Boy Incendiary Sets Fire to School Hobart
"I did It because I wanted to go fishing," was the novel plea of a 14-year-old boy when charged In the Children's Court at Hamilton with having set fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1930
418 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 21
Fire at Manly Brigades' Quick Work SYDNEY
An outbreak of fire occurred last night in Noel's drapery shop at Manly. The brigades were soon on the scene and subdued the flames. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →104 BURNED Picture Show Fire at Tokio. TOKIO
In a cinema conflagration yesterday at Chinkai military hall, during the celebration, of the 25th anniversary of Mukden 104 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Level Crossing Accident. Fire Men Injured. Port Kembla
A po[?]tal lorry wu run down by a railway engine at a level crossing at Oareyville[?] this morning. The [?] men who were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Tingha Owner and Occupier Charged Tingha, This Afternoon
At the police court this morning there was a sequel to Sunday's fire yesterday. Arthur Sanderson, who occupied up till Saturday evening the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →104 Perish Tokio Cinema Fire Tokio
A gasoline explosion caused the Chinkai cinema fire in which 101 persons perished. The building was not suited for escape. The whole exit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Oolah [?] Blaze. [?] Mage Done
About [?] morning a fire [?] Messrs. Watson and [?] of Binnia and [?] olah, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Liner on Fire Aust. Mails Aboard COLOMBO
A serious fire broke out on the P. and O. liner Comorin last night. All efforts to extinguish the flames failed, and the passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire to Be Investigated Newcastle
The Court of Marine inquiry has decided to investigate the fire on the tanker British Honor in Newcastle harbor on February 24…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liner on Fire Australian Mails in Danger Sydney
That the outbreak is a serious one in indicated by the tone of a cable message which the Sydney Marine Underwriters Association received to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →P. AND O. Liner Fire Passengers Ordered to Leave Much Damage Done Colombo
A serious fire broke out on the P. and O. liner Comoran in the harbor last night. She was to have sailed at midnight but about 11 o'clock the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Liner Passengers Alarmed Sydney
A fire which may have had serious consequences broke out in the engine roam of the liner Hobson's Bay, berthed at Darling Harbor to-night. So…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Ball Falls Electric Light Disorganised Sydney
Heralded by a flash of lighting a large fire-ball fell and struck an elect[?] light post in Tower Street, in the East Hills district to-day, finally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suspicious Fire Owner Won't Talk Brisbane, This Afternoon
The police at an inquiry into a fire at a house said that the suspicion for the fire rested upon one of the witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Steamer Fire. Petrol Boats Alight. BOGOTA (Colombia}
More than a score of passengers, and many of the crew of a steamer lost their lives when boats loaded with petroleum caught fire in a dock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Engine's Motor “Baby."
The latest motor novelty is a [?] [?] lender, with a track of 3 feat 6 inches, de[?]lgned to dash to a fire before it is possible to get a big…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Last Year's Fires a Decrease in Sydney District Sydney
The report of the New South Wales Fire Commissioners for 1929 was tabled in Parliament to-day by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey). The report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Arms Bill Drastic Restriction SYDNEY
The Legislative Assembly agreed to the second reading of the Police Offences' Fire Arms' Bill, a feature of which is the restrictions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Report The Year's Figures SYDNEY
The report of the N.S.W. Fire Commissioners for 1929 discloses that there were 4.155 calls in the Sydney district, and 1386 in other parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Cinema Fire Makeshift Structure Ablaze Shanghai, Thrusday
The worst cinema disaster in Chinese history is reported from Changchun in Manchuria, where a fusee electric wire ignited a flimsy…
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