The Toongabbie Fire. Inquiry Again Adjourned
At Parramattta, on Friday, the district coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clark, continued an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1923
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Big Bush Fires Merriwa and Gundagai Properties Burnt Out Merriwa
Bush fires are raging in the Merriwa district. GUNDAGAI, Thursday. Gundagai is enveloped in smoke. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire. Twenty-mile Front. Adelaide
A bush fire on a 20-mile front is sweeping through the Flinders Ranges Every available man is fighting the flames, and additional assistance is being sought. There is grave…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Mutual Fire
The report of the above insurance company for the year ended December 31 shows a credit to profit and loss of £53,788, including £29,550 brought forward from the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Losses by Fire
MOREE.—On Tuesday Mr. L. F. Thompson, of Cooinoo, had his car, valued at £1350, totally destroyed by fire together with t[?] building in which it was housed, as well [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Adelong. Adelong
A fire broke out in the back room of Mr. Benson's butcher's shop yesterday. The [?] obtained a fair hold before it was noticed Willing workers managed to confine the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lithgow Fire Brigade Lithgow
The Board of Fire Commissioners has decided to classify Captain A. E. Bruton, Officer-in-charge of the local fire station, as a single man, and remove him…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ireland. More Outrages. Fire in Dublin. LONDON, Feb. 7
Fifty armed rebels attacked with machineguns Ballyconnell, a village of 600 inhabitants. They looted the place and practically blew it to pieces. Three civilians were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Row at Grenfell Police Fire Shots Christmas Eve Melee Grenfell
Twelve cross-actions, arising out of a disturbance on Christmas Eve, were continued to-day before Mr. le Brun Brown, S.M. The police issued…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires. Byron Bay
Bush fires have burnt most of the heath and coarse grass that might be required to save the lives of stock if the drought continues. The pout and turf in many places are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fires Moree Holdings Damaged Large Area Swept
The extensive bush fire that raged on the Midkin eighteenth section for over a week, traversing over 10,000-acres, crossed the holdings of Messrs. E. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conflagrations. a House Burnt Out at [?]Min
A [?] at Remernia, near Grafton (N.S.W.) occupied by Richard Turnes, has been burnt to the ground, the occupant losing practically everything…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Making a Picnic Fire
All boys think a fire is an important part of a picnic, and many of them get the knack of the experienced woodman in knowing…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fires at Gordon 41 in a Fortnight Lad Fined £20
At the North Sydney Court to-day, before Mr. Gale, S.M., Colin Malcolm Robertson, aged 19, of Lane Cove-road, Gordon, pleaded guilty to having left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in King-street Fat in a Fish Shop
A fire broke out in Woodward's fish and oyster cafe, King-street, about 3.30 this afternoon. The fire brigade was called out, but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burning-off Damage on Adjoining Land Careless Use of Fire
Bramwell states that when a neighbour was burning off felled brush on his property, the fire travelled on to Bramwell's land, causing damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fighting Fires Afloat
Considerable loss has been caused in the past by fires which broke out on ships whilst at 90a, the difficulty being that the location of the outbreak was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Markets Afire Petersham Blaze 100 Fowls Burnt
The ground floor of the Peter[?]ham General Markets was practically gutted by a fire which broke out at an early hour to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gordon Fires Man Fined £20
At North Sydney Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Gale, S.M., Colin Malcolm Robertson (19) was charged with leaving unattended at Gordon a…
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