Tar Ablaze Fire in Council Yard
The overheating of tar caused an outbreak of fire at the City Council tar-yard this morning, when the contents of two tar vats…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
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Fire Does Damage at £1,000,000
Buenaventura, B.C., Monday.— Fire believed to have been caused by an incendiary destroyed the business district of this town with…
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A bush fire, supposed to have been caused by lightning striking a tree, broke out on Mr.W. G. Taylor’s property, “Waroo,” at 10.30 a.m. last…
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CROOKWELL: The second haystack blaze in the district within a few days occurred at Stillbrook Farm, when two stacks weighing…
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GUNDAROO: What might have proved a very disastrous fire occurred on the property of Mr. Thomas Booth, Willow Grove, Yass River…
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Mr. J. Kilpatrick brought the following matters before the Municipal Council on Monday night:— “During the fire on Friday night…
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A radio message was received, in Sydney to-day from Captain Smith of the motorship Enton, denying that there had been a fire on board…
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A fire on Mr. Geo. Clements' properly at "Woolpack," on Friday last, destroyed about 300 acres of grass before it was…
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In last Friday's scorching wind men from Chidowla, Nanangroe and Berremangra put up a grim battle against a raging bush fire, which, it…
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Word was received by Messrs. Henry James and Co. this afternoon that a bush fire had occurred between the 5 and 7 mile pegs on the…
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A grass fire broke out in a vacant allotment in Verner Street at 6.47 on Friday evening, but no damage resulted. The grass was very dry…
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A fire which broke out yesterday destroyed four shops and the Commercial Bank, together with the contents. With the exception…
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CHARLEVILLE (Q.), Wednesday. A fire broke out here late last night. Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused. Buildings on…
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Hawkes Bay Province, New Zealand, was yesterday the scene of a terrible disaster. Several earthquakes began…
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As briefly—announced in our last issue, a bush fire broke out on “Old Kenilworth,” the property of Mr. G. W. Merriman, last Monday…
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Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out early this morning at the rear of Auburn St. premises, until recently…
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A bush fire broke out on Mr. Dan Carmody's property, in the Frogmore district, about mid-day yesterday, and after burning about 150 acres, was…
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One estimate of the dead puts the figure at 2000 as a result of the earthquake. WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday…
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The inquest was opened to-day by the Parramatta Coroner concerning the death of Samuel Newlands (34), ex-insurance canvasser and the man…
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At least four men were too badly burned for identification and over 80 fine horses, valued at 500,000 dollars, were killed when…
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