A Big Fire £50,000 Damage
Allsopp and Sons' flour mill, at Murrumburrah, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday night. The origin of the fire is thought to have been an…
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Fires & bushfires, 1919
322 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 17
Disastrous Fire
The premises of the Leroy Manufacturing Company, clothing makers, Melbourne, were totally destroyed by fire this morning. Several other firms suffered damage…
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A sensation was caused in High-street, near its junction with Church-street, late yesterday afternoon, when a Wolseley 12 h.p. motor car, the property of Mr. Dawson Bond…
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The bulk stores belonging to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company in Quay-street, Rockhampton (Q.) were completely gutted by fire. When the fire…
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Owing to continued ill health Mr. H. Sercombe, who filled the position of station-officer at the West Maitland Fire Station for some time during which he proved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Belt of Beacon Fires How the Night of Peace Will Be Celebrated
Nearly 2000 bonfires will be li[?] in Great Britain on the night when the official celebrations of peace take place, and there will be a chain of bonfires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney. Extensive Damage. Bomb Explosion. Sydney
The premised in Keni-street, occupied by Marchant and Co., Ltd., general printers and the office of the Framer and Settler" newspaper were practically destroyed…
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It is now estimated that the damage by last night's fire amounts nearly more to £150,000 than to £100,000. It is suggested that fire bugs are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Atliverpool Docks £1,000,000 DAMAGE (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Tuesday Night
A fire at Liverpool destroyed the dock sheds arid warehouses containing turpentine and general merchandise. The damage is estimated at £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Sydney £50,000 Damage Suspected Bomb Throwing. "Farmer and Settler" Office Gutted. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a fire which broke out early this morning at the large printing works of Marchant and Co., Kent-street,…
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A fire broke out last night in the bedroom of a house occupied by Henry Emerey, at Aberdare. The fire was caused by a lighted candle coming in contact with the…
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The damage done by the fire at the Liverpool docks, includes the burning of the liner Norlina, which had to be scuttled to save ber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Sydney Fires. Enormous Damage. Fire Bugs Suggested. Sydney
It is now estimated that the damage by last night's fire amounts nearly more to £150.000 than to £100,000. It is suggested that fire bugs are…
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A building of eight stories, in Chalmers Street, gurry Hills, Sydney, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The flames spread to…
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The bulk stores belonging to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company in Quay-street, Rock hampter (Q.), were completely gutted by fire. When the fire…
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It is suggested that fire bugs are operating in the city. It seems singular that, two very big conflagrations could occur on successive nights, land…
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Shortly before 10 o 'clock on Wednesday night an outbreak of five, involving losses amounting to perhaps £150,000. took place at the six-story premises…
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The premises in Kent-street, occupied by Marchant and Co., Ltd., general printers, and the office of the "Farmer and Settler" newspaper were practically destroyed…
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The fire authorities and the police are much mystified regarding the terrific explosion that occurred during the disastrous fire at Marchant and Co.'s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Latest. Admiralty Confirms Report Battleships and Cruisers Sunk. British Fire on German Boats. Several Casualties. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night
The Admiralty announces that, according to the latest reports from Scapa Flow, all the interned German battleships and battle cruisers were sunk…
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