Woman's Prompt Action Saved Fire
When Miss Jessie Richards threw a blazing petrol iron out, of the back doorway of a house in Kingsley Terrace, Wynnum, Central, Brisbane, she probably…
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Fires & bushfires, 1935
272 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 14
Trapped in Fire Boarders Jump For Life Lismore Building Gutted Constable's Dash Into Flames. Lismore
Twelve occupants of a boarding house in Keen street, Lismore, had a narrow escape from incineration, when trapped by a fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Malicious" Rappville Fire Inquiry
At an inquiry at Casino into a fire which destroyed an unoccupied dwelling at Bannville on the night of March 6. Constable Duff gave evidence that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Gasworks Wind Averts Explosion Firemen Injured. Sydney
One fireman was severely scalded and another was injured this afternoon, during a fire at the North Shore gasworks which, for nearly an hour, threatened to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Ballina Dwelling Gutted While Family Absent. Ballina
The house of Mr. C. Holt, on the Ballina Tintenbar road, about two miles from Ballina, was destroyed by fire last night. It is believed that the occupants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Maclean Tent Destroyed by Fire. Maclean
On Sunday, at 7.30 p.m., with the firebell ringing, a crowd soon gathered at the scene of the fire, whore a trait owned by Messrs. Campbell and Milgate, of Grafton,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Fire Stir In Coroner's Court Charges Against Detective Witness Alleges Intimidation. Cessnock
A stir was caused at the resumption of the Coroner's inquiry to-day into the cause of the fire which destroyed a furniture emporium, at Cessnock, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Fire Intimidation Denied Evidence by Detective. Cessnock
A denial that he intimidated a witness was given by Detective-Sergeant Delaney, of Sydney, at the Cessnock fire inquiry to-day into the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wooden Cottage Destroyed by Fire Elderly Couple's Home. Coff's Harbor
A weatherboard cottage, on the main road between Coff's Harbor and Woolgoolga, and near the Bucca Creek turnoff, was destroyed by fire last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Moonee House and Contents Lost
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cunningham's home at Moonee, including the whole of the contents, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night, and there is nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INCENDIARISM Cessnock Fire Verdict Carr Feloniously Slain Motive Was Fraudulent Gain. Cessnock
Concluding the inquiry to-day into the death of John Carr, miner, who was crushed when a wall or a store collapsed, during a fire, and crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Panic at a Fire Six Killed, 50 Injured Merrymakers Rush Doorway. Chicago
Six were killed and more than 50 injured, some seriously, when a fire swept a suburban roadhouse cabaret before dawn on Sunday morning. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General Car Destroyed by Fire
Miss Thelma Cowling, of Coutts' Crossing, was returning home after visiting her father on Tuesday night in her Studebaker sedan car when the car caught…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion and Fire Victorian Butter Factory Three Firemen Injured. Melbourne
An explosion followed by a fire which occurred at the Numurkah butter factory to-day caused, damage estimated at £7500…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shell Oil Depot Fire
On Saturday morning Mr. S. J. Bliss. P.M., held an inquiry concerning the cause of the fire at the Shell Oil Co's office at Grafton recently. After…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Exciting Chase Policeman Fires Shot Fugitive with a Gun Dive Through a Window. Sydney
Faced by a man armed with a revolver and two knives, Constable John Harrison, of Newtown, was to-day forced to fire point blank at his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New York Blaze Firemen Badly Burned Smoke Overcomes Hundreds Underground Railway Affected New York
A hundred firemen and several hundred underground railway passengers were, overcome by acrid smoke from a persistent blaze in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Formosa Earthquake Horror Thousands Killed 5770 Injured, Town Destroyed Fire Increases the Terror of Victims Railways Damaged, Tunnels Collapse Most of Sufferers Are Chinese Peasants Tokio
A terrible earthquake occurred in Formosa this morning 2495 being killed and 5770 injured. It is officially stated that 12,122 houses were destroyed. Telephonic and telegraphic communications with the interior were cut off. The horror of the earthquake was increased by outbreaks of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Near Mullumbimby
A house and contents, the property of Mr. J. Bancroft, on a farm at Main Arm, were destroyed by fire on Monday night, during the temporary absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incendiarism? Irish Sweepstakes Building Completely Gutted by Fire. London
The Plaza building in Dublin, in the ballroom of which the Irish Sweepstakes are drawn, was burnt down. Incendiarism is suspected…
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