Palestine Arabs Fire on British. Jerusalem
Arabs from the housetops fired on British troops searching an Arab cafe at Haifa. The troops replied, killing four and wounding 17…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
364 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 19
Midnight Blaze South Grafton Fire House Gutted in Cowan Street
In the early hours of yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, a dwelling-house in Cowan street, South Grafton, was gutted by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →False Fire Alarm Second In Fortnight Brigade Captain Annoyed
For the second time in a fortnight, the Grafton Fire Brigade turned out, on Saturday night, in response to an alarm from the fire alarm at the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early Morning Blaze in Lismore
A four roomed weatherboard cottage at 57 Ewing street, Lismore, was destroyed by lire early on Sunday morning. It was occupied by Mr. and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Fires Two In One House Man Before Police Court. Lismore
George Burns appeared at Mullmbimby Police Court to-day on two charges that on November 27 and 28 he maliciously set fire to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Near Wentworth Falls. Sydney
A private hospital and the Wentworth Falls Golf Club house were endangered by bush fifes that were raging on a mile front between Katoomba and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£8000 Fire Yenda Fruit Packing Factory. Yenda
Yenda settlers watched large-stocks of their new season's fruit consumed in a fire which destroyed the Yeiida Co-operative Society building last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Coff's Harbor District Plantations Threatened. Coff's Harbor
Early this week, several tires occurred in the timber country, but to-day the excessive heat and high winds caused numerous other outbreaks. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Raging Near Sydney Outbreaks In Mountains Brigades Fight Flames Sydney
With the temperature hovering around the 95 degrees mark, and a hot westerly wind blowing. Sydney' experienced unenviable weather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heath Fires Continue
Fanned by a north-easterly wind. fires burned fiercely on the Byron Bay heath between Ewingsdale and Byron Bay on Tuesday. The flames crossed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yenda Fires Detectives Investigating Yenda
Detectives arrived at Griffith to-day to make inquiries into the mysterious fires which have destroyed the fruit packing stores at Leeton and Yenda,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Scorching Hot Day
Wednesday last was one of the [?] test days ever experienced in Co[?] Harbour. Bush fires raged all aroun[?] the town was enveloped to a pall [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires In Woolgoolga District Fire-fighters Desperate Battle. Woolgoolga
Bush fires were raging along the Coff's Harbor road, on Woolgoolga Creek, Gentle Annie, Nobby's and Upper Corindi throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Lift Two Youths Rescued. Sydney
Two youths were trapped in a blazing lift in the Bosch, Bartel Building, in Castlereagh street to-day, after a fuse blowout…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£12,000 DAMAGE Maitland Store Fire Hopeless Task for Brigades Maitland
A fire which broke out in the Cash and Carry Stores this afternoon caused damage estimated at £12.000. Within a few minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Prevention
'Fires in December? With all this green stuff about after the recent rains! Rubbish!" How often have you heard that said? But he who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Blaze Averted
The prompt arrival of the Fire Brigade prevented what might have been a serious fire at the Royal Hotel, Casino, on Thursday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battered by Fierce 75 M. P. H. Gale Sydney and Suburbs Worst Storm for 50 Years Roofs and Powers Lines Torn Down Walls and Chimneys Topple Traffic Hold-up on Bridge Bush Fires Ring Metropolis Sydney
One of the wildest and most destructive gales experienced for many years swept over Sydney and suburbs to-day, leaving destruction in its wake. The wind was blowing at 75 miles an hour over most of the city area, and at Mascot, Botany and South Head it was reported to have reached a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petrol Fire Death Follows Burns. Warialda
Arthur Kermond, 44, died in the Warialda Hospital from the effect of burns received when burning petra! ignited his clothes a week ago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bank Notes Lost in Fire Hay
One of the Biggest residences in Hay, owned by Mrs. Wentworth Hill, and occupied by Mr. T. Armstrong, carrier was destroyed by fire and a sum of…
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