Fire Commissioners Visit to Inverell
The Board of Fire Commissioners is making its annual itinerary, and visited Inverell on Friday last. The party arrived by car from Glen Innes…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
289 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 15
Destructive Fire. Hillgrove Widow's Loss
At Hillgrove on Tuesday afternoon of last week the cottage residence of Mrs. Hare was completely destroyed by fire. It appears that Mrs. Hare,…
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Mr. T. Gorman, the Divisional Inspector of the Fire Brigade, paid his half- yearly visit to Glen Innes yesterday. He impeded the station…
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The premises of Lyall and Sons, grain and fodder merchants, North Melbourne, were completely gutted by fire. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire in Melbourne. £25,000 Damage
The premises of Lyall and Sons, grain and fodder merchants, North Melbourne, were completely gutted by fire. The damage is estimated at £25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Fire. Inquiry by Coroner. Frying-pan Catches Aught. "Purely an Accident." Col. Abbott on "Whisperers."
The District Coroner, Mr. W. L Perry, conducted an inquiry on Saturday into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Redfern. Cottage and Three Cars Burnt
A weatherboard building of one floor at Redfern, with its contents, and three motor cars, were destroyed by fire last night. Three adjoining dwellings were…
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A disastrous fire occurred oh Tuesday last, When a six-roomed weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr C. T. Griffin, and situated in…
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Reuter's Berkeley correspondent writes: Two students of the University of California have been killed, hundreds of houses have been destroyed,…
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A disastrous fire occurred on Tuesday last when a six-ro[?]med weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. C. T. [?] and situated in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Destroyed. Fire at Waterloo
A single-seater Buick was destroyed by fire at Waterloo Station on Friday last. It was thought the blaze was caused by a spark from a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Town Fire. Eight Houses Destroyed
Early yesterday morning eight business places at Tumberrumba were burned down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire Ho Water: No Brigade. Sydney
A fire at Tumbarumba vesterday morning resulted in the total destruction of a business block. The absence of water supply and a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wind and Bush Fires. Alarming Situation at Dorrigo
During the week, says the Dorrigo 'Gazette,' the weather has been dry, and boisterous winds have prevailed daily and almost nightly. Indeed on some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Maliciously Burning." a West Tamworth Fire
The Coroner, Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, conducted an inquest at the Tamworth Court House on Monday into the cause of the fire at a shed at the rear of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£700 Damages. Fire at Waterloo Station. Garage and Car Destroyed
Mr. John Sinclair, of Waterloo station, sustained considerable loss through fire on Saturday, when the motor garage at the homestead, together with a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mysterious Fires Victorian Detectives Puzzled. Sydney
Victorian detectives are puzzled at the cause of fires which have ocurred with remarkable frequency at Yarram in last wo years. during which time it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.E.G.S. Annual Sports Fire Drill Exhibition
The girls of the New England Girls' School have arranged to hold their annual sports meeting on the School grounds on Friday, October 5, from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Dredge Burnt Out. Heavy Damage
Property valued at between £6000 and £8000 was destroyed in a few minutes at Skeleton Creek yesterday afternoon, when the big dredge was…
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A fire occurred shortly after one o'clock on Saturday morning last in a large store room and stable at the rear of Mr. A. E. Dora's residence in…
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