Big Blaze in Sydney. Damage Estimated at £100,000
Not for years has Sydney seen such a spectacular fire as that which destroyed Dymock's building, 68 Elizabethstreet, early on Saturday morning…
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Fires & bushfires, 1922
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Township Burnt Out. Scarcely Buliding Lelf
The township of Cookamidgera, 11 miles from Parkes, has been burnt outThe only building of any consequence now left is the railway station…
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A verbal report was presented on Tuesday evening to the Municipal Council by the Mayor on his action in demanding an inquiry into the…
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An extraordinary outbreak of fire occurred at Ashford last Tuesday night, when for some unaccountable reason the Shire Car burst into flames. How…
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A fire was narrowly averted yesterday at a small cottage on the other side of the police reserve. It appears that the occupant of the place, Mrs…
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A six-roomed cottage about a mile from Elsmore was totally destroyed by fire last Friday afternoon. The place was owned and occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Bush Fire Rages in Pilliga Scrub. Sydney
A big fire is raging through the Pilliga Scrub. The conflagration is miles wide, and is spreading out. It is somewhat of calamity, as the forest is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Destroyed Fusing Motor Causes Fire. Sydney
A tram car was totally destroyed by fire at the corner of College and Park streets late last night. It had a full load of passengers, all of whom…
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An inquiry into the cause of the recent fire in Otho Street was held on Friday before the Police Magistrate, Mr. F. Potts…
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A serious fire was narrowly averted at the Town Hall Coffee Palace, Hay market, last night, and but for the strenuous efforts of the firemen the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Telegrams. [Through Our Sydney Representatives] SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon. Pilliga Buse Fire. Still Spreading
A Coonamble message states that the fire in Pilliage forest is still spreading and defying all efforts of the small band of fighters. Already 50,000 acres…
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Shortly after 3 o'clock on Saturday morning the residence of Mr. Louis Stehr and its contents were reduced to ashes in a short time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Town Council Two Men Candidates Old Team Stands Fires
The Town Clerk, as returning-officer, an the stoke of [?] on Friday last, announced to all within bearing that the following [?]tions had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Glen Innes Fire Brigade Wanted Growing Lands Values The School of Arts Glen Innes School of Arts
It would be gratifying to be enabled to give publicity to any course of action which has been taken, consequent upon public meetings held to…
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Sonic little excitement was caused last Friday afternoon by the alarm of fire which was however, but a small thing. Some of the debris…
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A destructive fire occurred at Warialda in the early hours of Saturday morning when a six-roomed weather board cottage, the property of Mr. L…
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At Tuesday's meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council the following report was read from the Board of Fire Commissioners:—…
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At the Young Police Court, Peter McCullough was fined £20 or two months' goal for [?]esaly lighting a fire near a standing crop. It appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Captain's Warning. Is Portion of Armidale in Danger? Matter of a Motor Engine
If what Capt. Webb, in his capacity of alderman, told the local Manicipal Council at Monday night's meeting be correct, a section of the city of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taree Fires Believed to Be Work of Incendiaries. Sydney
The serious aspect of several outbreaks of fire near Taree, is that they are believed to have been caused by incendiaries…
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