Petrol Starts Fire Incident at Newbridge. Sydney
A message from Newbridge (near Bathurst) states that E. O'Brien, licensee of the Gladstone Hotel at Newbridge, was awakened, yesterday morning by the sound…
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Fires & bushfires, 1925
453 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 23
Fire in a Mourning Coach
Damage estimated at £130 was caused to a mourning coach and hearse as the result of an outbreak of fire at Cairns on Saturday night. People passing the…
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A fire broke out early this morning on board the steamer City of Bristol, lying at the wharf at Woolwich. When the fire fighters arrived the flames had a good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →300 'Phones Out of Order Fire in Melbourne Exchange. Melbourne
A fire broke out at Melbourne telephone exchange on Tuesday, which for a time menaced the service of the whole city. A wire fused behind the switchboard, and a…
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At the Tenterfield Court Sydney Hodge was charged with having set fire to material at the Exchange Hotel. N. J. Murray, proprietor of the hotel, deposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Shots Fired. "Put Your Hands Up" Burglar Fires at Householder. Melbourne
Francis Thomas, tobacconist, of Toorak, on reaching his home late last night, found the glass in the front door of his flat broken. Then the telephone rang,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britisher Wounded Chinese Fire on Houseboat. Shanghai
Two Britishers, Mr. Lawson Hall and Mr. F. A. Walker, accompanied by their wives and the latter's son and daughter, were returning from a pleasure trip on…
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A fire occurred at the basement of the premises conducted as refreshment rooms in Erskine street, Sydney, late on Saturday night. The brigades extinguished the…
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A fire destroyed 2000 buildings at Kumagae this morning, including the station, commercial college, silk factory, town hall, etc…
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The Culcai[?]n fire, which might have caused the destruction of the main business block of Culcai[?]n, was extinguished last night by Mr. Smalley, of the Bank…
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Another fire occurred at Taree early yesterday morning when premises known as Skidmore and Masters' in Pulteney street were burnt down between 2 and 3 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dimboola Fire in Bunkers. Melbourne
On Saturday, just as the steamer Dimboola was to sail for Sydney a fire was discovered in the coal bunkers. It was not serious and was quickly extinguished…
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A fire broke out at Freeman's Building in Russell, street, city, in the early morning. Considerable damage was done to the building and stock of Freeman…
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At the meeting of the Glengallan Shire Council (writes the Brisbane "Courier's" Warwick correspondent), Cr. Aspinall asked if there was any information as to…
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A fire broke out at the Gladstone (Q.,) cotton ginnery shortly after 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, in the outside press, which is part of the gin house. The fire…
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A house owned by Mr. August Nelson, of Boambee, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The building was insured in the Mercantile Mutual Insurance…
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A cottage at Goonellabah owned by Mr. W. Northcott and occupied by Mr. E. McGrath was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night, while the occupants were…
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An unoccupied three-roomed cottage, situated on the Parryville estate, about three-quarters of a mile from the Boyd's Bay ferry, was destroyed by fire about…
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Considerable damage was caused by a fire to Neutral Bay Public School to- night. Although it is not definitely established the firemen express the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Fire Suspected Greeks Discharged. Sydney
An inquest into the fire which occurred at a fruit shop in Erskine street, Sydney, on May 9, was conducted by the Coroner to-day…
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