Desperate Fight Fire On Fishing Launch Man Severely Burned. Brisbane
An explosion on the 35 feet fishing vessel, Sunbeam, while it was lying, off the Barrier Reef, near, Broadhouse, Reef, on Saturday morning caused…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
445 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 23
22 Die in Fire When Plane Crashed on House
GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador), Monday. Two pilots and 20 householders were burned to death when an army plane crashed in the middle of the city. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scouts and Guides Grafton Demonstration Examples of Expert Training First Aid, Games, Camp Fire
Two Guides and four Scouts were "seriously injured" in a "head on car collision" outside the Scouts' Hall in Fry street last night, and were given…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Timber Salvage After Bush Fires Victorian Govt's Scheme Trees Worth £15,000,000 MELBOURNE
The salvage of Victoria's burnt forests, designed to save timber worth £15,000,000, has been approved by the State Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Camp Fire Concert Boy Scouts And Guides Another Stage of Scout Week
A further stage in the Scout Week activities was reached last night when a camp fire concert was held in the 2nd Grafton (Cathedral) parade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plane Damaged by Fire
Damage of £600 was caused when a Passenger plane owned by Aircraft Pty. Ltd., caught fire in its hangar at Archerfield, at 1 a.m. on Monday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GLENREAGH Scout Week Camp Fire and Concert
As a, celebration of Scout Week, members, of the 1st Glenreagh troop, held a camp fire and concert in the grounds of the local School of Arts, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£5000 Damage Fire in Q'sland Town. Brisbane
Four businesses were involved in a fire which nearly destroyed a block of buildings in Monto, owned, by Chris Patrick. The damage estimated, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Causes Assigned Judge Stretton's Report. Melbourne
In his report to the Government Judge Stretton, who conducted the Royal Commission on the bush fires in Victoria last summer, found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Truck Damaged by Fire
A motor truck owned by Mr. James William Saye, of Terania street, North Lismore, caught alight on Monday morning while it was being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Caused by Smoker's Spark
A spark from a smokers pipe falling into a piece of cotton waste is blamed for the fire which damaged J. Hodges' garage in Windsor road, Northmead,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£20,000 Fire at Malting Factory
Fire caused damage estimated at £20,000 to the malting factory of Barrett Bros. and Burston, Pty., Ltd., Richmond, to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Chief Visits Dorrigo 1500 Reserve Firemen for This State Local Men Nominated
When the scheme embracing 1500 reserves has been organised, the N.S.W. Fire Brigades will have a combined strength of 3700 men and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Birds' Nests Caused Fire
Birds nests, built, between toe ceiling and roof were responsible for an outbreak of fire at the home of Miss E. Shurmer, 27 Mayor street, Goulburn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Casino Fire Meatworks Damaged New Chilling Premises Loss Between £5000 AND £6000. LISMORE
Damage estimated at between £5000 and £6000 was caused this morning when a fire, occur red in the partly completed chilling premises of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Fires I.r.a.'s Attack on Hotels. London
Four hotel fires, one each in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Eastbourne and Margate, are believed to have been started by members of the I.R.A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£44,000 McKAY'S Insurance Policies Prosecutor's Statement AT N.Z. Shack Fire Trial Conspiracy Alleged. Auckland
Before Judge Fair and a jury the trial commenced at Auckland Criminal Court to-day of Gordon Robert McKay and James Arthur Talbot, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tar Sprayer on Fire
When the Murwillumbah Municipal Council's tar sprayer was working in Condong street, on Tuesday afternoon, some tar on the side of the machine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nz. Trial Fire In Shack Smell of Kerosene. Auckland
The trial of Gordon Robert McKay, 13, and James Arthur Talbot, 38 on charges of interfering with human remains, arson, and conspiring to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Fire Brigade Reserve Corps Formed
Captain Geo. McKinnon. of the Grafton Fire Brigade, received word from Sydney yesterday that Messrs. Louis Ducrot. Leslie Windsor. Neville…
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