Fires Follow the 'Quake
The earthquake has broken the railway between Hiratsuka and Chigasaki, interrupting the Tokio-Kobe communications. The Kobe express has been held…
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Fires & bushfires, 1924
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Fire at Gordon
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The police are making inquiries into a case of fire at Carr's asphalt mixing plant, near the Gordon railway station, on Friday night…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.—The Mayor of Mullumbimby (Ald. J. I. Stewart) moved at the council meeting that a public meeting of citizens, and particularly business…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The police report of Marcus Clark and Company's fire at Newtown, which was made to the City Coroner to-day, shows that the damage was…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.--At Winton one of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town occurred at two o'clock this morning, on the north side…
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WINTON, Wednesday.—One of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town occurred at two o'clock this morning on the north side of…
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That this council, at a date to be fixed convene a public meeting for the purpose of considering the question of the installation of a fire…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The bush fires which have swept through thousands of acres of country in the vicinity of Bendigo have been mastered…
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COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.--A big bush fire got out of hand on a five mile front at Cootamundra yesterday, and the fire fighters are still working…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A big bush fire got out of hand on a five mile front at Cootamundra yesterday. Fire fighters are working desperately in an…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The efficacy of the Granell automatic sprinkler was again demonstrated yesterday, when a small fire occurred at Bryant and May's factory in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze Early Morning Fire in Lismore Refreshment Rooms Destroyed Narrow Escape of a Hotel Brigade's Fine Save
A fire broke out in Currie's refreshment rooms in Keen-street, Lismore, early this morning. The fire brigade was on the scene…
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At Winton one of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town occurred at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning, on the north side of Elderslie-street. The…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Deputy-Postmaster-General has been advised by the Pittsworth postmaster that a big fire occurred at that town at 6 o'clock this…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Cohen Bros.' furniture ware house in Chapel Street, Prahran, was on fire to-day, and the damage is estimated at £5000…
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Adjustments have been made in connection with the fire which destroyed the premises occupied by A. H. Gregory and A. Wyllie on Sunday last, and it…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--The police report of the Marcus Clark fire at Newtown, was made to the City Coroner to-day. It showed that the…
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DARWIN, Thursday.--The auxiliary wooden schooner, Rachel Cohen, whose career has been a rather chequered one, was totally destroyed by fire to-day at…
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Fanned by a strong breeze the disastrous bush fires which commenced on Tuesday in the Bendigo district, spread rapidly. A wall of flame has…
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