Mails Destroyed. Fire on Mail Train
The Deputy Postmaster-General has been advised from Townsville that a fire broke out in a mail waggon of the Brisbane to Townsville mail train on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
805 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 41
Big Fire at Narromine Five Shops Destroyed
The residents of Narromine were much alarmed by a disastrous fire which broke out in the main street at 3 a.m. on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Engine for Kurri Kurri
Up to the present Kuirri Kurri fire station has been equipped 'with a hose reel only. In future, however, there will be a Garford motor engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Art Union. Carnival Money Distributed
A sum of £28,934/4/11, which was stated to be in excess of any previous amount, was distributed amongst metroplitan and country hospitals by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wollongong Blaze. Three Shops Gutted
Three shops were gutted at Wollongong on Saturday night, damage to the extent of £12,000 being done. The fire bigade did excellent work in…
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A destructive fire occurred in Dandaloo Street, Narromine, when premises occupied by the "Narromine News" printing office, Arandson…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Newtown Blaze. Narrow Escape of Four Persons
Four persons narrowly escaped being burned to death at Newtown when a motor garage at the corner of Enmore-road and Station-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Garage
Damage estimated at between £5000 and £6000 was caused by a [?] which broke out in Reiby's Garage, Newtown, on Wednesday morning. The blaze,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petersham Fire. Family Awakened by Firemen
A fire broke out on Tuesday in a shop occupied by William Gec. Whitely, mercer and ironmonger, at Petersham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Stack Fire. About Three Hundred B[?]damaged
A wheat stack of 17,000 bags in [?]railway yard at Young, the property[?]Dalgety and Co., caught alight[?]Friday. The stack was draped arou[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Alleged Arson. Fire at Kurri Kurri. Persons Unknown
At Kurri Kurri Courthouse Monday, the coroner, Mr. Geo. Brown, conducted an inqurly into an outbreak of the at William Joseph Maher's…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Disastrous Fire. Boarding House Gutted
A fire, causing damage estimated at £6000, occurred at Warwick (Q.) on Saturday night. The outbreak started in Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Aberdare
Shortly after half-past eight on Sunday evening the Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call through a fire alarm box to Aberdare. Sub-station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hotel Destroyed. Fire at Baroaldine
A fire broke out in Barenldine, when the Shakespeare Hotel was totally destroyed, and the offices of Walkers, Limited, and H. Robertson were also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Commissioners. Visiting Cessnock
The Board of Fire Commissioners will visit Cessnock tomorrow. (Friday), and will receive a deputation from Cessnock Shire Council in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit of Fire Commissioners
Messrs Harkness, Beswick and Douglas members of the Board of Fire Commissioners accompanied by Chief-Officer Jackson and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Commissioners. Cessnock's Requirements. Extending the Fire Area. Cessnock
As part of their programme, the annual inspection of the country districts carried out by the Board of Fire Commissioners, includes the coalfield…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Board Visit to Cessnock
Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners paid a visit to Cessnock this morning, and were met at the Fire Station by Sub-station…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Work at Bellbird. Further Exploration on Monday. Nearing Seat of Fire. Bellbird
We have finished consolidating the section between No. 3 and No. 4 West Shiftmen will be engaged tomorrow biulding the stopping to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit of Fire Commissioners
On their return from the coalfields to Newcastle yesterday afternoon, the Board of Fire Commissioners inspected the East Maitland fire…
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