Big Fire
Insurance underwriters of Thursday sold out the tremendous amount of stock damaged by fire water in the outbreak on Christmas Eve. In Phillips drapery…
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Fire at Harbord
A weatherboard cottage in Harbord Road, Harbord, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Dee Why and Harbord brigades on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Big Blaze. £70,000 Damage Incurred. Factory Destroyed
The factory, workshops and offices of Home Recreations Ltd., at Marrickville were completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire in the City
Owing to a motor car back-[?], an outbreak of fire occurred yesterday afternoon in the business promises of Kelly's Motor Auction Sales Co., at 213-217 Elizabeth-street, city…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cottage Destroyed Fire Awakens Sleeper
Awakened by the heat and the crackling of a fire, William Stewart found that his cottage was ablaze from end to end. The property was situated in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Short Circuit Pole Catches Fire
Through a short circuit on the electric light wires in Nottinghill-road, Lidcombe, the supporting pole caught fire, and was soon blazing merrily…
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Granville police are making investigations into a fire which occurred on Saturday night in the East Granville Progress Association's Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dark Town Fire Brigade Lidcombe Has One
"ALTHOUGH THERE ARE nearly 4000 Houses in Lidcombe, the local fire is sbaclutsly unattended during the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Shops Burnt. Fire in Victoria. Melbourne
A disastrous fire broke out at Gunbower at half past 2 o'clock this morning, in a brick building owned by Mr. George Kiel, and occupied by Mcssrs. G Copeland and Co.,…
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The Farmers' Union at Bendigo carried a motion to-day urging that a Royal Commission be appointed to investigate the causes of bush fires and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Store Destroyed by Fire. Oaklands
The store owned by Mr. T. A. Dwyer, situated at Carberry, the site of the Riverina coalfields, was totally destroyed by fire. The proprietor left the store at about 4 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Disastrous Fire Eight Houses Destroyed Toowoomba
A disastrous fire occurred at Quilpie in the far west, early this morning, occasioning damage running into many thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lime Caused Fire and Bullets Flew Lithgow
A heavy storm at Kandos was responsible for an unusual fire at Murphy's timber yards. in a shed Mr. Murphy had about half a ton of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Bullets Fly Wet Lime Starts Fire 7000 Rounds Fusillade of an Hour Lithgow
A fire, with sensational consequences, occurred at Kandos during the progress of a recent storm, when two inches of rain fell within an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain Starts Fire ! LITHGOW
Startling was the result of a recent storm at Kandos, when two inches of rain fell within an hour. The excess of water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Town Wiped Out Disastrous Fire at Quilpie Business Premises Gutted: Phenomena at Twin Hills
The Brisbane correspondent of "The Sunday Times" says that the town of Quilpie, the terminus of the railway in Western Queensland, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. Scores of people are without homes, and, as there is no accommodation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Healesville Damage-- £3000 MELBOURNE
The big store and stock of Kelly's Stores, Ltd., Healesville, general merchants, was destroyed by fire last night. The origin of the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Bugs £100 Reward Offered Auckland
Owing to incendiary fires in Auckland, the Fire Underwriters' Association has offered a reward of £100 for information leading to a conviction…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Quilpie Eight Premises Burnt Brisbane
Quilpie, a new and thriving town a the head of the Great Western railway. on Bulle River, had a disastrous I lire at 1 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trapped by Fire Hairdresser's Narrow Escape. EDEN
[?] in a burning building, Krank [?] a hairdresser, had a remark[?] from death yesterday. The [?] in a block of four…
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