Auckland Fire Boarder Dies From Burns Four Others Injured. Wellington (N.z.)
A first destroyed the two-storied boarding-house of Miss Katarine Schiscka, in Auckland, early this morning, involving the loss of life of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
364 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 19
Big Fire C0llarenebri Blaze Main Business Block Flames Visible for 60 Miles Collarenebri
Detective Thomas Wilson, of Sydney, will arrive at Collarenebri today to collaborate with local police who are inquiring into the cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trapped in Fire Three Horses Burnt to Death. Sydney
Two show horses and an unnamed three-year-old trotter were burnt to death in a fire which destroyed the stables of W. Wood, of Buckland street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moree Fire Boarding House Destroyed Damage Estimated at £1600. MOREE
St. Hilary's, a boarding house, was totally destroyed by fire with all its contents last night. The loss amounted to about £1600…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destroyed by Fire Ramornie Station Car
A Chevrolet sedan car, the property of Tindal and Hughes. Ramornie Station? was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£15,000 Fire Shoe Store Destroyed. Melbourne
A fire which swept through the premises of Austin Shoes, Pty., Ltd., Abbotsford, to-day, caused damage estimated at £15,000. More than 150…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Fire Firemen Had to Take Risks. Sydney
Driven out of the building by smoke, firemen donned helmets to fight a blaze at the showrooms of N. Le Roy Tracey, office furniture manufacturer, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in St. Peter's During Beatification Service. Vatican City
After the beatification of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, of Chicago, the Pope was being carried into St. Peter's when the casing on the Papal throne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Prevention Organised Campaign
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government departments of this State and interested public bodies, has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Boat on Fire Midnight Blaze. Maclean
Between midnight and 1 o'clock this morning a motor boat, owned by Mr. Arthur Fuller, of Broome's Head, caught fire on the beach and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Church Kyogle Methodist Church Damaged
Damage estimated at about £100 was caused, early on Tuesday afternoon by a fire which occurred in Kyogle Methodist Church. Prompt efforts by Kyogle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Mine Men Fighting Flames. Newcastle
An underground fire broke out in the Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., Waratah mine, near Charlestown, early this morning. Throughout the day it was…
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A fire broke out at Mr. R. E. J. Wood's banana ripening rooms, Coffs Harbour early yesterday morning, but the fire brigade got it out before much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Killed in South African Fire. Capetown
Three were killed, and three were admitted to hospital, as a result of a fire guttirigca harbor warehouse [?] to The damage is estimated at £50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petrol Ignited Youth's Arms On Fire Accident at Garage
Reginald Gerald Nicholson, a mechanic employed at the City Motor Garage in Prince street, Grafton, sustained severe burns to both arms from the tips…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Prevention Campaign
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and interested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dry Period Maclean Short Of Water Bush Fires in Hills
Maclsan and district are passing through an exceptionally dry period with the weather continuing hot and sultry. Rain is badly needed for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Damage In Victoria Railway Bridge Alight. Melbourne
A serious fire at Wombat Creek, near Orbost, threatened a Country Road Board camp this afternoon, and the men, hurriedly gathering up their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire Averted Remarkable Save by Fire Retardant Building Material
The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arson Charge Series of Fires in Melbourne. Melbourne
Alleged to have made certain admissions about a series of fires which occurred yesterday morning at the premises of F. W. Niven, Pty., Ltd.,…
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