Sandown Blaze INSURANCE £200,000. Firemen Handicapped
The greater part of the Sandown Meat Works at Parramatta was no more than a mass of smouldering ruins on Friday, after Thursday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 42
Fire at Petersham. Constable's Bravery
A fire at 5.45 a.m. to-day destroyed a shop in Stanmore road, Petersham. Constable Christian, smashing two…
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Shortly after 7 o'clock on Monday a fire was discovered in a corner of the landing platform at Davis Bros.' store, at Moree, it was caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fires. London, May 30
Winter House Preparatory School at Winchester has been burned down. A boy was awakened by smoke and gave the alarm and 110 boys in their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roasted to Death. Fire at Camperdown. Sydney
Two horses and bullocks were roasted to death in a fire which occurred in a stable at camperdown this morning. Another horse was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Raymond Terrace
The long immunity from fires in Raymond Terrace was broken on Friday night when at about 9.45 a fire was noticed in the Premices occupied by Mrs. G. and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Ballina. Six Shops Destroyed
A fire broke out in A[?]sworth's drapery store, Ballina, early in Thursday morning, and spread to shops occupied by Fa[?]le (chemist and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coroner's Court (Before W. H. Green, Esq., J.p.) Inquiry Into Cause of Fire
At the Coroner's Court, Dungog, on Saturday afternoon, the District Coroner, W. H. Green, Esq., J.P., held an inquiry into the origin of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Moree Fires. Work of Incendiaries
Shortly after 7 o'clock on Monday a fire was discovered in a corner of the landing platform at Davis Bros. store at Moree. It was caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unusual Series of Fires Heroism at School
London, Wednesday.—An unusual series of fires has been reported in London and the provinces. The most thrilling scenes were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seriously Burned. Tent Catches Fire
Charles Webb (40) is at present in the St. George District Hospital in a serious condition, suffering from burns, as the result of his tent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigades. Hours for Sydney Firemen
Judge Beeby, in the Industrial Court, fixed the hours of Sydney firemen at 64 a week, with a proviso for a further 56 hours, which he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fire. Woman Burnt to Death
A big fire occurred at Chillagoe, near Cairns (Queensland) last week. The Central Hotel and the fast Office Hotel were burnt to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mexican Disaster. Cinema Fire. Vancouver, May 23
Five bodies have been recovered 40 people are missing, and damage estimated at 2,00,000 dollars has been done to property as this result…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Company's Methods. Mr. McGIRR'S DENUNCIATION
At an inquiry held at Forbes into the fire which took place at the refreshment rooms of George Adams, in Rankin-street, at Forbes, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Controlling Gas Fires
The use of a thormostat, or automatic temperature controller, has been familiar, for sonic years in connection with electric heating. With this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rockhampton Blaze. Damage Totals £10,000
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire in a store of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. at Rockhampton early on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Wauchope
The residence of Mr. W. Roach, situated on a farm near Wauchope, was totally destroyed by fire last week whilst the inmates were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Fires Thrilling Scenes. Heroism at School
An unusual series of fires has been reported in London and theo provinces. The most thrilling scenes were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Railway Bridge
In a comparatively short time a third fire has occurred on the Singleton railway bridge. The latest outbreak, occurred at 3 p.m. on Saturday, and on…
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