The Fire Board
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. Richard Shepherd, of Bomaderry, has been elected unopposed as the country representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners…
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Fires & bushfires, 1919
472 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 24
Returned Soldier Burnt Out
SYDNEY, Monday.—Early this morning a fire destroyed a five-roomed house at Cessnock occupied by a returned soldier, John Cummings. Cummings rushed into a…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A general store, one room of which was the local post office, at Seven Hills, was g[?]tted by fire last night. With the exception of the post office safe,…
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A fire which resulted in the total destruction of Hoadley's chocolate factory, at the corner of St. Kilda road and Coventry-street,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An immense stock of coal belonging to the Australian Gaslight Coy. caught fire. At one time the blaze seemed likely to baffle all the efforts…
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Recently the Fire Underwriters' Association, New South Wales, at the instigation of the Murwillumbah Chamber of Commerce, was written to asking what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BALLINA. (From Our Special Representative.) Tuesday. Fire Station Addition
The work of constructing a verandah on the south side of the fire station has been completed by the contractor, Mr. B. Rice. The addition under notice, which cost about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Bulli Fire. Timber Yards Wiped Out. SYDNEY
A fire this morning totally destroyed Molloy's timber yards at Bulli. Nothing remains save some machinery. No estimate of the damage is yet given, nor…
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Our Tyagarah correspondent writes:—On Sunday morning about 8.30 a fire mysteriously broke out in a paddock of Mr. Atkins, adjacent to the Tyagarah railway station, on…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Destructive bush fires are still raging in country districts. Miles of fencing and acres of grass have been burnt, whilst cattle have been destroyed:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Devastating Bush Fires. Blue Mountains Alight. Strenuous Fights Proceeding. SYDNEY
Huge bush fires are blazing on every hill in the Blue Mountains, and from Glenbrook to Bell the bush is all ablaze…
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The permanent way railway men at Katoomba attempted to put out the fire, but were unsuccessful and asked the Katoomba Fire Brigade to assist but the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Stacks Endangered. Wall of Fire 25 Miles Long. Much Damage Reported. SYDNEY
At Mount Victoria a strong wind carried the fire to where there are 20,000 bags of wheat, the property of the Government. The stack quickly caught and…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A message from Milton, district states, enormous damage has been done to farms and holdings in the district by bush fires. The public school at Rawley…
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Sydney, Friday.--A message from the Milton district states enormous damage has been done to farms and holdings in the district by bush…
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Fresh outbreaks of fire have occurred in several parts of the Blue Mountains district, and thousands of acres of grass have been destroyed. A big body…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—An extensive bush fire broke out between Hornsby and Gordon this morning, covering several miles. Firemen are desperately fighting the flames. An…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Blackheath in Imminent Danger of Destruction. No Water and No Fire Brigade. SYDNEY
A Blackheath message tells of more big bush fires on the Blue Mountains. The fire is now raging near the town, and many homesteads have been…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—A cottage at Uralla occupied by I. Dixo[?] was burnt to the ground this morning. The occupants awoke to find the place in flames, and had scarce[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires at Mt. Victoria Still Raging Fire Fighters From All Parts Arriving on the Scene. SYDNEY
Fires continue at Mt. Victoria. Fire fighters are going there from nearly all the mountain towns…
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