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…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
805 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 41
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 15 →Narrow Escapes. Fire at Auckland. Auckland
Further details of the fire which destroyed Guthrie's warehouse show that when discovered the fire had a firm hold on the vast quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire at Chemical Works Disastrous Explosion Averted
fire which broke out on Wednesday in the chemical works if Elliott Brothers, Ltd, Rozelle, did considerable damage, and for a time…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Condobolin Flour Mill and Contents Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Condobolin
Hutchison and M'Leod's flour mill, a four-storied building, together with machinery and all contents, was completely destroyed by fire early this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suspicious Fire. Glebe Furniture Factory
Early on Sunday morning the Globe Fire Brigade was called to the furniture factory of E. W. Board and Company, Pnrramatta-road, by an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Paddington. Family's Narrow Escape. Sydney
The occupier of a grocer's shop in Oxford street, Paddington, with his wife and two small children, had a narrow escape this morning, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at North Sydney
A mysterious explosion preceded the discovery of separate outbreaks of fire in a North Sydney grocer's shop about midnight on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car Burnt. Blaze Caused Through Back-fire
Early on Wednesday afternoon a Chandler motor car, the Property of Mr. Cholsea Armstrong burst into flames at New Lambton. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Laxity Charged. Fire in Adelaide Coroner's Comments
Dr. R. Smith, city coroner, .Adelaide, delivered , his verdict regarding the inquiry into the destruction of a four-stored a structure in Currie-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Appliances. for Kitchener and Bellbird Cessnock
The Board of Fire Commissioners has approved of the following protection being provided for Kitchener: A telephone fire alarm, to be placed on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Fire BELlA for Kurri Station. Cessnock, Thursday.-
As a result of representations made by the Cessnock Shire Council to the Board of Fire Commissioners on their recent visit to the district the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Burnt. Blaze Caused Thorough Back-fire
Early on Wednesday afternoon, a Chandler motor car, the property of Mr. Chelsea Armstrong, burst into flames at New Lambton. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Thrilling Fire
Mabel Webley, aged 50, housekeeper, was burned to death and five others were injured in a thrilling fire at the British Empire Club annexe, Piceadilly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze at Taree. Boarding House Destroyed. £ 1000 Damage. Taree
Another fire broke out early this morning, when Mrs. Browning's boarding-house was completely gutted. The structure was a wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suspicious Fire. Glebe Furniture Factory
Early on Sunday morning the Glebe Fire Brigade was called to the furniture factory of E. W. Beard and Company, Parramatta-road, by an…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Laxity Charged. Fire in Adelaide. Coroner's Comments
Dr. R. Smith, city coroner, Adelaide, delivered his verdict regarding the inquiry into the destruction of a four-storied structure in Gurrie-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Paddington. Family's Narrow Escape, Sydney
The occupier of a grocer's shop in Oxford street, Paddington, with his wife and two small, children, had a narrow escape this morning when a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Veteran Fire Officer Divisional Inspector Gorman Retiring
Divisional inspector T. Gorman, of the New South Wales Fire Brigades will enter on six months leave on December 3, prior to retiring after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush fires Public Warning Issued
Mr. Hunt, Government Meteorologist, has stated that the liability of bush fires throughout Australia when the present green pastures…
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