Fire Commissioners. Election to Board
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As a result of the last municipal elections Mr. E. E. Collins, formerly the representative of country shires and municipalities on the Board of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
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Mystery Fires. Oil Saturated Waste. Attempt to Burn Movie Show
GILGANDRA, Tuesday.—In connection with the fire mystery it is stated at 4 a.m. on Friday a night watchman employed in looking after Judd's picture show discovered…
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So well pleased was Mrs. A. Dowling, of Little Keen-street, with the successful efforts of members of the Lismore fire brigade in preventing the flames from Clifford's cottage…
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A bush fire broke out on Mr. W. A. Black's property at the rear of Mr. Russ' farm on the Mullumbimby road yesterday, and worked down towards Brunswick Heads. The fire…
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Jack Bearman and his brother-in law, Harry Lee, proprietors of the Sydney General Supply Stores, which were burnt out in George-street,…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—MacRobertson's chocolate factory at Fitzrov, Melbourne, was partly destroyed by fire yesterday. One fireman was struck by a falling ammonia pipe…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The football match between Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers yesterday; at which there were 15 000 spectatorS was played…
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LIVERPOOL, Sunday.—The Bolton Wanderers match, at which there were 15,000 spectators, was played under the most remarkable condition. Duriug the second half the…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—A fire at Coonabarabrau destroyed the Central Shearing Co's offices and Meyer's store. Meyer's stock was valued at £5000. Nothing was saved. There…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Robels opened a heavy machine gun fir on Clonmel The was much alarm alarm in the town The streets being crowded at the time There…
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LONDON, Sunday.--The football match between Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers yesterday, at which there were 15,000 spectators, was played under…
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Further particulars of the terrifying bush fires that threatened Albury on Saturday week show they were the worst the district has ever experienced…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--A fire on Saturday last destroyed the Bank of N. S. W. building and a stationer's shop at Yerong Creek, near Wagga…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--A sensation was caused at an early hour this morning by the sound of shots in the neighborhood of the Tivoli Theatre, by a man…
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SYDNEY. Wednesday.—Themendous damage has been done by forest fires at the head of the Murray Valley Many thousands of acres of timber has…
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TAKAPUNA (N.Z.), Tuesday).—The historie buildings known as St. Joseph 's Orpharage at [?]apuna (N.Z.) were destroyed by fire on Saturday night; 109 inmates,…
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PARIS, Monday. A French soldier discovered some Germans tampering with the rails at Westenhold to-day and fired on the Germans, one of whom was…
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LEETON, Tuesday.—Over £7000 worth of damage was done by a disastrous fire in the centre of Leeton. Tulk's bicycle shop, Clark's general store, Baker'a tailoring shop,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire broke out on the ground floor of the five-storey building of the Holland-Australian Steamship Company in [?]-street early this morning…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Tremendous [?]amage has been done by forest fives at the head of the Murray. Many thousands of acres of timber have been destroyed. The fires are still…
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