Recent City Fire. Open Verdict. Sydney
The fire which destroyed the Crown Studies and other establishments on December 20 was inquired into by the Coroner today. The outbreak is…
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247 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 13
Bush Fires
On Saturday afternoon a big bush fire was visible from Albury in the direction of Barnawartha. Dense volumes of smoke were given off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fires. on Victorian Border Wodonga West in Danger
Three big bush fires have occurred during the week-end on the Victorian side of Albury, from where the flames and smoke were distinctly visible The first…
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The fire bell again sounded its warning notes shortly after 1 o'clock on Saturday morning--the second time for the week. The cause was found to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Leneva West Fire
The Leneva West fire broke out early on Sunday afternoon on Mr. I. Edmond's scrub paddock—a piece of land that he had just selected, adjoining Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires a Village Damaged. Sydney
As the result of a bush fire yesterday, the village of Mongarlowe, about 8 miles from Braidwood, suffered severely. The Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Acid Works. Dunedin
A fire at Kempthorne's Acid Works at Burnside, New Zealand, did damage estimated at between £10,000 and £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire near Berrigan. Considerable Damage Occasioned
Yesterday morning the chimney attached to a kitchen on Messrs Casey Bros.’ farm, South-west of Berrigan, caught fire and caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Various Parts
The disastrous bush fire, which has been raging between Bathurst and Rockley has been stopped at least temporarily, although constant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Country Swallowed Up
Information from Rockey on Wednesday shows that a bush fire there has a front of 15 miles and is spreading in almost all directions. Thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barnawartha Bush Fire
A bush fire on Sunday did considerable damage in Barnawartha district. The outbreak started on Kennedy Bros.' Mount Saddleback farm, and…
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There was a call to Tocumwal residents on Wednesday morning to combat a fire which had broken out t on the property of Mr Casey,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rockley Bush FIRe. BATHURST
The disastrous bush fire, which has been raging between Bathurst and Rockley has been stopped, at lease temporarily, although constant attention is required…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caught in Bush Fire. Man Dies From Burns. Walks Ten Milks and Swims Yanco Creek
The death has occurred in Jerilderie Hospital or William Seymour, [?] years, an employee at Bundure Station. During the recent,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Ship on Fire
A wireless message has been received at Adelaide that the steamer Fr[?] River, steaming to Port Adelaide, is on fire. The vessel is [?] ballast from patt Said, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at South Melbourne Hoadley's Chocolate Works Burned
The premises of Hoadleys, Ltd., the well known chocolate manufacturers, South Melbourne, were completely destroyed by fire this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dance on a Troopship Fire Ilose Turned On. Fremantle
Although there was a number of complaints about the quality of the food, the men who returned by the Leicestershire were very contented on the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Phosphorus and Fires
The Victorian Minister for Lands (Mc. Clarke) stated that he did not believe that there was any foundation for the statement that bush fires were caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires at Riddell Several Thousand Acres Swept Riddell
Further particulars regarding the serious outbreak of fire at Riddell on Saturday show that the damage done in even more extensive than was at first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldier Burnt Out Two Children Rescued. Sydney
Early this morning a fire destroyed a five-roomed house at Cessnock occupied by a returned soldier named John Cummings. Cummings rushed into a burning bedroom…
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