Fire Brigades Report. the Year's Fires
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The annual report of the fire brigades states that during the year 1337 fire calls were attended to, being an increase of 25 over the previous year…
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Fires & bushfires, 1922
671 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 34
Fire in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- A fire occurred in the early hours of this morning in the premises of J. Bennell, bone dust manufacturer. Burke-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Interest. Fire at the Commercial Hotel
A fire which broke out in an upstairs room at the Commercial Hotel, Casino, on Thursday last caused damage to the extent of £20. The outbreak was first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighters Retirement Of Mr. Sparks. Sydney
Chief Officer Sparks, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, retired last night. He is being succeeded by Mr. Frank Jackson, who has been attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reunion of Firemen. Function at Fire Station Some Early History
At a social reunion of members of the Lismore Fire Brigade held at the station on Saturday night, the various speakers emphasised the great progress since 1884 when the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Drapery Shop. Good Save by Firemen, Thieves at Work
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A fire broke out this morning in a back room on the first floor of Freemans drapery shop in Elizabeth street, but was speedily extinguished by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Egyptian Incendiaries. Railway Coaches Burned. Troops Fire on Rioters. British Officer Assassinated. (Renter.)
LONDON, Saturday.—Reuter's Cairo correspondent says that six coaches and two vans were burned at the railway workshops by incendiaries on Thursday. The Egyptian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£15,000 Fire. Melbourne Factory Destroyed
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Damage to the extent of £15,000 was caused by fire at Braybrook ((Melbourne) yesterday [?]ing[?] to the premises of G. Pennell, manufacturer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Historic Castle. Destruction by Fire
Kinnaird Castle, the home of the Earls of Southesk, was destroyed by fire early on November 8. The situation of the castle, in one of the Forfarshire glens, is one of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Water. Tweed Motor Launch Destroyed. Passengers Dive Into Water
Sullivan Bros.' pleasure motor launch, the Aramis, was burnt about three-quarters of a mile above the Boyd's Bay ferry, Tweed River, at 1…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A great fire is raging to-night at Hartlepool. It started in a big timber store. A gale fanned the flames, which soon covered…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The fire at Hartlepool continues to rage and at present threatens to be unprecedentedly disastrous. Six streets have been…
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Mr. C. G. Englert, captain of the newly formed Tweed Heads Fire Brigade, has received a letter from the New South Wales Fire Commissioner advising him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Tokio Imperial Palace in Danger Tokio
A fire which threatened the main railway station and many of the most prominent buildings in Tokio, including the Imperial Palace, destroyed the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flames Cover Nine Acres. Destructive Fire at Hartlepool Many Dwellings Consumed. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—A great fire is raging to-night at Hartlepool. It started in a big timber store. A gale fanned the flames, which soon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Bomb Outrage. a Tram Car Attacked. Military Fire on Fugitives? (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—Another bomb outrage occurred at Belfast last night, when a projectile was thrown at a tram car. The military fired on the fugitives,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Hartlepool Spread to Residential Area. 500 People Homeless. LONDON
A fire occurred in Horseley and Son's timber yards, covering eight acres, at Hartlepool, extending to the residential area and many houses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in Japan.. Tokio Post Office Destroyed. Imperial Palace in Danger Zone. (United Service, Ltd.)
TOKIO, Wednesday.—A fire to-night which threatened the main railway station and many of the most prominent buildings in the heart of the Tokio business section destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Still Raging
SYDNEY, Monday.—A Riverina bush fire which started on Thursday is still burning strongly on a front of about eight miles. The fire swept everything…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. Farmers Lose Heavily. Flames 12 Feet High
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Riverina bush fire on Thursday started in F. Barries property in Toole's Creek soldier settlement, and went in a south-westerly direction towards…
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