Car on Fire
A six cylinder ear belonging to Mr. Ben Terlich, of The Rock, was badly damaged by fire on Saturday night. Mr, Terlich had been in Wagga and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1924
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Fire Destroys Melbourne Tannery
Only three brick walls and a mass of twisted iron and charred debris remained after a fire swept through the factory of Messrs. Russell Brothers,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Extensive Grass Fires. Toganmain Clifford Downs, Kerarbury, and Cooinbil Affected
The excessive heat of Wednesday, when the htennometer reached 108.5 degrees—so far the record of the summer—did not provide the most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Road to Gundagai. Big Grass Fires Raging. SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon
A big fire is raging ten miles from Gundagai. A great number of men are fighting it. It will ravage the whole district west of Gundagai, it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Morning's Fires. Losses Exceed £100,000
It is estimated the loss by this morning's fires will be over £100,000. The damage to the contents of Beard, Watson's alone is reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Big Fires in Sydney. Damage, £90,000
Two big fires occurred in Sydney early this morning. The first, at 1.15, gutted two top floors of the Empire House, of four storeys, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fires in City and Country £90,000 Damage in Two Fires Sydney
The largest fire known in Dubbo for many years' occurred on Sunday afternoon, five shops in the main street were gutted and an entire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bethungra's Bush Fires. Suspicious Circumstances
A big bush fire became out oil hand on a five mile front two miles from Bethungra, in the hills near what is known as "Paddy's Dam," on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bush Fires in Northern Riverina
A big bush fire became out of hand on a five-mile front at Cootamundra some days ago. Bethungra had a mild outburst of bush fires recently,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Destructive Bush Fires Near Bendigo. Many Sheep Perish
A disastrous fire raged in the ranges at Big Hill, about nine miles from Bendigo. The fire began at about 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon on the…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Big Fire in Sydney
Sydney firemen had a strenuous time early on Tuesday. They had just subdued a fire in a four-storied building in Clarence Street, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 Damage by Fire
A fire more disastrous than that of 1916 started at Winton (Q.) in a vacant space a foot wide, between the Club Hotel and Sorqban's…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Epidemic of Fires in Sydney. Chief Officer Jackson's Opinion
Chief Fire Officer Jackson says he is convinced a large number of the recent fires in and around Sydney were not accidental. While there was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cause Many Fires. Spares From Railway Engines. Pastoralists Complain
A fire broke out at the Albury recourse railway siding and portion of the platform was burned. The fire spread to adjacent grass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Week-end Fires at Narrabri. a Bucket Brigade
Two week-end fires took place at Narrabri—one at 11 on Saturday night, the other this morning at 2, which destroyed five cottages. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Melbourne. An Intelligent Fox Terrier
At Melbourne a fire which, broke out in a hardware chambers in Elizabeth, street early this moraine, caused damage amounting to £42,[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire at Lindifferon
A fire occurred at Mr. R H.N. Landale’s Lindifferon station, six miles from Deniliquin, on Saturday, and about 130-acres of grass were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Coonamble
The third big blaze within five weeks has taken place at Coonamble, where the Coonamble "Times" office and several business premises have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Sensation Near Wagga. the Grit of a Hay Girl
"Yesterday's Wagga "Advertiser" thus reports a sensational bush fire which took place at "Kooringal," Lake Albert on Sunday:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Factory Fire
The Darling Downs Co-operative Bacon Factory at Willowburn was destroyed by a fire. The only portions of the factory which were saved were…
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