Steamer on Fire. 1200 Pilgrims on Board. London. April 2
Twelve hundred pilgrims for jeddah are on the burning British steamer Francistan, from Bombay. that is making for Port Sudan. where it is due at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
805 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 41
Fire at Sawmill
The Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call through the telephone exhange about 9.20 on Tuesday night, the scene of the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Vincent Street Fire an Open Verdict Faulty Electric Light Installations
The District Coroner, Mr. Geo. Brown, held aa inquiry at the Cessnock Court House this morning into the circumstances connected with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cable News Fire and Panic
Vancouver, Wednesday.—It is reported from Mexico City that 26 people were killed and more than 55 injured in a fire and panic at a picture theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires and Insurance Vauations Questioned
In connection with a recent fire in Cessnock the District Coroner, Mr. Geo. Brown, made some comments regarding over-insurance. Another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Commissioners' Visit Running Twenty Hours Early
The Board of Fire Commissioners was expected in Dungog at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, but they turned up on Monday afternoon at 6 p.m. in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Blaze. Twelve Buildings Destroyed
A disastrous fire occurred at Hughenden this morning. Twelve buildings were destroyed. The flames are now under control. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire on Steamer. Damage on the Kansas
The chairman and members of the Brisbane Metropolitan Fire Brigade made an inspection of the steamer Kansas, which was damaged by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Seamen. Gallant Fight with Fire. London, April 3
A thrilling story of a crew's devotion to uty is told in connection with the destruction by fire of the British steamer Frangestan, 8228 tons, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire on Steamer. Damage to the Kansas. Marine Court Inquiry
The Court of Marine Inquiry provided under the Australian Navigation Act at Brisbane inquired into the circumstances surrounding the fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Lives Lost. Boarding House Fire
A boarding-house in Mildura. Victoria, was destroyed by fire at about 4 a.m. on Monday. Later the charred bodies of two men were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Lives Lost. Boarding House Fire
A boarding-house in Mildura, Victoria, was destroyed by fire at about 4 a.m. on Monday. Later the charred bodies of two men were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Steamer. Damage to the Kansas. Marine Court Inquiry
The Court of Marine Inquiry provided under the Australian Navigation Act at Brisbane inquired into the circumstances surrounding the fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Big Blaze. Damage at Townsville
Damage estimated at £15,000 was done by fire at the premises of Thomas Brown and Sons, at Townsville (Q) on Saturday evening. The fire brig[?]de…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Outbreak. Stock of Motors Threatened Sydney
A fire was discovered at Garratt's Ltd., in Elizabeth-street, early this morning. The outbreak originated on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze at Bellingen. Thirteen Shops Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £20,000
The most serious conflagration experienced at Bellingen occurred at an early hour on Wednesday morning, when 13 business establishments…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Shot Dead Old Man Fires at Police. North Sydney Tragedy
John William Datson, aged 74 years, shot dead his son-in-law, George Hawkins, at their residence in Hampden-street, North Sydney, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Tent. Second Death. Sydney
The second death resulting from a fire in a tent at Dec Why, occurred this morning, the victim being George Marshall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Campers' Tent Catches Fire Three Boys Seriously Injured (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Three boys were severely injured by a fire at their camp at South Creek, Deo Why, last night. It appears their tent caught fire, and it was with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in the City a Good Save Effected. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A fire was discovered at Garnatt's, Ltd., in Elizabeth-street, early this morning, The outbreak originated on the first floor, where re-buiding…
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