Telegrams Fire in Chemist's Shop. Melbourne
As Thos. Patrick Kelly, chemist, of Carlton, was about to retire shortly after midnight his suspicions were aroused by a smell of smoke and investigations…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
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Fire on Steamer Many Lives Lost. Colombia
A message from Bogota (Colombia) states that more than a score of passengers and many of the crew of a steamer lost their lives when petroleum caught fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suspicious Fire Witnesses Refuse to Give Evidence. Brisbane
The police at an inquiry into a fire at a house said that suspicion for starting the fire rested upon one of the witnesses and that when firemen reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Film Starts Big Fire Four Buildings Destroyed Melbourne
When a film caught fire during a picture show at Donald last night, four buildings were destroyed before the fire was got under control. The operator was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Calls 4145 Received Last Year 941 False Alarms. Sydney
The report of the New South Wales Fire Commissioners for 1929 discloses that there were 4145 fire calls in Sydney district and 1396 in other parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →120 PERISH Cinema Fire Audience Stampedes Worst Cinema Disaster in China's History. Shanghai
The worst cinema disaster in China's history is reported from Chang Chun, in Manchuria, where a fused electric wire ignited a flimsy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Village Fire Eight Children Burned to Death. Bucharest
Eight children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the village of Slobozia. Peasants, overcome with panic, fled from their homes leaving children…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Safeblowers Start Disastrous Fire £16,000 Damage at Geelong. Melbourne
The most disastrous fire for fifteen years occurred at Geelong early this morning when the premises of Margetts Motors Pty., Limited, were gutted, causing damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tingha Fire Strange Evidence at Inquest Tempted by Afghan "£5 to Burn Down House." Inverell
Strange evidence was given at the Coroner's inquiry yesterday into the fire which destroyed four business premises in the principal street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£600,000 FIRE 400 Motor Cars Destroyed. New York
At Hoboken (New Jersey) fire destroyed portion of the waterfront buildings, including two piers of the Lamport Holt Line. More than 400 motor cars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Politics Legislation in the Country Bush Fires Bill
The Bush Fires Bill, which has been strongly advocated by the Country party, has now reached the third reading stage, and, especially in the light of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Calls. Outside Brigade's Area Payment for Services Report on Kempsey Case. Sydney
The complaint that the Kempsey Fire Brigade had refused to attend a fire at Smithtown, on March 10, until a guarantee that their expenses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Destroyed by Fire
Between 10.30 and 11 p.m. on Friday, a fire was discovered in an unoccupied house in Bridge street, Coraki. The fire brigade, a few minutes after the alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Legislation Bush Fires' Bill
The Bush Fires' Bill which has been strongly advocated by the Country Party, has now reached the third reading stage, and, especially in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Shop Woman Suffocated Detectives Investigating. London
It became known early this morning that Scotland Yard men had been called in on the case of the death of Mrs. Edith Mills, of Thurmaston, near Leicester. She…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Holbrook Three Shops Destroyed Damage Estimated at £20,000. HOLBROOK
Three shops in the main street were destroyed by fire early this morning. At 3.15 a.m. William Hicks' wool and skin store was found burning fiercely. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Tanker Fire British Honor Blaze How Was It Caused? Sydney
New light has been thrown on the disastrous fire which broke out on the oil tanker, British Honor, in Newcastle harbor recently by a report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£20,000 Damage Furniture Factory Fire. Brisbane
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed Coleman's furniture factory and a large residence at West End last night. The large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →4000 Homeless After Big Fire in Japan. Tokio
Yesterday's conflagration at Komatsu has left 4000 homeless. The damage is estimated at a million yen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Attic Two Children Rescued. Sydney
Audrey Cassidy, 7, and Max Ross, 4, had a narrow escape from being burnt to death last night when a fire broke out in the attic room of a house in which…
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