Fire at Uki
In the early hours of Thursday the people of Uki were awakened by the cry of fire, and it was seen that thebutcher's shop and bakehouse of Mr. George Barnsley were…
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Fires & bushfires, 1920
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Fire at Wyalong
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Club Hotel, West Wyalong, and a residence adjoining have been completely destroyed by fire. John Prest, the licensee of the hotel, which was…
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An inquiry, into the cause of the recent fire at Macksville, by which premises occupied by Messrs. Coonan and Hughes were destroyed, Was held in the Macksville Court…
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A cable received in Sydney says that the cargo steamer Marne, while on a Voyage to Australia from New York, caught fire and sunk in the Panama…
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A fire broke out at McArthur's tailoring factory, King Street, to-night. Being in the centre of an important block of buildings much attention was…
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BERLIN, Thursday.—A tremendous conflagration, the cause of which is not yet clear, destroyed 70 aeroplanes, including two giant machines, which were lying in…
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A fire broke out at a picture theatre to-day and the structure, of wood and iron, was practically destroyed. It is thought that the fusing of electric wires…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The works of the Australian Glass Manufacturing Company, Waterloo, were destroyed by lire at an early hour this morning. The scene of the…
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Damage estimated by the management at £5000 was done by a fire at the Australian Glass Manufacturing Works, Waterloo, early this morning. Firemen…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Gow's chair factory at Leichhardt was destroyed by fire this morning, the damage being estimated at between £5000 and £7000 sterling. The…
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The factory of William Gow and Sons, wood turners, Leichhardt, was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £5,000…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A fire broke out at C. Koerstz's wool press factory in the centre of the timber yards district of Pyrmont this morning. The vigorous efforts of the…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Damage which is estimated at between £25,000 and £35.000 was caused by a fire at the Nestherby flour mills, Corowa. It is believed the fire was…
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VANCOUVER, Saturday.—A message from Havana states that damage to the extent of 10,000,000 dollars was caused by a fire at the American Agricultural Chemical Coy's…
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Three shots were fired by a woman at Mosman at a burglar who was trying to enter her house on Saturday. The man ran away…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.— A meeting was held at the Protestant Hall last night for the purpose of renewing the agitation for the release of the 12 I.W.W. men now…
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About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the local fire brigade received a call to Mrs. Grace's refreshment rooms, where it was found that the chimney…
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Messrs. G. P. Gibson's store and residence at Byron Bay were totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire originated in the roof of the two-storey building about 3…
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Consternation reigned for a time in the vicinity of Main-street, Byron Bay, yesterday afternoon, when the alarming news became known that G. F. Gibson's…
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The alarm of "Fire," on Thursday afternoon, between half past three and four o'clock, caused a wave of excitement from end to end of Byron Bay. From…
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