Fire Horror Three Children Trapped Incinerated In House Frantic Rescue Efforts Camden
Three children were incinerated when a fire broke out and gutted a cottage at Silverdale, near Camden, last night…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
364 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 19
Big Fire At Cairns Sugar Mill Damage Estimated at £10,000. CAIRNS
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire at the Mulgrave Central sugar mill on Saturday night. The fire broke out in the engine room…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bakehouse Fire at Stanthorpe
Early on Monday morning a bakehouse near Carnarvon bridge, Stanthorpe, and a quantity of baking machinery were destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kirra Cottage Destroyed by Fire
A five-roomed furnished house, facing the Pacific Highway at Kirra, Coolangatta, and owned by Mr. Nocholas Grevis, of Grey street South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Flames Lorry's Queer Behavior Caught Fire on Two Occasions. Coff's Harbor
Whilst, driving his lorry, fully loaded with bricks, from Valla to Coff's Harbor late on Friday night, Mr. R. Hardacre was fortunate, to save the vehicle when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£1200 Damage Fire at Lismore
LISMORE, Monday. Damage estimated at £1200 was caused by a fire which broke out in an unoccupied two-storey wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Annual Social Fire Brigade's Successful Effort
A large crowd of dance lovers attended the annual social of the Grafton Fire Brigade, which was held at the Criterion Hall, Grafton, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Child's Death Clothing Caught Fire. Sydney
After hearing evidence on the death of a little girl at Bankstown, the Coroner, at Parramatta to-day, expressed the view that day nurseries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manse Destroyed Fire at Dungog
Early on Tuesday morning a fire was discovered in the rear portion of the Presbyterian Manse in Dolling street. Dungog. The alarm was immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forest Fires Heavy Losses in U.S.A. San Francisco
Over 600 forest fires are burning in three Pacific Coast States. Weeks of drought in some districts have made fire hazards doubly dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Warwick
Prompt response by the fire brigade to a call on Monday night averted what would have been one of the worst fires in Warwick in recent years. Battling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Fire in Hotel Cellar
A fire which occurred in the cellar under the bar at Tattersall's Hotel, lnverell, about 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon, gave cause for concern, but quick…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saved Family From Fire. Sydney
Trapped by a fire in their home at Auburn early this morning, Lindsay Mallard and his wife and son escaped through a window…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forest Fires Sabotage Alleged. Vancouver
After forest fires had wiped out the summer resort of Forbes Landing a third of the fire-fighters were dismissed and now face arrest, following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coffs, Fire Cottage on Jetty Road
In the early hours of last Sunday morning a house on Jetty Road between the school and the hospital was totally destroyed by fire. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Destroys Murwillumbah Cottage
Owing to water being unavailable, firemen had to stand by and watch the destruction by fire of a cottage in Condong road, South Murwillumbah, early…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Timely Save Car's Upholstery On Fire Incident at South Grafton Racecourse
Noticing smoke issuing from the back seat of a car which was parked in the paddock at the South Grafton racecourse yesterday afternoon, a bystander…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£875,000 GONE Fire Destroys Docks Tugs Rescue Steamers. Vancouver
A fire in the Canadian Pacific docks caused 3,500,000 dollars (£375,000) damage. Heroic crews ran tugs through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Bravery. Woman Saved From Fire. Brisbane
Great bravery was shown by [?] Marsden and a companion had [?] when they dashed into a house of Fortitude Valley and reseued [?]…
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Members of the Glen Innes. police force could hardly believe" their ears when on Saturday, 24th ult., a resident came to the station, in the heavy rain,…
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