blll. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Cumundie yesterday, hotel and a bulk store being destroyed. Another bulilding was pertly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight in One Night. Toowoomba's Sensation. Suspicious Fires. Toowoomba
Eight successive fires occurred in Toowoomba last night at the rear of business premises, and in two instances considerable damage was done. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →School Fire. Girl Confesses to Crime. Los Angeles
A 14-year-old girl, whose name has been withheld, has confessed to setting fire to the Hope Development School at Playadelrey on May 31, when 24 lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Movie Ball Episode. Paper Costume on Fire. Sydney
There was an exciting episode at the Movie Ball at the Palais Royal, Moore Park, shortly after midnight. It is alleged that somebody threw a lighted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alarm of Fire
Yesterday morning at about 10.20 the fire bell at Grafton disturbed the usual serenity of the town, and as the engine proceeded down Pound street, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Gosford. Cottage, Cars and Buildings Burnt. Gosford
A motor garage, with several ears and buses, two other buildings, and a cottage were destroyed by fire at Gosford yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blaze at Newcastle. Firemen's Narrow Escape. Newcastle
Sorby's ironmongery stores at Newcastle were partly destroyed by fire yesterday. When the second floor gave way about half a dozen firemen working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£2000 Damage. a Newcastle Fire. Newcastle
A fire at Corby's bulk store at Newcastle, yesterday, did damage totalling £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hobson's Bay. Cargo Damaged by Fire. London
To-day the owners of the Hobson's Bay received a telegram Via the Aden radio station from the commander stating that he had had a fire in the cross-bunkers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Newcastle Firemen's Narrow Escape When Floor Collapses Sydney
Sorby's ironmongery stores at Newcastle were partly destroyed by fire yesterday. When the second floor gave away…
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