Loaded Lorry Destroyed. Disastrous Fire
While on its way from Wellington to Mount Victoria on Sunday, a Reo Speed Truck, belonging to a Mr. Hopkins of Wellington, was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1938
467 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 24
Store Destroyed Bingara Blaze SYDNEY
A GENERAL store, kept by a Chinese, Ernest Wong, was destroyed by fire at Bingara yesterday morning, doing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Base Hospital Elections Fire Directors Re-Elected
Five retiring directors were re-elected by subscribers at the Orange Base Hospital on Friday night The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Adelaide Horses Incinerated ADELAIDE
A trotting colt and two Clydesdales were burned to death when the horse stables were razed at Gillies' Plaint. The damage amounted to £750…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Walcha Royal Hotel Destroyed Early Morning Outbreak Tamworth
The Royal Hotel at Walcha, a two-storey brick building, was almost completely destroyed by fire at 4 a.m. All the guests, the licensee and his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storehouse Afire Blaze in the 'Loo Fireman Scalded Sydney
Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out at Houghton and Byrnes Pty. Ltd's store in Bourke Street. Woolloomooloo to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shop on Fire Bank Notes Go Up in Smoke SYDNEY
Bank notes worth £187, left in coast pocket, were destroyed in [?] which razed a weatherboard shop a Bay-parade, Malabar, carly to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Alarm Box Tampered With
The roar of the Orange turbine [?]re engine and the scream of Its siren momentarily interrupted the busy rash of Summer Street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →King Farouk Bystander Fires Shot ALEXANDRIA
A shot was fired when King Farouk was leaving a sporting club today. Two spectators were wounded in the logs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Church Threatened Was Fire Bug at Work? Kerosene Used
POLICE suspect that an 11-year-old boy was responsible for an alleged attempt to burn down the old Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Moree Fire £2,000 Damage Shop and Contents Destroyed Moree
Damage estimated at about £2,000 was caused last night when a furniture emporium, owned by R. St. J. George, and its contents, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baddeley Under Fire on Coalfields CESSNOCK
Interest in the Labor dispute on the coalfields is reverting to the [?] clans. Mrf. Baddelcy, M.L.A., has [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Precaution Proposal for Shire Councils SYDNEY
The Bush Fire Advisory Council has launched an extensive campaign to develop a "bush fire danger complex" among country people of N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Weetalabah
A few evenings ago the historic Weetalabah station homestead was nearly destroyed by fire, but fortunately this was averted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Blayney Sensation Attempted Murder By Fire BLAYNEY
At attempt was made here, early yesterday, to burn two sleeping men to death in their beds. The men are Norman Lees and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arson Suspected Blayney Fire Traces of Petrol Blayney
SUSPICIOUS circumstances surround a fire which occurred at the rear of the premises occupied by Messrs. Lee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Arson Fire at Blayney Narrow Escape of Two Men BLAYNEY
Police ore conducting extensive Inqulrles in conncction with an out break of fire which occurred at the rear of the stock and station agency…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Brigades (To the Editor)
SIR,—The summer months and the period of the year when soon fires are likely to occur will soon be with us again, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Destroys Church
The parish hall of [?] Church of England, [?] Newtown, was destroyed on Friday by fire. While firemen were attacking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tamworth Fire Man Arrested TAMWORTH
Detective-Sergeant McRac, who has been investigating the outbreak of fire in a business block at Tamworth recently, arrested a man yesterday and…
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