Moldavia Fire. Passengers Lose Heavily. Sydney
Many passengers who arrived in Sydney by the mail steamer Moldavia were heavy losers as a result of the fire which broke out in the hold of the vessel at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
489 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 25
Fire at Nimbin. Four Shops Destroyed. Post Office Saved
Nimbin, a small township 19 miles from Lismore, was the scene of a big fire last night, when a terrace, the Nimbin Arcade, containing four shops, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Dock Fire. Gutters Run with Molten Rubber. London
The biggest London dock fire for half a century occurred at Poplar this afternoon, when a large warehouse, stocked with rubber, tea and other inflammable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Fires. Furniture Factory Blaze. Outbreak at Paris House. an Amusing Incident. Sydney
A fire, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained, broke out at Ainsley's furniture factory in Liverpool road, Ashfield, to-night. The main…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stamp Out Fires of War
Mr. Macdonald declared that if capital flees from the country when we come into power, the panic-mongers will be responsible, and not the "Labor party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Engine Bogged
The driver of the South Brisbane fire engine had an unusual experience on Saturday night. A call was received, but it evenutally turned out to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicles Burnt. Big Fire at Waverley. Sydney
A motor garage, occupied, by Troff, Menko and Co., was practically destroyed by fire at Waverley last night. Four motor cars, an omnibus and evele…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Dock Fire. Damage Totals £200,000. LONDON
The dock fire was still, burning this morning, but was well in hand. Ten fire engines and a hundred firemen are still working. It as hoped to suppress…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze at Dubbo. Sydney
A fire at Dubbo destroyed the woks of Laverack Brothers, and also spread to several adjoining buildings. The brigades were hindered though the failure…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. Seven Places Destroyed. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Coonabarabran last night, when seven buildings were razed, namely, Neilson's general store, the' Club House Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. Twenty-five Outbreaks, Sydney
No less than 25 outbreaks, mostly bush tires, were attended to by the fire brigades in the suburbs to-day. The biggest rarest blaze occurred in Palmerston…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bed Clothes on Fire Child's Narrow Escape. a Timely Rescue. Ulmarra
A deal of excitement was caused at the Commercial Hotel, Ulmarra, last evening about 10 o'clock, when a fire was averted and a child had a narrow escape from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suede Shop Burnt. £35,000 Fire in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)
A fire in the suede shop at the Woolston tanneries caused £35,000 damage. Despite high winds the fire brigade succeeded in keeping the flames from other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Film Fire. £50,000 Worth Lost ' Not a Penny of Insurance Fox Company's Heavy Loss. Brisbane
Motion picture films valued at £50,000 went up in flames to-night in premises in Adelaide street occupied, by the Fox Film Corporation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Nimbin Fire
The whole of the premises destroyed in the recent fire at Nimbin were owned by Mr. G. Loewenthal, of Bondi, Sydney, at present on a tour abroad. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tannery Burnt Out. Melbourne
A fire destroyed the tannery of Russell Bros, at Richmond, The damage is estimated at between£30,000 and £40,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Kent Street. Sydney
At 1 o'clock this morning a lire broke out on the top floor of a six-storey building at 496 Kent, street occupied by John O'Neil and Co., Ltd., merchants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Casino Two Buildings Destroyed
A fire in Walker street, Casino, [?] Saturday night, destroyed the office of Mr. A.' H. Gregory, agent, and an adjoining fruit shop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robbery Precedes Fire. Detectives Investigating. Sydney
Detectives were sent for early this morning, when firemen found, When, they had been called to a fir in White and Co.'s premises, in Goulburn street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Plants. Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
W. G. Carr's road making plant at Gordon was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage was heavy. The conflagration was most spectacular, and…
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