Big Fires in Sydney £90,000 Damage SYDNEY
Beard Watson's furniture factory at Redfern was gutted by fire at an early hour this morning. An adjoining building containing a heavy stock of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
286 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 15
This Morning's Fires. Two Serious Outbreaks. Damage £90,000
Two big fires occurred in Sydney curly this morning. The first outbreak whs at 1.15 anil gutted the two top doors of Empire…
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A bush fire, which caused a lot of damage broke out a few miles from Gunning on Saturday morning, writes Our Gunning correspondent. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire at Brophy's. Flames 40 Feet High.—grit of the Fire Fighters.—some People Who Forgot
"On Thursday last," writes a correspondent, "a fire broke out on Mr. Brophy's farm at Somerset doing much damage to fences and burning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big City Fire. Beard Watson's Factory Qutted. Sydney
Five shops were gutted at Dubbo on Sunday afternoon. The total damage was estimated at £12,000. Beard Watson's furniture factory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Charged with Arson. Fire in a Sweets Shop
Rose Gilmour, a widow, at the inquiry yesterday concerning a fire at her confectionery shop in Oxford street, Woollaha, at 3.30 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Burrowa Street Hairdressing Saloon Surnt. Kerosene Lamp Explodes
Due to the explosion of a kerosene lamp, used for heating shaving water, fire broke out in Mr. S. Spencer's hairdressing saloon at 2.30 this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Burrowa Street. Water Heater Explodes. in Spencer's Saloon. a Good Save
At about 2.45 this afternoon a fire broke out in premises in the Albion Hotel building, occupied by Mr. Sid Spencer, hairdresser and tobacconist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Accidental. Recent Fires in Sydney. Fire Officer's Opinion
A telegram from Sydney says the Chief Fire Brigades Officer, Mr. Jackson, says he is convinced a large number of the recent fires in and around…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Human Fire Extinguisher
A visitor to the "Dally Witness" office, commenting on yesterday's fire in Spencer's hairdressing saloon, praised the hard work of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marengo. Bush Fire
On Saturday morning last great clouds of black smoke were seen rising about three miles north of Marengo[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boys and Bees' Nest How a Grass Fire Started. Police Court Sequel
Leslie Hobson, Walter James Smith and Joseph Henry Smith were charged at the police court on Wednesday morning with careless use of…
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A bush fire broke out at Dairy Creek the property of Mr. G. Massy, on Saturday week, about half past 11 o’clock and quickly spread in all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Dope. How Bush Fires Are Started. What the Police Found
Recently several suspicious fires occurred in the Cudal district. A ball of fire dope has now been found by the police on a farm near where one…
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A fire in Sheridan-street, early on Saturday morning, completely gutted a brick building, used as a motor garage by Naughton and Co. Three…
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A fire broke out in the Albion Hotel building, in the premises occupied by Mr. S. Spencer, hairdresser and tobacconist…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Cessnock. Bakery Destroyed
A fire at Cessnock on Saturday night destroyed the shop, bakehouse, and dwelling of James Sharp. The adjoining buildings were also…
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A fire was discovered on Mr. Ken Chew's property at Avoca yesterday morning, but was put out without much difficulty. About 30 acres of…
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A fire. was discovered about midday on Monday in one of the paddocks on Mr. K. Chew's "Avoca" property, supposed to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plucky Bosun. Fearless Fire Fighting. in Hold of Riverina
The plucky act of Bosun Cooper undoubtedly stopped what threatened to be a very serious fire aboard the Huddart Parker Company's…
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