Fire at Painter's Shop £30,000 Damage Done
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused-by a fire which gutted Corder's painters aud decoratory at Prahran. The fire occurred at the busiest time…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
950 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 48
Fire at South Lismore. Damage to Bakehouse. Contents Completely Destroyed
A bakehouse in Frank-street, South Lismore, tenanted by the South Lismore Baking Company, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The fire was first noticed by Mrs…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Owing to the excessive heat a large number of bush fires broke out around Sydney to-day. There wag a big fire near Liverpool, but fortunately the wind…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hot Day in Sydney Bush Fires Sweep the Country. Rain Falls at Last and Saves the Situation
SYDNEY, Monday.--The terrible heat in Sydney to-day was made worse by the hot wind, and culminated in fires all over the metropolitan area…
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A bakehouse in Frank Street, South Lismore, tenanted by the South Lismore Baking Company, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Fire brigade…
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NEW YORK, Monday.--A message from Ontario, Canada, says the early discovery of another mysterious fire prevented the destruction of St. Mary's…
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GOSFORD, Tuesday.--A fire was discovered at one o'clock this morning in the two storied building in Main-street, occupied by David Burgin, draper and…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—No less than 55 Ires were: reported at fire brigade quarters in Sydney on Monday afternoon. The outbreaks were mostly in the…
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CULCAIRN, Tuesday.--Last night the picture show at Walla Walla was completely destroyed by fire during the screening of "The Sheik."…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire broke out at. the Cedars, private hospital, Ash field, yesterday afternoon. A number of patients, several of whom were bedridden, were hurriedly…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday,—A fire at Gosford late last night destroyed four shops. All the buildings were of wood and iron. There being no fire-brigade in town the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--During the great heat yesterday a tree in the grounds round "The Cedars" private hospital at Ashfield caught fire. The…
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NEW YORK, Monday.—A message from Ontario, Canada, says that the early discovery of another mysterious fire prevented the destruction of St. Mary's Cathedral. This…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Last night during the progress of a picture show at Walla Walla, hear Culeairn, a serious fire occurred. The lessee, K. Bounader, was screening "The…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--During the heat yesterday a tree in the grounds of the Cedars, a private hospital in Ashfield, caught fire and the fire spread to the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Last night a five broke out on the second flour of a three-storey brick building situated in Sussex-street, Sydney, owned by the…
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GRAFTON, Thursday. — Two hundred neighbours with buckets failed to save the Britannia Hotel, Chatsworth Island, owned by Mrs. H. J. Daniels and occupied by Mr…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The police are inquiring into a fire which damaged a shop at North Sydney at an early hour to-day. So far the cause is a mystery. How a fire…
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BALTIMORE (Maryland), Wednesday.— A fire of unknown origin destroyed Rockhill College, a historic Catholic institution. The loss represents 200,000 dollars,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel Destroyed Fire at Chatsworth Island. Bucket Brigade's Unsuccessful efforts
GRAFTON, Thursday.--Mr. F. M. Burns, licensee of the Britannia Hotel, Chats worth Island, was awakened in his bed after one 0 'clock this morning by…
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