Fire! MR. E. Hallett's Homestead Demolished
On Sunday evening last, about 7 o'clock a bright glare on the horizon to the west of the town attracted the attention of many townspeople and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
364 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 19
Crook Well Fire Two Shops Burnt. Crookwell
Fanned by a strong westerly wind, a fire broke out in the shopping centre at Crookwell to-night, and destroyed two shops and threatened 20 others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Man's Car Destroyed In Sydney Fire Blaze at Motor Works
A new car belonging to Mr. Gordon McLachlan, of Grafton, was one of seven cars which were either burnt or severely damaged when a fire gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jury Disagrees Alleged Malicious Fire. Tamworth
The jury disagreed at the trial at Tamworth Quarter Sessions last night of Arthur Herman Glennie Settler, of Tamworth, who was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scrub Fire Hundreds Of Acres Swept Homes in Danger at Ballina. Ballina
Hundreds of acres of scrub country were devastated by fire in one of the worst outbreaks the district has experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Die Moth Plane Crash Trapped By Fire Struck House, Fell in Garden Sydney
Trapped in a Moth plane which burst into flames after crashing on to a house at Enfield this afternoon, a man was burned to death and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →223 Million War's Cost to Japan Fires In Canton CAUSE 50 Million Damage London
The war in China has cost Japan to date £223,000,000. The fires which ravaged Canton caused £50,000,000 damage. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's Worst Air Disaster Eighteen Lives Lost Air Liner Hits Mountain Peak Thirty Miles From Destination Wreckage Consumed by Fire Bodies Burnt Beyond Recognition Melbourne
The Douglas air liner, Kyeema, crashed into a peak of the Dandenong Ranges, 30 miles from Melbourne, this afternoon. Eighteen occupants of the plane--15 passengers and three members of the clew--were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Liner Three Ships Go to Rescue
A distress signal from the German liner, Deutschland, sent three ships racing across the North Atlantic to her aid to-day. A fire broke out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Iluka Cottage Destroyed
A fibro week-end cottage, owned by Mr. H. R. Price, hotelkeeper, of Iluka, was destroyed by fire in the early hours of yesterday morning, with its contents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Fire Brigade
An inspection of the local Fire Brigade and station was carried out on Wednesday night last, by Inspector Barnaby. of the Metropolitan Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →.Europe's Worst Fire for Many Years 100 Perish I Marseilles Conflagration Shopping Centre Gone Flames 300Ft, High Marseilles
At least 100 persons are believed to have been killed in one of the greatest fires in Europe in modern times. Flames devoured the heart of Mar…
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About 4.30 yesterday afternoon a fire broke out mysteriously alongside the fireplace in the kitchen at the residence of Mr. Jim Gailer, junr., on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HOPELESS Marseilles Fire Brigade Demand for Reorganisation. Marseilles
Friday's disastrous fire having exposed the hopeless inadequacy of the fire fighting department, including the delayed arrival of engines, the absence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sick Man Trapped by Fire Hole Chopped In Wall Dragged Out by Rescuers Wollongong
Suffering from severe shock and cuts William Mansfield Hetherington, 44, miner, was admitted to hospital to-day. He was rescued from his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Aerodrome. Brisbane
The Weather Bureau at Archerfield aerodrome was destroyed by fire early this morning and a large quantity of valuable instruments lost. The radio…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Memories of the Fire-fighters Fire Brigades An Honorable Record Buckets to Dennis Engines in the Days Before the Board
From the days of bucket brigades, with the water supply coming from tanks and wells, to modern equipment, with a Dennis fire engine…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Oslo Fire 30 Lives Believed Lost. Oslo
While a party was in progress a fire broke out in a photographer's fourth floor flat. It is feared the death roll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oslo Fire Thirty-one Perished. Oslo
The death roll as the result of the fire in a photographer's flat is now believed to be 31. Twenty-nine bodies have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cargo Damaged Fire on Japanese Freighter. Sydney
Heavy damage was done to the cargo on the Japanese freighter Yas Maru, berthed at Walsh Bay, when a fire broke out in the hold to-day. The cause…
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