Pay First. Fire Brigade Waited
When a fire occurred at Smithtown, on the Macleay River, shortly after midnight on Sunday, the Kempsey brigade refused to turn out until…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
460 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 23
Fire in Shop Hydrants Turned Off—fireproof Doors Open. Hobart
Damage estimated at £5000 was done by fire which broke out in Lewis' store, Murray street, yesterday morning. When the firemen arrived, they found the hydrants…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PANIC In Picture Theatre Crowd Rushed Exit Fire in Operating Box. Adelong
Panic reigned for some time in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday night. when, following an explosion in the operating box during a picture show,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Shop Subdued with Chemical Extinguishers. Sydney
A fire broke out last night on the premises of Madame E. Henry, costumiere of Rowe street, city. The flames were subdued with chemical extinguishers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Moree Three Business Houses Destroyed. Moree
Two business houses were destroyed by fire at Moree. The damage is estimated at £5000. A woman in one of the buildings, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cinema Horror 104 Persons Perish Fire in Japanese Theatre. Tokio
A cinema conflagration took place yesterday at the Chinkai Military Hall during the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Mukden, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1000 Bail Tingha Fire Sequel. Tingha
There was a sequel to Sunday's fire, when Arthur Sanderson, who occupied, until Saturday evening, the premises in which the blaze originated, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court Damaged Car Sequel to Fire Verdict for £50
The Grafton sitting of the District Court opened before his Honor, Judge Mocatta, yesterday. The first case to be entered upon was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Crookwell Damage Estimated at £10,500 Freezing Works Destroyed. Crookwell
Freezing works and machinery and about 4000 pairs of rabbits, the property of the Country Freezing Company, valued altogether at about £10,500, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Bill Provision for Brigades Embargo on Wax Matches. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly the second reading of the Bush Fires Bill was moved by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey. The measure, he said, provided for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Smithtown Fire
While returning home from work at Nestle's factory at Smithtown at mid–night on Sunday, several employees were startled to see smoke and flames issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Fire Man Rescued From Fire Escape. Brisbane
Mr. W. Atthow, sen., of the well–known legal firm of Atthow and Atthow, had a narrow escape, when a fire broke out in the firm's premises to–day. He attempted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Comorin in Colombo Harbor. Colombo
A fire broke out on the liner Comorin, from Australia, in the harbor at midnight. All the passengers and crew were brought ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Bill Unsuitable to North Coast Amendments Necessary to Meet the Case. Sydney
The debate on the Bush Fires Bill continued in the Legislative Assembly early this morning. Mr. Budd (C.P.), pointed out that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suspicious Fires. Smell of Methylated Spirits. Sydney
Four separate fires occurred early this morning, in the Star Cabinetmaking Works, owned and occupied by Mrs. Katrine Gazal, in Elizabeth Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Liner on Fire Passengers Leave Ship Comorin Delayed at Colombo. Colombo
A serious fire broke out on the P. and O. Liner, Comorin, last night. She was to have sailed at midnight, but at about 11 o'clock the forehatch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cottage Destroyed Fire at Southgate
A weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Seecombe was almost totally destroyed by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Fires in Two Days Suspected Incendiarism. Sydney
The Star Cabinetmaking Works, owned by Katrine Gazel, at Redfern, were again found on fire early this morning, but the outbreak was quickly extinguished. About…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comorin Fire Voyage to Be Resumed. Colombo
The fire on the Comorin was extinguished late last night. The list to starboard of 30 degrees was due to large quantities of water pumped into the holds. With…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Liner 130 Passengers Aboard Hobson's Bay Blaze Flames Extinguished After Hard Fight. Sydney
A fire which may have had serious consequences broke out in the engine room of the liner Hobson's Bay at Darling Harbor to–night…
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