Took Fire to the Station
It is not often a fire is brought to the fire station to be put out, but such was the cast at Kurri on Monday evening. A motor car, which caught…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
418 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 21
Gutted Bookmakers' Home Explosion, Then Fire. Brisbane
Preceded by a sharp explosion, an outburst of flames, originating, it is thought, in a motor car parked under the house, gutted the home of Mr. Harold Whip,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Outbreak. a Good Save
Through an outbreak of fire being discovered promptly at the Jetty early yesterday morning, a good save was made. Otherwise the big…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Man Killed Fell Off Fire Brigade Tower. Melbourne
William Lee, 70, of Hampton, was killed instantly to-day when ho fell 140 feet from the observation tower at Eastern Hill fire station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wind and Fire. Trying Experience at Korora. Hard Fight to Save Homes
Although "burns" for clearing are common enough at this time of the year, It is seldom realised what danger they may become if certain winds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Houses Destroyed Another Fire at Dorrigo Dorrigo
Two cottages were destroyed by fire, last night. They were occupied by James Tomlins arid Norman McCarthy. The first named family escaped from the blazing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Walkers
A Bloemfontein paper records that A. P. Commons and H. Hantzakas, leaders of the Spiritual Brotherhood Church, responded to a challenge by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dorrigo Fire
Fire denuded Dorrigo of two more of its cottages on Monday night. They were occupied respectively by James Tomlins and Norman McCarthy. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midnight Blaze Two Cottages Razed Family's Lucky Escape
Mr. ana Mrs. James Tomlins and their three children had a narrow escape from losing their lives in a fire which destroyed their home on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Water
"A modern fire engine would be useless without a supply of water," one person remarked at the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire's Second Lap
Heferring to the fire that destroyed the homes of Messrs. James Tomlins and N. McCarthy at Dorrigo last week, Dorrigo "Gazette" says Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm's Toll More Than 1200 Dead Plague and Fire Follow Destruction of City. New York
A message from Tegucigalpa (Honduras) says Belize reported on Sunday that plague had broken out in that city following upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pinned by Log Settler's Narrow Escape Rescued From Grass Fire. Sydney
George Pund, a settler of Nulla Creek, had a fortunate escape from being incinerated. He was burning off dry grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Refrigerator
The wiring of the motor of the refrigerating plant in Miss Plummer's shop, in Prince street, Grafton, fused some time after the shop was closed late on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Fire Engine
The Shire Council at its meeting on Wednesday decided to avail itself of an offer from the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners to provide a new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Visit of Fire Commissioners
The Board of Fire Commissioners, which periodically inspects country file stations, will visit Grafton and South Grafton on Friday, September 25. It is…
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The shire council had before it at Wednesday's meeting a letter from the Fire Board stating that the Board will shortly be in a position to make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Asleep in Burning House Man's Lucky Escape From Fire Bellingen
Sleeping peacefully, with the house a roaring mass of flames, Mr. Peter Faichney, the sole occupant, had a narrow escape the other night, on the north bank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires in Suburbs Brigades' Timely Help Sydney
To-day's hot weather caused a large number of bush fires in the suburbs. Practically every fire brigade, was called out and on several occasions their timely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mysterious Fires Four in Randwick House. Sydney
After they had successfully fought a fire in a house in Norton street, Randwick. last night, firemen discovered that four distinct fires had been lit in different…
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