Motor Vehicles Destroyed Big Adelaide Fire. Adelaide
About 30 motor vehicles were destroyed and large stocks of chassis were ruined when a fire broke out in H. C. Richards' buildings in the city this morning…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
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Parliament House Saved by Fire Extinguisher. Sydney
Automatic fire alarms installed in Parliament House, Macquarie street, saved the building from destruction by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roasted Alive. Horse's Terrible Suffering. Over Tip Into Fire at Korora
A horse and dray went Over the tip on the Korora unemployment relief works on Tuesday and fell into a fire that was burning at the bottom of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By a Camp Fire Returned Soldier's Experience
A returned soldier who was walking [?] to his home in Sydney experience near Tar[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Never Looking Better" Fire Chief's Country Impressions. Sydney
The Chief Fire Brigade Commissioner, Mr. Nance who returned to-day from his annual tour of the country fire brigades, said he had never seen the country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at [?] School Hall and Cottage Destroyed. Sydney
Damage estimated at some thousands on pounds was caused last night by fire, when the Presbyterian School Hall and the caretaker's cottage at the Mosman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail Train Delayed Fire in Cottage Near Line. Newcastle
As the result of a fire at a house today, the Glen Innes mail and a goods train were delayed for half an hour. A strong westerly wind drove the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destructive Fire £10,000 Damage Business Centre at Ganmain Brigade From Coolamon. Ganmain
A fire at Ganmain early this morning resulted in the destruction of several business premises in the centre of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Birthday of Modern World. Stephenson's Gift to Humanity Locomotive the Symbol of World Progress the Age of Iron and Fire Introduced 105 Years Ago
Great are the changes that have taken place in the world since on September 27, 1825 (exactly 105 years ago to-day) the Stockton to Darlington railway line was opened for traffic. We are told that the engine weighed about eight tons and could make a speed of nearly sixteen miles an hour. The main difficulty that had to be encountered before this time was the want of adequate…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at East Ballina
A fire at East Ballina on Friday morning destroyed a house owned by Mr. R. H. Rowe. The alarm was given by Mr. B. B. Clark at. 1.30 a.m., but when the brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Danger Zone Brigades Extinguish Fire. Sydney
A fire broke out last night in Wiseley's Chambers, at the corner of Bathurst and George streets, city. Considerable damage to the interior was caused, particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Leichhardt Man and Wife Have Narrow Escape. Sydney
When a fire broke out in a shop, at Leichhardt early this morning, Bert Moore arid his wife, who were asleep in the premises at the rear, had a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Destroyed Inmates' Close Call in Fire at Brooklana. Brooklana
A Brooklana family had a very narrow escape early this morning when their home was destroyed by fire…
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Mr. J. Branch, a pilot of the Queensland Air Navigation Company, who returned to Townsville from the west by aeroplane recently, said that lie had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brooklana Fire. Occupants' Hurried Escape
Awakened by the crackling of fire Mr. R. Cook, of Brooklana, Eastern Dorrigo, just had time to arouse his wife and children and get them out of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£10,000 Damage Big Fire at Newcastle. Newcastle
Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a spectacular fire, which practically destroyed the Economic Stores, in Hunter street, to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destroyed by Fire Old Boarding House. Sydney
A message from Richmond states that fire broke out at 3.10 this morning and destroyed "Mountain View," the oldest established boarding house at Kurrajong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Destroyed by Fire
A house, owned and occupied by Mr. F. Smith, with its contents, was destroyed by fire at Crystal Creek on Thursday afternoon. It is stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Garage Seven Motor Cars Destroyed. Sydney
Seven cars were destroyed in a fire which severely damaged the Ridge Garage, North Sydney, early this morning. Although the brigade had the blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appalling Airship Disaster in France. 46 Out of 53 Occupants Perish Britain's R 101 Destroyed By Explosion And Fire Fighting Way Through Storm on India Flight Foremost Aviation Experts Among Victims Lord Thomson-- Sir Sefton Brancker Dead London
The airship R 101, which was making a flight to India, blew up and burst into flames over Beauvais (France). It is reported that only seven of 53 were saved. The airship had changed its course owing to bad weather and is…
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