Left Fire Unattended. Lad Fined £20
SYDNEY, Friday.—Colin Robertson, aged 19, was fined £20 in the North Sydney Court for having left a [?] unattended in an open place on February 1…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
950 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 48
Enveloped in Flames. Bush Fires Near Mudgee
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A fire which broke out in William Ryan's paddock at Goolma, near Mudgee, burned several hundred acres of grass and many miles of fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Fires. Three Outbreaks
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A fire occurred in a Cromwell-street, (Collingwood) house occupied by Mr. Davies, who had his hands burnt attempting to extinguish the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Progress. British Science. Controlling Gas Fires
The use of the thormostat or automatic temperature controller has been familiar for some years in connection with electric heating. With this device, when the temperature of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Suva. Many People Homeless
SUVA, Saturday night.—A disastrous fire occurred to-night. The damage is estimated at £50,000, and over 500 people are homeless as a result of many Indian hoarding houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Manly Carnival. Firemen Hampered by Crowd
SYDNEY, Saturday.—During the height of the Manly carnival last night a fire broke out on the Corso. The outbreak occurred in a watchmaker's shop and spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Fiji Whole Street Destroyed. Hundreds Rendered Homeless
SYDNEY, Sunday. --A disastrous fire occurred at Suva, Fiji, last night. The whole of Cumming street, known as All Nations Street, was burnt out excepting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rebels Fire on the Crowd
The Republicans announce that, not only the houses of members of the Dail and Senators will be burned, but the houses of relatives, including cousins…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Maniac at Work. 50 Outbreaks in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Monday.—About 50 outbreaks of fire were dealt with by fire brigades during the hot week-end: Fires started in the grass in the outer suburbs and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allied Warships in Smyrna. Admiral Threatens to Fire if Attacked
LONDON. Sunday.--The correspondent of the "Daily Express" in Athens says that a steamer has arrived from Smyrna, bringing a dramatic account of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigades Act. Dealing with Rubbish Fires
In reply to a letter to the head office of the Fire Brigades Association, Sydney, in connection with the recent outbreaks of fire in Lismore due to the wrongful lighting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Fire Maniac
About 50 outbreaks of fire were dealt with by fire brigades during the not week-end. Fires started in the grass in the outer suburbs and many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Is a Fire Bug at Work?
Gilgandra is in the midst of another fire scare, as it was when a supposed fire bug was busy seven months ago. Then there were no less than five outbreaks,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Taree. Five Buildings Destroyed
TAREE, Wednesday.—Another disastrous fire occurred in Victoria-street yesterday. The outbreak occurred in the billiard saloon of Daniel Quinn, and this and four other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cigarette Smoking Scouts. Blamed Foe Melbourne Fire
MELBOURNE, Wednesday,—Referring to the burning of the horse pavilion at the Melbourne Showground while boy scouts were in camp there, Mr. G. Wilson at a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With Himself Inside. Man Sets Fire to House
LONDON, Tuesday.—An ex-service man named Keen, who had been living at Aldershot for the last nine months on unemployment dole plus a shellshock allowance, set…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Neglect of Rubbish Fire
As the result of a rubbish fire in the rear portion of a residence in Keen-street north which had been lit and then neglected, the services of the local fire brigade were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£1 Notes Burnt. Fire at Wauchope
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fire destroyed the house of E. Kilmurray at Wauchope. The occupier before going out left a roll of £1 notes in the dwelling and these went up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destroyed by Fire. Old Canadian Church
NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The Montreal Trinity Church, the oldest Anglican Church in Canada, was destroyed by fire, which was of undetermined origin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sixty Feet High Big Fire in Sydney
SYDNEY, Thursday. --A fire broke out early this morning in the premises occupied by a firm of paint and varnish manufacturers in Alexandria…
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