Films on Fire. Firm Loses £50,000. Remarkable Scene in Brisbane. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 9
Motion picture films valued at £50,000 went up in frames to night in premises in Adelaide street occupiod by the Fox Film Corporation of Australasia, Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shop Burnt Out. Blaze at Woollahra. Charge of Arson
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 18
Early yesterday morning a shop and portion of a residence in Oxford-street, Woollahra, were destroyed by fire. The premises were occupied by Mrs. Rose Gilmour, who…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →More Bush Fires More Houses Threatened A Record Week
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 8
Big bush fires again added to the intense beat yesterday. In many eases the outbreaks were of a serious nature, and much property was threatened…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, a fire broke out in the back portion of a w.b. cottage occupied by Mrs. Jones, in Castlereagh-street. Liverpool. A number of men, who were working on a building in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Blaze Big Building Threatened
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 7
A six-storied warehouse was threatened for a time early this morning when a fire broke out on the top floor. The building is occupied by John…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 7
An outbreak of fire occurred at the rear of Alderman Gollan's newspaper and stationer's shop in Auburn-road, on Thursday morning. Luckily, It was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire!
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 6
Ryde firemen were called out on Saturday morning last, in consequence of an alarm of fire in the vicinity of North Ryde. A large shed, on a property…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blaze at Gordon Road-Making Plant Burned
The Sun · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2
Flames and dense clouds of smoke arose for hours from the fire which broke out at 11.50 last night at Gordon. In the midst of the fire a big…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 16
At one o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the top floor of a six-storey building at 496 Kent-street, occupied by Messrs. John O'Neil and Company, Limited, merchants and…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3
Scrub fires are prevalent just now. Several could be seen from Fairfield on Wednesday, more especially to the eastward. About 2 p.m. the local Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Auburn. Fire Brigade's Good Work
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4
About 12.30 p.m. on Thursday, when the thermometer was soaring towards the century and a fairly stiff westerly breeze was blowing, the hardware, oils…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3
The Fire Commissioners wrote to Prospect and Sherwood Council drawing attention to a report that there was danger of fire from the existence of inflammable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tender Accepted. For New Fire Station
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 6
It was announced at Wednesday night's meeting of Ryde Council that a communication had been received front the Board of Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires and Drought Hardships in N.Z. Wellington (N.z)
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 8
Grass fires in the Upton Downs (Awa[?]ere district) and Mariborough destroyed hundreds of acres of feed. On Dalton's and Bursill's farm 150 men battled for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires and Floods. New Zealand Weather. a Heat Wave. Wellington
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 18
Something like a heat wave is being experienced in most parts of New Zealand. Wellington, Christchurch, and other places report record temperatures to-day. The country…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire Epidemic. a Record Fight. Woman Injured
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 15
After a fight extending over the greater part of the pa[?] three days, the nu[?]rous bush fires in Sydney suburbs were got under control yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Recent Fire in Dubbo. Question of Water Supply
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 16
The Mayor of Dubbo writes, in correction of a statement in our report of the recent fire in that town, to the effect that, "owing to water restrictions and the main being turned off,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire From Copper Mother and Daughter Burnt
The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1924 · page 2
Mrs. Esther Acertide, aged 40, of Ebley-street, Waverley, was attending a fire under a copper at her home this afternoon, when her clothes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burglars and Fire Suspicious Early Morning Outbreak in City Kerosene Freely Used
Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1924 · page 7
Detectives were sent for shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, when firemen found when they had been called to a fire In the premises of White and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In Ring of Flame Terrifying Ordeal a Bush Fire Epic
Evening News · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 5
Trapped in a semi-circle of flames, with an inaccessible wall of rock blocking all chance of a cafe escape, Mr. J. Foodey. a…
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