Motor 'Bus Burned. Engine Back Fires. Cessnook
A motor 'bus owned by Mr. Kennedy John Baxter, of Cessnock, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Mr. Baxter was driving the 'bus…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
805 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 41
Fire at Cessnock. Early Morning Discovery. Cessnock
A fire broke out in the residence of W. Morgan, Aberdare road, Cessnock, shortly after midnight. Considerable damage was done to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Outbreak of Fire. Brigade's Good Save. Trouble with Water Pressure
An outbreak of fire occurred in Plaistowe-street, Horseshoe Bend, on Tuesday, and, but for the efforts; of the Fire Brigade, extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Blaze at Cessnock. Refreshment Room. Destroyed by Fire. Cessnock
A fish and chip saloon, conducted by William Parker, situated at the southern end of Vincent-street, was almost completely destroyed by fire…
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A fire which under less favourable circumstances might have been attended with far more serious consequences occurred on Sunday…
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Damage resulting from Monday's fire at Daroobalgie Meat Works at Forbes is now roughly estimated at between, £60,000 and £80,000. Half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze at Botany. Wool Store on Fire. £12,000 Damages
Swinburne and Stephens' wool-scouring works at Botany were the seene of a disastrous fire last night. The outbreak was first noticed in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Carrington
INSUFFICIENT WATER SUPPLY. A fire broke out in two semi-detached two-storied houses, tenanted by Messrs. James Adams and A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Garage Fire. Three Motors Damaged
A fire which broke out in a garage in King-street, Newtown last damaged three motor cars garaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Home of Her Fathers. (Published by Special Arrangement) (Copyright). Chapter Xxx. Fighting the Fire
Brake o' Firs, a coppice of considerable size, had been planted by Hilda's grandfather sixty years ago, to break the bareness of the hillside opposite to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blaze at Cessnock. Refreshment Room. Destroyed by Fire. Cessnock
A fish and chip saloon, conducted by William Parker, situated at the southern end of Vincent-street, was almost completely destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Disastrous Fire. Damage at Rockhampton
Damage estimated at £40,000 was done by a fire which completely gutted Bremner's big drapery establishment in one of the main business…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Important Case Fire Damages and Insurance
A case of importance to insurance companies and their clients was decided at the Dubbo Circuit Court when Theodore Minucoe, a former refreshment…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tragic Fire. Aged Woman's Death. Trapped in a Room
A shocking tragedy occurred in a residential establishment at Darlinghurst last night. Mrs. C. Yates, aged 70 years, was overcome by fumes in her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theatre Destroyed. Fire at Newtown. Sydney
A fire, which broke out S[?] fore midnight last night, totally destroyed the Rivoli Picture Theatre in King Street Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. Village Wiped Out. London, Oct. 19
Forty out of 44 houses in the Village of Naval-Haute-Savoie (France) were burned down. The villages sought refuge in a neighbouring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Canton. Protection for Toreigners. Shanghai, Oct. 20
The fire in Canton was confined to portions of the western and was extinguished Within 24 hours. Less than one twentieth of the city…
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London, Monday.—While Mr F. D. Ackland, the Liberal candidate for Tivcrton, was reading a lesson in church, he was summoned home to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eye Burnt Out. Vitriol Throwing Case
A vitriol-throwing case, in which Bert C. M'Intyre lost an eye, was concluded at Perth, amidst the applanse of a crowded court by the acquittal of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Films Ablaze Big Fire in London Girl Employees Trapped. LONDON, Oct. 23
A sensational fire occurred in the Kinema quarter in London and forty fire engines were brought into action. An explosion which occurred on the…
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