A British Fire Fighter
A very interesting type of vessel was recently built in Great Britain for use abroad as a fire and salvage boat, and also on occasion as a tug and water…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
454 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 23
Fire Fiend's Toll Loss of 600 Sheep ADAMINABY
A bush fire at Snow Vale on Good Friday caused the loss of about 600 sheep. On mustering after the fire it was found that 500 had been burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City and Suburban. a Grade Final. Lambton v. Fire Brigade
This match was resumed on Saturday, with Johnson and Fuller at the wickets. Fuller commenced to score freely, placing 31 more to his score, while Johnson could…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Railway Goods Yard
Shortly after half-past twelve o'clock this morning the Newcastle Fire Brigades received a call to the railway goods yard. A motor detactment under District…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sea Kaikorua in Trouble AUCKLAND
The steamer Kaikcoura, en route from Wellington to Opua, sent out a wireless message that an outbreak of lire hart occurred In No. A hold…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jump for Life Home in Flames Outside Fire Area SYDNEY
Waking up late last night and finding their two-storey residence in flames, Thomas Edward Newey, Postmaster, of Bayview, and his wife,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on the Kaikoura Auckland
After having been on fire in the fourth hold for eighteen hours, the Kaikoura berthed at midnight with smoke still issuing from her. The blaze had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Motor Demand From Carrington
At the Carrington Council meeting Alderman Montgomery moved, that in view of the large fires which have recently occurred in the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tobacco Farm Fire Tamworth
The damage caused by the fire which broke out at P. Brisk's tobacco farm at Woolomin is estimated at between £3000 and £4000. Curing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Churches
A message from Montreal states that owing to the large number of fires in Catholic institutions in the Quebec Province, the fire insurance companies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Fire at Richmond-main Colliery
A fire which narrowly resulted in the destruction of several thousand pounds' worth of machinery, occurred at the Richmond Main colliery on the 4th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Fire Fighter
A very interesting type of vessel was recently built in Great Britain for use abroad as a fire and salvage boat, and also on occasion as a tug and water…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Tobacco Fire
Six thousand tons of tobacco which, based on a value of 2s 6d per lb., is estimated at £1,000,000, have been destroyed by fire in a Victoria Docks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Racing Stable
At Tronen, New Jersey, the racing stables of Rancoca's stock farm, housing fifty of the finest stallions and mares in America, was destroyed by fire, 35 horses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City and Suburban Fire Brigade Recovery
The scoring on Saturday in the City and Suburban Cornish shield final between Lambton and Fire Brigade was much faster than on the opening day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Great Wool Mill
A fire at Sanderson and Murray's wool mills at Galashiels one of the largest establishments of the kind in Scotland, destroyed the wool store and a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a School
At Sacramento, California, nine Japanese children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed a mission school. Owing to the heroin efforts of a teacher…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Bush Fires 40,000 Acres Affected ALBURY
A resident of Albury who was returned from a visit to the Bago forest country, which is situated between Holbrook and Adelong, reports that the recent fires in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Wonted Fires
Sir Joseph Cook Australia's High Commissioner, has had an experience, in England that does not reflect much credit on the leaders of the party that organised…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Kurri Fire Area Question of Extension
Cessnock Shire Council has asked Tarro Shire Council to consider the matter of having Stanford Merthyr. Pelaw Main and part of Heddon Greta included…
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