Sydney Fires Wool Store Destroyed. Garage Burnt. Sydney
A big fire occurred at Botany tonight, when a wool store attached to Swinbourne and Stevens' wool scouring works was destroyed. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1924
489 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 25
Cane Fire Turkey Island Loss 4½ Acres Burnt. Harwood
A cane fire broke out on Turkey Island yesterday afternoon, and before it could be got under control 4½ acres of one-year-old Badila ratoon cane owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Canton. Loss of Life Heavy. London, Thursday Night
The naval authorities at Hong Kong have received a wireless message from Canton to the effect that a large fire raged all day yesterday, but is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Burns. Old Lady's Death. Room Catches Fire. Gallant Attempts to Rescue. Sydney
Mrs. W. Yates, aged about 70, met a shocking death at her home, 167 Victoria street, Darlinghurst, to-night. A fire broke out in a room in which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sun Yat Sen Serious Trouble in Canton Merchants Oppose Mercenaries Great Fire in City. Hong Kong
The naval authorities have received a wireless from Canton that a large fire, which raged all day yesterday, is now under control. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canton Fire Twenty-four Hours Blaze Enormous Damage Dome Sun Yat Sen's "Victory." Canton
The fire at Canton, which was confined lo portions of the western district, was extinguished within 24 hours. Less than a twentieth part of the city was burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Picture Theatre Destroyed. Blaze at Newtown. Sydney
The Tivoli picture theatre, Newtown, was completely gutted by fire at midnight. The damage runs into thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rivoli Theatre. Gutted by Fire. Sydney
Soon after midnight this morning & fire gutted the Rivoli picture theatre at Newtown. It was a most spectacular blaze and attracted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Newtown Picture Theatre Gutted. Sydney
The Rivoli picture theatre at Newtown was completely gutted by fire fit midnight. The damage runs into thousands of pounds. A number of firemen had a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Smokeless Fires
Behind a veil of secrecy a great experiment, the success of which will lead to revolution in industry, has been going on for the last seven years. How to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Film Fire. Flames Leap. Over Street Forty Engines Called Out. Girls Jump From Burning Building. London
A sensational fire in the kinema quarter of London necessitated 40 fire engines being brought into action. The fire followed an explosion on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire and Robbery. a Tasmanian Sensation. Hobart
Last night an attempt was made to burn down the open stand at Northall Park trotting course, The wife of the caretaker saw a blaze,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire Big Blaze in Brisbane. Brisbane
While a young man was proceeding home in the early hour's of this morning, he observed smoke issuing from the ground floor of J. P. Wilson's big…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barn Destroyed by Fire
Mr. Bevan of Springy Grove, near Casino, sustained a rather serious loss on Tuesday night by the destruction of his barn, with its contents, by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Veteran Fire Officer. Divisional Inspector Gorman
Divisional Inspector Gorman, who is frequently referred to as the "Grand Old Man" of the New South Wales Fire Brigade, is at present in Grafton. On…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Fire. Bluejackets Bravery. Saved Four Lives. Thrilling Rescue Feat. London
The commander of a naval survey ship, while standing off Oban Bay, a fashionable watering-place of Argyllshire, noticed the Queen's Hotel on fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Grafton Fire Station
The South Grafton Fire Brigade headquarters is at present being renovated inside and out. The work, which is being carried out by Mr. S. E. Starr, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Narromine. Nine Shops Destroyed. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred this morning in Dandeloo street, Narromine, nine shops being completely gutted. The fire is believed to have broken out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred last night at Goedlet and Smith's tile works, near Merrylands. A building of four floors, overing an area of 200 feet by 100 feet,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clothes on Fire. Young Woman and Rescuer Burnt. Sydney
Mary Bowers, 18, was working near a gas stove at her residence Ultimo, when her dress caught fire. She rushed into the street enveloped in flames…
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