Fire on Liner. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Thursday.—Reuter's Berlin correspondent states the fire on the Victoria Luise was confined to the refrigerating room. The vessel was not one of those surrendered…
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Fires & bushfires, 1920
382 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 15 of 20
Film Takes Fire
SYDNEY, Monday.—Owing to several feet of filming catching fire at a picture show at Petersham a man called out "Fire!" There was a rush for the doors, a number…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death After Fire
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—James Hatton, aged 57, died last night shortly after helping to extinguish a fire which had broken out in a neighbor's house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Redfern. Sydney
A fire at Redfern last night destroy ed an oil and furniture factory. It is estima ed that the loss will be £5000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ulmarra Fire
An inquiry into the cause of the big fire at Ulmarra recently was held at Ulmarra on Tuesday before the Coronor, Mr. A. H. Parke, P.M. A considerable amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Grace Bros. Sydney
A fire broke out at Grace Brothers last night, but was extinguished without much damage being done…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sensational Fire. Hop Exchange Totally Destroyed. (United Service, Ltd.)
LONDON, Thursday.—The Hop Exchange has been gutted by fire and a million sterling damage was done. There were sensational scenes, the firemen sliding down houses to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Losing Its Fire. a Big Union Congress. What is Wrong With Labor? SYDNEY
The Federal Executive of the Labor Party to-day decided to call a big Union Congress representing all Australia to discuss the future policy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Factory Fire. Heavy Losses Sustained
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Golding's earriage and motor building works, Glebe, Mere almost totally destroyed by fire early this morning the damage amounting to £50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fire. Flames Out of Control. SYDNEY
The Lymington Colliery at Cardiff is being sealed down owing to the fire which broke out last Tuesday being out of control. The flames spread into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Picture Show
SYDNEY, Friday.—A fire occured last night at Mungindi during the progress of a picture show entertainment. The bulding was quicklu emptied without casualties. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Coal Mine. Futile Efforts of Fighters. NEWCASTLE
The Lymington Colliery is stilly afire. For five days and night relentless efforts have been made to extinguish the fire, but the fighters were forced to give up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Fire. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Monday.—A serious fire occurred on a wharf at Wapping, River Thames. The sky was lit up for miles. There was a big explosion owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Annandale. Outbreak in Timber Yards. SYDNEY
At 7.15 to-night a fire broke out at Langdon and Langdon's big timber merchants, at Blackwattle Bay, Annandale. The fire started in a brick structure…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Manuka
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An outbreak of fire occurred in one of the bunkers of the steamer Manuka on her passage from Wellington to Sydney. The fire was promptly got…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire-ball Shatters a Tree
During the past week Mullumbimby has been visited by several thunderstorms of more than usual violence. The most pronounced of these was on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Fire. 28 Horses Suffocated. SYDNEY
A small fire broke out in the Oakey Park Colliery on Sunday, and 28 valuable horses were suffocated. The cause of the fire is a mystery. The loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. Fire in State Coal Mine
In the State coal bore on the Styx River, a big flow of gas was struck, and the gas caught alight. Steps are being taken to subdue the flames at a depth…
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SYDNEY Tuesday.—A mass meeting will be held to-night in practically every important centre in Australia in furtherance of the big industrial publicity movement…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire-ball at Mullumbimby
During the past week Mullumbimby has been visited by several thunderstorms of more than usual violence The most, pronounced of these was on…
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