Fire at Camira Creek Accidental Verdict at Inquiry
A fire on April 10 which destroyed a house at Camira Creek, owned and occupied by Mrs. J. Steen, was inquired into by Mr. Elsmer Jones (District…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
337 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 17
Residence Destroyed Fire at Upper Corindi Occupants' Narrow Escape. Corindi
The residence on Captain Anderson's farm, Upper Corindi, was totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The occupants were awakened by the…
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The residence of Mr. H. Wingfield, situated on the Coldstream road, about two and a half miles from Ulmarra, together with its contents,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camp Incident Alleged Attempt to "Fire" Tent Man Committed Foe Trial
Bernard Stevens, 29, appeared before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning and was charged with having, at Grafton, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Sea 21,000 Ton French Liner Ablaze NEARLY 700 Passengers and Crew Rescued Fate Of 200 Not Yet Known May Have Been Rescued by Other Ships Aden
The Messageries Maritime million sterling liner, Georges Phillipar, of 1,000 tons, which was launched in 1930. bound for Marseilles from China, caught fire five miles from Cape Guardaful. The steamer Hakone Maru, hurrying to the scene, passed an empty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Explosion Sensational Fire In Armidale Store Fireman Killed--two Men Seriously Injured Car Without Lights Raced Away Incendiarism Suspected Armidale
When Braund and Coy's store caught fire this morning a terrific explosion in a stock of detonators killed a fireman and injured two other persons, besides doing a considerable amount of damage. The shock of the explosion was felt over a wide area, while windows…
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It has come to the knowledge of the Executive Committee that unauthorised persons are canvassing business people in country towns for advertisements in the…
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Police are continuing their inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the tragic fire at the premises of Braund and Company yesterday. They have not…
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Edar Athelstan Molesworth, 40, consulting engineer, was committed for trial at Hornsby yesterday on a charge of having maliciously set fire to his own home…
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Flames threatened to end the life of Betty Lee, aged two, of 8 Veda street Hamilton, following an accident with a box of matches, but swift action by the…
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Sydney detectives are continuing inquiries into the cause of the fire at Braund and Co.'s store early on Wednesday morning, which resulted in the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The State Elections Mr. A. S. Henry Opens Fire Encouraging Hearing at Grafton Mr. Lang And The Fatal 13th Fired Without Reference or Character Country Party's Political Objective
"The fatal thirteenth," said Mr. A. S. Henry, M.L.A., in his opening address at the Clock Tower Grafton, last night, "has its hoodoo on Mr. Lang. He got sacked without a reference on the 13th, then he takes 13 days to concoct his policy speech. Meanwhile his followers wait like stunned sheep…
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After careful investigation Detective Garlick believes the tragic fire at Braund and Company's premises was accidentally caused…
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A British survivor of the Georges Philippar fire emphasises the deplorably inadequate warning of the fire or which his first intimation was smoke and flames…
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Herbert Claude Deane, 20, was convicted at the Criminal Court of having set fire to a dwelling house, William James Hatfield and others being therein at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Fire Station Up-to-date Buildings Opened at Maclean
Wednesday was a red letter day in the history of the Maclean Fire Brigade, for in the evening was celebrated the opening and occupying of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lower Southgate Fire in Ti Trees
On the 9th inst a fire that was burning in the ti trees adjoining the Everlasting Swamp caught the dry reeds and fanned by a southerly breeze soon, spread…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Byron Bay Fire. Byron Bay
Gibson's genera store at Byron Bay was destroyed by fire to-night. the damage being estimated at £12,000. The town is without a brigade and efforts to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guyra Fire Trial of Thomas Michael Welch Sydney
When the trial of Thomas Michael Welch, laborer, on a charge of arson, commenced at the Quarter Sessions today the Crown Prosecutor informed Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plane Destroyed Caught Fire While Refuelling Seattle
Nat Browne's Fokker monoplane, with which he proposed to fly non-stop to Tokio, burst into flames here to day, when a hose from a refuelling plane…
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