Blaze at Botany. Wool Store on Fire. £12,000 Damages
Swinburne and Stephens' wool-scouring works at Botany were the scene of a disastrous lire on 15th inst…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
805 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 41
Garage Fire. Three Motors Damaged
A fire which broke out in a garage in King-street, Newtown, last night, destroyed the building, and damaged three motor cars garaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Damage. Award Against Victorian Commissionees
At the sittings of the Deniliquin Circuit Court, before Mr. Justice Garden and a jury of four, John Beetham, of Mafeking Estate, Hill Plain,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theatre Destroyed. Fire at Newtown. Sydney
A fire, which broke out shortly before midnight last night, totally destroyed the Rivoli Picture Theatre in King Street, Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire at Canton. Huge Losses. Hongkong, Oct. 16
The naval authorities have received a wireless from Canton that the large fire that raged all day yesterday is now under control. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Disastrous Fire. Village Wiped Out. London, Oct. 19
Forty out of 44 houses in the village of Novel-Haute Savoie (France) were burned down. The villagers sought refuge in a neighbouring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 11 →Fire in Canton. Protection for Foreigners. Shanghai, Oct. 20
The fire in Canton was confined to portions or the western district, and was extinguished within 24 hours. Less than one-twentieth of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Glebe. Ham and Beef Shop Damaged Sydney
A fire destroyed the stock and severely damaged a ham and beef shop owned by the wife of Mr. Justice James in Glebe-road, Glebe, early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cinema Tragedy. Many Killed in Fire Stampede. London, Oct. 19
Twenty five persons were killed and 18 others injured in a stampede following a false alarm of fire in an athens cinema. It is suspected the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Film Premises Girls Jump From Windows. (Aust. Press Assn.) London, Thursday Night
There was a sensational fire in film companies premises caused by an explosion. Tho girls in the building were forced to jump from the windows,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Fire. Some Records Destroyed. Sydney
The offices of the signal branch at Sydney railway yards caught fire early this morning The ceiling and fittings were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Blaze. Nine Shops Gutted. Narromine's Loss. Narromine
A disastrous fire occurred this morning in Dandaloo-street, Narromine, nine shops being completion gutted. The fire is believed to have broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boling Youths. Watchman Fires Shot. Sydney
Three youths, one of whom was carrying a sugar bag, attracted the attention of John Bray, night watchman in Buckingham-street City,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy's Heroism in Fire
Detecting an outbreak of fire in a boarding house at Tempe, Victoria, Roy Heyland rushed into the bedroom where his two sisters, Kathleen, aged 11, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Fire. LONDON, Oct. 23
An explosion in the premises of the Ideal Film Co., and Topical Film Co., Wardour-street, blew out the windows. The flames leaped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Fire. Much Damage Done
While a young man was proceeding home in the early hours or Monday morning he observed smoke issuing from the ground floor of J. P. Wilson's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thrilling Rescues. at Hotel Fire. Brave Blue Jacket. London, Oct. 26
The Commander of a naval survey ship standing off Oban Bay (Scotland) noticed that the Queen's Hotel was afire in the small hours of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sydney Railway Yards Some Records Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The offices of the signal branch at Sydney railway yards caught fire early this morning. The ceiling and fittings were damaged and some records…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Fire District
A notification in the "Government Gazette" of October 3 applies the provisions of the Fire Brigades Act to Kitchener and Bellbird…
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