£12,000 Loss Plane Destroyed by Fire. Launceston
A plane which was forced down on King Island on Sunday was destroyed by fire late last night. The loss is estimated at £12,000. The plane was to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
364 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 19
Fire at Mill
A fire broke out underneath the engine of Messrs. John Wright & Co.'s mill near the shipyards, Tuncurry, about 8.30 last Friday night. When…
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The plane which was forced down on King Island on Sunday was destroyed by fire late on Monday night. The loss is established at £12,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Fire Over England" Historical Drama
Occasionally there comes to the screen a picture with a story content which triumphs over everything else in it. The production may be on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →50 Miles Per Hour Gale Over Sydney Fires and Other Damage. Sydney
A 50 miles an hour gale struck Sydney to-day. On the South Coast, the wind was so strong that the Bega-Sydney mail plane was forced to land…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Arrested Fire in Tamworth. Tamworth
Detective-Sergeant McRae, of Sydney, who has been investigating the outbreak of fire in the principal business block in Tamworth recently,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rush Fire Telephone Lines Down Between Grafton and Lismore
Bush fires in the Clearfield district, north of Whiporie, on Saturday caused a break in the North Coast telephonic system between Grafton and Lismore on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Fire Boy Jumps to Death From Fifth Floor Window Thousands Watch Tragedy Sydney
Screaming, "I can't wait; I have got to jump," William Redmond, 13-year-old son of the former general-manager of Toohey's brewery,…
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Two acres of sugar cane, which was ready for cutting, were destroyed by fire on Mr. W. E. Sackley's property at Uralba, Richmond River, on Friday…
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An unoccupied collage situated near the Armidale road, about 19[?] miles from Glen Innes, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. The lime and…
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Excitement prevailed for a few minutes on Saturday night at the dance hall at Moola, near Toowoomha, when an alarm was raised that a utility truck…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shops Burnt Fire at Murrurundi. Murrurundi
Two shops in the main business centre were destroyed by fire this morning. Police are investigating the cause of the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£20,000 Damage Fire at Winton. Brisbane
Damage amounting to about £20,000 was caused when a huge fire destroyed a considerable portion of the business block in the town of Winton, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman's Death Burns in Hotel Fire. Sydney
Mrs. Mary Byers, 82, of Forbes, who was badly burned when the Wentworth Hotel caught fire last week, succumbed in Sydney Hospital late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Toowoomba Fire Brigade Busy
The Toowoomba Fire Brigade received three calls to fires at the weekend. In one case a house was destroyed, and in a second much damage…
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Although the staff at Caboolture railway station was driven back from a blazing waggon when a Brisbane- Townsville goods train drew in at 4.15…
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Extensive damage by fire was done to the cabin and dashboard of a motor lorry owned by Messrs. Rice and Stewart, carriers, of Casino, on Saturday…
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Fire in the bar-parlor of Warren House. Inn, an isolated wayside hostelry on Dartmoor, was kindled in 1808, and has been burinng continuously ever…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night Escape From Lismore Fire Parents Rescue Children. Lismore
Airman, his wife and four young children narrowly escaped death when a fire, gutted a five-roomed weatherboard cottage, at 51 Elliott road, South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Inquiry Evidence at Lismore Nine Witnesses Examined Remarkable Admissions Lismore
Statements that fires had occurred on premises occupied by him on four occasions in Queensland towns since 1916, were made by George Malouf,…
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