War Memorial. Designs Destroyed by Fire
Consternation prevailed among South Australian architects when it was learned that among the many valuable articles destroyed by the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
805 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 41
Fires in America Prolonged Drought Widespread Damage. New York, Nov. 13
A nation-wide drought that is now approaching the fortieth consecutive rainless day is causing tremendous damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Steel Works. Tar Distillery Ablaze. Newcastle
The tar distillery, inside the B.H. proprietary Works at Port Waratah caught fire this afternoon about 8 o'clock, and ir is feared the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escapes. Fire at Auckland. Wall Crashes Through Roof. Auckland
Further details of the fire which destroyed Guthrie's were house, show that when discovered the fire had a firm hold on the vast quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rural School. Damaged by Fire
On Sunday night a big fire broke out in the Leeton Rural School. One block of buildings, consisting of four or five classrooms, was gutted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Auckland £60,000 Damage
A message from Auckland (N.Z.) stated that a destructive fire in the city resulted in damage amounting to £60,000. A four-storied building in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in America. Prolonged Drought. Widespread Damage. New York. Novem. 13
A nation-wide drought that is now approaching the fortieth consecutive rainless day is causing tremendous damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Copper Mine Fire. Outbreak in New Guinea
A radio message from the mine was received at the office of the New Guinea Copper Mines, Ltd., in Melbourne, stating that the furnace had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Booth's Stables Horses Rescued with Difficulty
A fire occurred on Saturday night at the stables of William Booth, the well-known Roschill trainer, and racehorses valued at £30,000 were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Kurri. Outbreak in Motor Garage. Change of Arson
A charge of arson, arising out of a fire which occurred in a motor garage in Cessnock Street, Kurri Kurri, on June 3, was preferred against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Steel Works Thousands of Gallons of Tar Destroyed
Thousands of gallons of tar were destroyed by fire at the by-products section of the Steel Works, Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Kurri. Alleged Arson. Two Charges Against Occupier
John Leslie Faulkner appeared before his Honor, Judge White, at the Maitland, Quarter Sessions to-day, charged with maliciously setting fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Arson. Fire in a Kurri Garrage
The hearing was continued before Judge White at the Maitland Quarter Sessions yesterday afternoon of the case in which William Joseph Maher…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spectacular Blaze. Damage at Chemical Works
Great damage was associated with the outbreak of a disastrous fire at Elliot Brothers chemical works Balmam…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grandstand Fire. on Newcastle Racecourse
Damage to the extent of about £20 was done by fire to the public stand in the paddock on Newcastle Jockey Club's racecourse at Broadmeadow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spectacular Blaze. Damage at Chemical Works
Great damage was associated with the outbreak of a disastrous fire at Elliot Brothers' chemical works, Balmain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Newcastle Racecourse
Damage to the extent of about £20 was done by fire to the public stand in the paddock on Newcastle Jockey Club's racecourse at Broadmeadow on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rural School. Damaged by Fire
On Sunday night a big fire broke out in the Leeton Rural School. One block of buildings, consisting of four or five classrooms, was gutted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Grandstand Fire. on Newcastle Racecourse
Damage to the extent of about £20 was done by fire to the public stand in the paddock on Newcastle Jockey Club's racecourse at Broadmeadow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Kurri. Alleged Arson. Two Charges Against Occupier
John Leslie Faulkner appeared before his Honor, Judge White, at the Maitland Quarter Sessions Wednesday, charged with maliciously setting, fire…
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