Fire Old Billiard Saloon Gutted
About 2.30 a.m. to-day the fire bell sent out its strident warning and unfortunately on this occasion there was truth in the alarm, as there was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
288 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 15
Fire-bug at Ballarat. Melbourne
The fourth outbreak of arson within two days occurred at Ballarat this morning. A six-roomed dwelling with a shop…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1500 Damage Early Morning Blaze Fraser's Mill Destroyed Stacks of Timber Saved
Damage estimated at about £1500 was caused by fire in the early hours of Sunday morning at Fraser's sawmill on the Clarence River bank at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorists Hamper Fire Engine
The Dalby representative of the Toowoomba "Chronicle" writes: As with everybody else motorists are not immune from curiosity when a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ghastly Work in Civil War Grim Task Burning the Dead On Spanish Battlefield Both Sides Cease Fire Madrid
There is a complete cessation of flighting on the western front. Stretcher-bearers from both sides, accompanied by doctors and nurses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Fires Sydney and Melbourne Damage Totals £170,000 Soap Works and Wool Store Sydney
The works of Australian Soaps, Ltd., at Alexandria, were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The damage is estimated at £90,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Board of Fire Commission Visit to Dorrigo New Fire Station to Be Built If Suitable Land Available
The Board oC Fire Commissioners on a tour of inspection of country brigades, reached Dorrigo yesterday morning. The party consisted of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coffs Progress Fire Board Impressed Some Eulogistic References
Eulogistic references, to Coffs Harbour's remarkable progress were made by members of the Fire Board when they visited here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Board Visit to Coffs Harbour Long Service Medals
Firemen Geo. Pullen, Wm. Stuton and Jas, Pearce were presented with Firemen's Long Service Medals by the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£20,000 Damage Queensland Fire. Brisbane
The Bank Hotel and seven shops were destroyed by fire at Miles 30 miles from Roma, early to-day. The damage is estimated at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cane Fire at Bundaberg
The most destructive cane fire in the history of the Bundaberg district swept through the farms of R. Samuels, H. F. Rebbein and Marano brothers, South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burned to Death Guest in Hotel Fire. Auckland
Early this morning a fire broke out at the Railway Hotel at Kurow, and one of the guests, David Alexander Robertson, 24, was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spread of Fire Claim For Damages Property at Nymboida Action in District Court
Claiming damages amounting to £60 alleged to have been caused by the spread of a fire from a sawdust dump in the property of Pidcock Bros., Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mosman Fire Caused by Burglars. Sydney
Marks found on a safe in the ruins of a fire which caused damage estimated at £15,000 to Mosman laundry yesterday have led the police to believe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Spread Claim For Damages Plaintiff Awarded £45 Reserved Judgment in District Court
Damages amounting to £45 were awarded the plaintiff by his Honor Judge Sheridan in his reserved judgment, given in the District Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Ship Crew Jumped Overboard Blazing Steamer Towed Away. Rome
An outbreak of fire which gutted the medicine store necessitated the scuttling of the hospital ship Helouan in Naples harbor. The entire crew jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rescued From Fire But Died From Burns Old Woman's Fate. Adelaide
Miss Theresa Potter (91), of Park side, was burned to death in her bed to-day. The woman was crippled and she was unable to escape from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sawtell Fire Coroner is Inquiry
An open verdict was recorded by the Coroner, Mr. C. Walker, J.P., at the inquiry at Coffs Harbour Courthouse yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death From Burns Poured Petrol on Fire. Sydney
Unaware that a tin contained pe[?] Graham Long, 46, of Auburn, threw the contents on to a fire in a yard on Sunday, and was immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DESTROYED Big Wooden Building Fire at Angourie
Oh Saturday night, about 9 o'clock, a large two-story wooden building in course of completion at Angourie was burnt to the ground…
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