Fire on River Bank
Shortly before one o'clock yesterday afternoon, the West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out to an outbreak of fire on the river bank at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
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False Alarm. Fire Brigade Hoaxed. Cessnock
Another false alarm was received by the Cessnock Fire Brigade to-day. The outbreak was supposed to be at Aberdare, but on the arrival of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Paxton. Damage at Sawmill. Cessnock
James's sawmill at Paxton was the scene of an outbreak of fire on Sunday afternoon. The discovery was made by a little boy, son of the…
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An alarm of fire was given about 3.30 on Sunday afternoon, and it was ascertained that the scene of the outbreak was an unoccupied weatherboard…
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A fire occurred about half-past three on Sunday afternoon in an unoccupied weatherboard cottage of four rooms in Church street. By some means or…
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A disastrous tire occurred in the yards of Langdon and Langdon, timber merchants of Annandale, at a late hour on Friday night, damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School Burnt. Fire Near Lithgow
A report received at Lithgow from Hampton states that a hall, owned by Mrs. Wilson, and used as a public school, was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Paxton.port of Fremantle
On Sunday afternoon the young son of Mr. James, proprietor of a sawmill at Paxton, noticed a fire in the mill and warned his father. Ready…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House and Contents Burnt Quick Fire. Total Loss
Dungog received a second fire shock in the early hours of Monday morning and in what seemed a few minutes a big blaze was seen on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coroner's Court Inquiry As to Cause of Fire
An inquiry was held before the District Coroner, Mr. W. H. Green, J.P., on Saturday last relative to the recent fire in Hooke street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Good Save. Fire in State Timber Yards. Newcastle
A timely warning and the prompt action of the Newcastle and Wickham fire brigades averted a disastrous fire at the State timber yards at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Sydney. Damage Estimated at £15,000. Narrow Escape of Firemen. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning in Sydney House, Ambercromble-street, with the result that three floors with the contents, were…
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A fire occurred at the stables at the rear of J. Campbell and Co's store in Morpeth this morning. The brigade, which received the call at 6…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Armidale. Bishop's Court Destroyed
Bishop's Court, the residence of the Anglican Bishop of the Armidale, diocese was completely destroyed by fire at two o'clock on Tuesday morning…
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A big fire occurred at Chiliagoe, near Cairns (Q.), on Wednesday night. The Central Hotel and the Post Office Hotel were burnt to the…
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A destructive fire broke out at Bishop's Court, Armidale, formerly the residence of the Anglican Bishop, at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sandown Fire. Heartbreaking Experience
Although no official estimate has yet been made, it was stated that the damage caused by the big at the Sandown Meat Works, near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire. Sandown Freezing Works Destroyed
The most disastrous fire in the history of Parramatta occurred at the Sandown Freezing Works on Thursday night. The damage at midnight was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sandown Meat Works Fire. 70 Insurance Offices Affected Praise for Firemen. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Over 70 insurance companies are concerned in the fire which destroyed the Sandown freezing works. Flames were still issuing from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Racecourse Fire
The grandstand at the Cessnock race course caught fire on Saturday afternoon, during the progress of the races. The smoke was soon…
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