£1000,000 Damage Disastrous City Fire
A disastrous fire occurred at Newtown on Monday night, when Marcus Clark's four storey warehouse was destroyed, and 13 shops surrounding the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
250 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 13
£40,000 Fire Narroniine Blaze. Sydney
Three shops in the business centre of Narroinine were destroyed by fire. The total damage is estimated at £40,000. The absence of water…
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A fire at Moe, Victoria, destroyed a number of business premises. The damage is estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£400 Fire Blaze in Iharsh-street. Mrs. Geddes-crawford's Establishment
A fire broke out at 2.20 a.m. on Tuesday morning, in the premises owned by Mrs. [?] and occupied by Mrs. Geddes Crawford, milliner, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Clarenoe-Street Empire House Gutted. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning at the Empire' House, Glarence-street and gutted the top and third floors of the building, which is of four stories,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another City, Fire Damage Estimated at Thousands of Pounds. Sydney
Beard, Watson's furniture factoiy, Redfenn, was gutted by fire at an early hour this morning. An adjoining building of four stories, containing heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Bike Catches Fire
While riding a motor [?] ing to Locks Slay mine on Monday, Mr. Frank Roberts noticed his motor bike was ablaze. He quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire Averted. Tuesday Morning's Outbreak
Only for the promtitude of Constable Harding and Mr. F. Antill and his staff, the Club House Hotel buildings in Marsh-st. would…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Balls of Fire" and "Dope." Fire Prevented
"Balls of fire" and "dope" were found. by the police on a farm at Cudal, near which a fire started, but was extinguished: The dope consists…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Display
One of the listed items at the Caledonian sports on Saturday was a display by the Inverell Fire Brigade. The men worked smartly and a fine stream…
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The assessor for the South British Insurance Co. visited Armidale on Thursday, and examined Mrs. Geddes Crawford's milliner's shop, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire "Dope" Discovery Near Cudal. Balls Op Phosphorus
Balls of fire "dope" were found by the Cudal police on a farm near which a fire started but was extinguished. The "dope" consists of phosphorus…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Dope Fires. Sensational Developments Likely. SYDNEY
Further Investigations by the Cudal police have proved that the dope used to start the three fires which burst out simultaneously some days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bacon Factory Fire. Heavy Damage Done. SYDNEY
The damage by fire which destroyed the Co-operative Bacon Factory at Willowburn (Queensland), is estimated at £50,000…
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Further Investigations by the Gudal police proved the dope used to start the three fires, which burst out simultaneously some days ago, is identical in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Willowburn Fire. £50,000 Damage
The damage by fire, Which, destroyed the Co-operative Bacon Factory at WilJowburn, Queensland, is estimated at £.50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Fire. Damage Estimated at £50,000
The building known as Hardware Chambers, in Elizabeth-st., Melbourne, was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Fire Sydney
A [?] occurred in a cottage occupied by Thomas Bockley, night watchman at Clyde late last night. When the brigades arrived they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£20,000 Fire Boy Injured in Explosion. Sydney
A fire occurred at Chapman's Ltd., Sussex-street, last night, which gutted two floors. An explosion preceded the lire, and a boy of 14 years was badly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marsh Street Fire. Coroner Holds Inquiry. Origin of Outbreak a Mystery
The Coroner, Mr. Alfred Purkiss, conducted an inquiry into the cause of the fire, which, on January 22 destroyed the property of Mrs…
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