Fires at Forbes
Two fires occurred at Forges on Tuesday night. A private house on Camp Hill was destroyed and a paint shop at North Hill was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
369 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 19
Three Shots in Darkness Man, Wife and Another Dead Attacker Sets Fire to House Dreadful Tragedy Near Temora Sydney, This Afternoon
A sensational tragedy occurred at 3 o'clock this morning when three shots were fired in the darkness through a window at a home at Top town, near Temora, and killed John Billing (28) and his wife, Mary Billing (23)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Egyptian Train on Fire Passengers Boned to Death. CAIRO
Forty-one have been killed and 41 injured, in the went disaster that has ever occurred on the Egyptian railways,…
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At a largely attended meeting at Baradine it was unanimously resolved to form an organisation to be known as the voluntary fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incendiarism? a Suspicious Fire SYDNEY
The police are investigating a suspicious outbreak of fire which occurred in the agents building owned by James Summers at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspicious Fire Outbreak at Alexandria Sydney
Police are investigating a suspicious outbreak of fire which occurred in a vacant building owned by Mr. John Summers of Alexandria this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Fire Sydney
The Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clark, to-day commented at the conclusion of an inquiry, on the strange features of a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nearly Big Blaze Fire at Council Depot Tar Tank Explodes
An overflow of boiling tar at the Council's works depot in Vale-road shortly after 1 o'clock to-day was responsible for an outbreak of fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Wilfully and Maliciously Set" Verdict in Fire Inquiry
At the inquiry on Thursday concerning a fire which occurred at "Elsinore," Govett-street, on April 13, the coroner stated that he was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze
A disastrous fire occurred on the property of Mr G. Singer, near Gilgandra. the other day, when seven big haystacks were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coonamble Explosion. Fire Brigade Helpless
On Saturday, at Coonamble [?] one of the town’s best-known [?] men, after [?] the [?] of his [?] at a petrol pump…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunday Nights Blaze Occupants Listen to Wireless Unaware That Kitchen Was Ablaze
The rear portion of a house in Vale- road, occupied by Mr. Frederick Dal-ton, was blazing fiercely when the fire brigade received a call shortly before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our New Fire Chief Will He Obtain Modern Engine ?
Capt. J. Collins, formerly of Bexley, has taken up duty at Lithgow Fire Station in succession to Capt. Johns, who has been transferred to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mean Theft. Fire Brigade's Benzine Stolen
When the Coonamble Fire Brigade received a call on Saturday last the man in charge of the engine was unable to get a move…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Coolahville Haystacks Destroyed Arson Suspected
Two haystacks in the sale yards paddock of Mr E. J. Scully's "Coolaville" property were destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning last,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hotel Fire Six People Injured Wellington (N.z.) Thurs
The Panama Hotel was destroyed by fire this morning. Six persons were admitted to hospital suffering from burns and effects of smoke, two being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Theatre Sydney
A fire broke out late last night in the gallery floor of the Queen's Theatre, Hurstville., When the brigade arrived the flames had a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Picture Show Sydney, This Afternoon
A fire broke out late last night in the gallery floor of the Queen's Theatre, Hurstville. When the brigades arrived the flames had a good…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Fire 30 'Planes in Danger Sensation at Mascot Sydney
The timely arrival of the Mascot Fire Brigade to-day saved nearly 30 aeroplanes from destruction at the Mascot, aerodrome. Percy Whitton,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Arson Fire Inquest at Coolah Man Committed for Trial
An inquest into the origin of a fire, by which certain haystacks situated at Coolaville about 2 miles from Coolah, were, on the 17th May,…
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