Fire Bug at Casino ?
The police are investigating five mysterious fires which occurred in the past three weeks in the home of Mrs. J. Brown and family, in Colchess street,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
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Dorrigo Fires Two Homes Destroyed Mother and Baby's Narrow Escape. Dorrigo
Two local residents have lost their homes by fire during the past week. Roy Edwards, a farmer, attended a Lodge meeting of the M.U.I.O.O.F., an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Stack on Fire Spontaneous Combustion. Sydney
Spontaneous combustion is believed to have been responsible for a fife which broke out in the coal bunkers of the C.S.R. Co. refinery at Pyrmont last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Cascade Woman and Child's Narrow Escape
Awakened at an early hour on Saturday morning to see flames leaping round the bed occupied by herself and child and almost suffocated with…
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A factory at Surry Hills occupied by the State Paper Company and Frederick Tod, an architectural woodworker, was gutted by fire last night. Big stocks of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Escaped in Night Attire Suburban Cottage Fires. Sydney
When a fire broke out in a brick cottage at Rockdale early this morning five inmates escaped, clad only in their night attire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire Post Office -- Three Shops Blaze at Bangalow Third in Twelve Months. Bangalow
The post office and the two-story building next door were destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning. The E.S. and A. Bank adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tragic Funeral Four Killed 30 Wounded Police Fire on Procession. Madrid
There was an amazing sequel to the death of four laborers through the collapse of a house, allegedly due to faulty construction and materials…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Cascade. Woman and Child's Narrow Escaped
Awakened at a nearly hour on Saturday morning to see flames leaping round the bed occupied by herself and child and almost suffocated with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Hospital Traces of Kerosene Found. Gilgandra
Wilfully set alight early yesterday morning the isolation ward at the Gilgandra. District Hospital was burnt to the ground. There were no patients is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£30,000 Fire Sydney Building Destroyed Constable's Timely Discovery. Sydney
Victoria Building, in Wilmot street, city, was gutted by fire at an early hour this morning. The damage is estimated at £30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Just in Time Family's Escape From Fire. Sydney
Jacob Edwards, his wife and three children, made a thrilling escape from their home at Lidcombe when it caught fire last night. The father of the three…
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Detective Sergeant Arnold, of Sydney, is making an investigation into the origin of the recent fire at Bangalow. It is not yet known definitely if an inquiry is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire and Storm Six Killed, Many Injured. Los Angeles
Six persons were killed and scores injured when brush and forest fires broke out in several sections, while unestimated property damage was caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Racehorse Shot Burnt in Horse Box Fire. Brisbane
The racehorse, Burton Boy, one of the best sprinters in the Central District, was badly burnt in a horse box attached to a Mackay train last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Wee Waa Commercial Hotel Destroyed. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at Wee Waa yesterday morning, and the Commercial Hotel, a wooden two-storey building, was completely destroyed. The guest escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Near Ulmarra Farmer's Home Destroyed Occupants' Sensational Escape Ulmarra
The residence occupied by Mr. C. Wright and family, on the Deep Creek road, near Ulmarra, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Garage Fire Grafton Arson Case Herrald Acquitted "Half Shot."
At the Grafton Quarter Sessions yesterday, before his Honor Judge Mocatta, James Herrald, 49, motor mechanic, was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escape From Fire. Sydney
When a fire broke out in a cottage at Randwick early this morning, William Harold Smedley, the tenant, roused his wife and children just in time to enable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Inquiry Open Verdict Returned. Sydney
At the inquiry held concerning a fire which destroyed a shop at Concord, conducted by Mrs. Alice Louisa Clarke, the Coroner asked William Clarke whether he…
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