Plane Crew's Lucky Escape Military Bomber Catches Fire
After ordering three members of the crew of five to take to their parachutes the pilot of a French military bomber which caught fire in mid- air brought…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
364 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 19
Butter Factory in Danger Fire in Vacant Allotment
Sparks from a grass and sawdust fire in a vacant allotment at the foot of Mary street, Grafton, endangered the butter factory and nearby houses,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liquid Ignited Spark Causes Fire a Man and a Woman Burnt
Mrs. Doris Barnier, wife of Mr. W. R. Barnier. of 133 Villiers street, Grafton, suffered burns to the neck, face, hands and legs when some inflammable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£150,000 Damage Fire at Waterloo Glass Works Threatened Flames 50Ft. High Sydney
The whole of the Australian Glass Manufactures is Co., Ltd.'s works at Waterloo, valued at £1,000,000, were threatened, to-day when fire gutted…
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A check of the damage done by bush fires during the week- end showed that 20 houses had been destroyed between the Hawkesbury River and Woy Woy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Smoke Haze Over Coff' s Harbor Bush Fires Active. Coff' S Harbor
Bush fires are again causing concern to the Coff' s Harbor district. To-day the local police were called out to an outbreak at Karangi, but were able to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Devastating Week- End on Hastings Bush Fires And Gales Crops and Pastures Ruined Wauchope
Bush fires and gales provided one of the most devastating week-ends ever experienced in the Hastings River district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barn Blown Over Eastern Dorrigo Storm Bush Fires Raging
During a severe windstorm over the Eastern Dorrigo district, late on Saturday afternoon, old trees and stumps were blown down, reports our Coramba…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jungle Fire Big Blaze Near Gosford. Gosford
A big fire broke out in the jungle country south of Ocean Beach to-day and was fought by local fire brigades and volunteers. In some places the…
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The Grafton Fire Brigade was called out about 7.15 o' clock yesterday, morning to a fire which had commenced in the five- roomed dwelling of Mr. Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woolgoolga Bush Fires in District. Woolgoolga
Heat wave conditions continued over the week-end. A storm threatened on Saturday afternoon, but very little rain fell. Humid conditions prevailed on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dense Smoke Haze Worries Airmen Bush Fires Between Grafton and Coff's
Although no severe damage has [?] been sustained by the bush fires, outbreaks are prevalent throughout the country from Grafton to Coff's Harbor,…
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At the Drake Police Court before Mr. F. T. Scroope, P.M., Bradford Robinson pleaded guilty to a charge of having, on the Yulgilbar Pastoral…
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Last Monday, on the farm owned by Mr. W. H. Shaw and occupied by Mr. Stan Jarrett, the house and contents (furniture and effects owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coffs Fire Brigade Community Concert
The Fire Brigade held another o[?] their popular community concerts a[?] the School of Arts last Wednesday [?] night, and the audience were quick [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Near Yamba Anxious Moments for Residents. Yamba
Residents on both sides of the Yamba road, between Oyster Channel bridge and the township had some anxious moments on Thursday when bush…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roof on Fire Outbreak At Bakehouse Blaze Soon Extinguished
A fire broke out in the roof of Mr. G. D. Gregor's bakehouse in Spring street, South Grafton, early yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OVER 140 Calls Brigades Fight Bush Fires. Sydney
Sydney fire brigades spent a busy week- end fighting bush fires. They answered 108 calls yesterday, and 35 to-day. Not much damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Women Escaped In Night Attire Fire at Southport. Brisbane
Three women narrowly escaped being trapped in a fire which destroyed a 50 -year -old wooden house in which they were sleeping at Southport early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dazzling Strategic Prize Tunisia Divides Mediterranean 100,000 Italians Restrictions by France Has Added Fuel to Fire. London
Projecting as it does, between the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, Tunisia is a dazzling strategic prize. An Italy stretching through Sicily and…
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