Fire in Cobalt-street
At about 9.90 a.m. to-day the Fire Brigade received a call through the telephone exchanga to a six-roomed wood, iron, and weatherboard residence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1924
526 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 27
"No Fire in South Mine" Is an Official Statement
Mr. C. D. Cherry, in the absence of Mr. A. Fairweather, the superintendent, was asked to-day whether the fire from the Central mine had entered the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales. (Continued from Page 1) Fire Near Explosives Sydney
A fire started last night in a stone quarry owned by the Ashfield Council. The Hames quickly spread to a shed where large quantities of explosives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crops, Haystacks, & Houses Destroyed by Bush Fires
The most disastrous fire ever experienced in this district occurred at Wahring on Monday (says a Nagambie message in the "Age"). It…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at South Broken Hill
At aboat 3 a.m. to-day the Fire Brigade received calls through tho circuit and from two mine fire alarms to 332 Piper-street, South Broken Hill. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in T[?]smnia. Timber Mill Destroyed Along with Private House Hobart
Bush fires are raging thickly in the wooded Tyenna Valley, the Mount field Timber Company's property. The No. 2 mill, has been destroyed; also a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scrub Fires Ignite Tar. Railway Lines Buckled and Telegraph Lines Burnt Wellington (N.Z.), January 3
Burning scrub ignited a hundred barrels of tar stacked beside the railway line near Taranaki. Trains were held up owing to the blazing tar…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage by Fire in N.Z. Several Houses Destroyed During Owners' Absence Auckland, January 3
During the holidays many residences wore burned while the owners were absent. The most serious loss was the East Amaka butter factory, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victoria. Action of Fire Brigade Prevents Extensive Fire Melbourne
The promptitude of the fire brigade last night prevented what would have developed into a big blaze in the heart of the city. A fire broke out in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miming. the South Mine Precautions Against Fire Taken by Management "Never Any Fire in South"
Owing to the persistent rumors which have been circulating in the town for some considerable time that the fire from the Central mine had got into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. Ths South Mine Precautions Against Fire Taken Bt Management "Never Any Fire in South"
Owing to the persistent rumora which have been circnlating in the town for some considerable time that the fire front the Central mine had got into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Queensland Fire. Sixteen Shops Destroyed in the Town of Nambour Brisbane
The most disastrous fire in the history of the Queensland north coast occurred at Nambour on Saturday night, when 16 buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Nambour Fire Brisbane
One of the results of the big fire in Nambour on Saturday night may be the formation of mobile fire fighting units. The fire destroyed overhead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New South Wales. (Continued from Page 3.) M[?]avia Passengers [?]Ffered Loss by Fire Sydney
Ma[?] passengers by the Moldavia which arrived here today were heavy losers owing to a fire which occurred in the hold of the [?] at Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Calls Sydney
Sydney fire br[?] received 2611 calls last year, of which 333 were false alarms. The ramaindar comprised 43 chimney [?] and [?] actual fires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at [?]. Four Shops and Post Office Are Reported Destroyed Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Nimbin a villgae 20 miles from Lismore, last night. Telephone communication with [?]bin was cut off and very little…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big London Dock Fire. Large Warehouse Destroyed Several Exciting Escapes (Reuter's Message.) London, January 7
The biggest London dock fire for half a century occurred at Poplar. East London this afternoon. when a large warehouse, which was stocked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales. (Continued from Page 2.) Heavy Damage Is Caused by a Fire at Wa[?]rley Sydney
Waverley was the scene of a devastating blaze last night when a motor garage was severely damaged. Four motor cars, an omnibus, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Epidemic of Fires. Sydney Fire Brigades Had 55 Calls Yesterday Sydney
Sydney had an epidemic of fires yesterday. From 9 o'clock in the morning till midnight the firemen were going their hardest attending to 55 different…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Dubbo Sydney
A fire broke out at Laverack Bros. rubber works and motor garage at Dubbo at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and spread to a three-storied…
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