Store and P,o. Destroyed by Fire. Rylstone
Awakened by the crackling of flames, Octavius Williams, postmaster and general storekeeper at liford, found his shop on fire. He was almost suffocated by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
337 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 17
Timber Mills Blaze Firemen's Narrow Escapes. Melbourne
Damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire which broke out in Friedman's timber mills at North Brighton this morning. The building and valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Bedroom Mosquito Curtains Ignited. Maclean
Mr. E. Erickson, sen., of Oban street, Maclean, who is an invalid, about 2.30 a.m. on Thursday struck a match to light a lamp in order to take medicine that was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Escape From Fire Woman Trapped in Room. Melbourne
When a fire broke out at St. Kilda today Miss Ida Marsh was trapped in her room by the roaring flames which swept along the passageway. Her room was on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sparks From Emery Wheel Cause Fire at Engineering Works. Melbourne
Severe damage was caused by a fire which broke out at the Pinnacle Engineering Works to-day. The fire was caused by sparks from an emery wheel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mile Long Fire Brigades Procession. Wagga
Fire brigades from many parts of the State were represented at a big demonstration which was officially opened by the Government to-day Wagga is on fete and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Lawson Grand Hotel Destroyed Sydney
The Grand Hotel at Lawson, a weatherboard structure, containing between 30 and 40 rooms, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →River Steamer Destroyed by Fire. Melbourne
While berthed at a wharf at Swan Hill last night the Murray River paddle steamer, Peveney, was destroyed by fire. The captain and his wife and the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grave Situation in Belfast 80,000 Join in Food Riots Police Fire On Armed Mob One Killed, Fourteen Wounded Armoured Cars Patrol Streets Trenches Dug and Barricades Erected Belfast
Riots amongst unemployed all day culminated to-night in fighting between the police and a mob in which Samuel Baxter, 30, was killed. The casualties included 14 with bullet wounds and four policemen stoned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Wizard' Smith's Claim "Just What Do You Mean?' Cause of Fire in Engine. Sydney
Norman ("Wizard") Smith was again in the witness box to-day when the case in which he is claiming £20,000 damages from "Smith's Weekly" for alleged libel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bullets in Leg Police Fire at Suspects Two Arrests. Sydney
With two police bullets embedded in the calf of his leg a man was admitted to St. Vitteent's Hospital to-night. The shooting was the sequel to a chase…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SAFEBLOWERS In City And Country Cafe and Theatre Robbery and Fire at Inverell. Sydney
Safeblowers were active both in the city and country, during the weekend. At Inverell a fire caused £700…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Goulburn Shopping Block Menaced Goulburn
The Regent shopping block was menaced by fire early this morning. The alarm was given at 12.30 a.m., and firemen quickly turned out to find that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Fire Brigade
The members of the Grafton Fire Brigade who visited Wagga to take part in the big demonstration there returned on Tuesday and yesterday. Although they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girls Panic-stricken Fire in Film House. Sydney
Big crowds blocked Pitt street, necessitating a temporary diversion of traffic, when a fire broke out on the upper floor of a film house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Blaze At Burringbar Township Damage Estimated at £7000 Hotel, Billiard Room and Other Shops. Lismore
Damage estimated at about £7000 was caused by a fire which swept through the township of Burringbar early this morning, destroying the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Petrol Bowser
A match carelessly thrown down is believed to have been the cause of a fire at a Red Ball petrol pump in Molesworth street, Lismore, on Monday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Set Fire to Woman's Dress How Bagsnatcher Escaped. Sydney
When a thief was prevented from stealing a woman's handbag in Pitt street this afternoon he pulled a cigarette lighter from his pocket and set fire to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Wagga Three Shops Damaged Wagga
Three shops were badly damaged by fire which broke out shortly after midnight last night. Firemen experienced great difficulty in quelling the blaze owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Engine Fire Could Not Accept Theory Harkness Still in Box Smith's £20,000 Case. Sydney
Resuming his evidence in the case in which Norman Leslie Smith is claiming £20,000 damages for alleged libel against "Smith's Weekly,"…
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