£15.000 Damage Factory Fire at Granville. Sydney
Fire destroyed the kalsomine factory of Wesco Pty., Ltd, Granville, last night. The damage was £15,000. About 45 employees are temporarily…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
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Bush Fires Police Patrol Trucks to Be Fitted with Sprayers and Beaters. Sydney
The Chief Secretary, Mr. A. U. Tonking, stated to-night that police patrol trucks were to be provided with equipment to enable them to deal with bush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Ship Fire At Brisbane Wharf Hundreds of Bales in Flooded Hold. Brisbane
Wearing smoke helmets, firemen last night fought a fire which broke out in the forward hold of a ship laden with wool at Hamilton wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Crop Destroyed By Fire £2000 Damage at Dubbo. Dubbo
When fire swept through one of the heaviest wheat crops in the district, damage estimated at £2000 was caused. The crop was that of N. Carr, Obley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£60,000 Fire Seventeen Shops Gone Mt. Morgan Disaster Bucket Brigade's Hopeless Struggle Brisbane
Practically the whole of the business centre of the mining town of Mt. Morgan was wiped out by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moree Bush Fire Started by Lightning. Moree
Lightning caused a fire which has destroyed thousands of acres of. grazing land in the Moree district. Every available man in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£5000 Fire in Big Pattern Store. Sydney
Damage estimated at £5000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a huge pattern stora at Mortlake gasworks to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Bush Fire at Moree
Three thousand acres of valuable grazing land were swept by bush fires on Tuesday. The outbreak, which was caused through lightning striking a log…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fighting Bush Fires Modern Methods Used a Radio Lookout
To protect the valuable cypress pine trees in the Pilliga National Forest, the largest congregation of trees of this species in the State, the New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Bridge on Fire
When a wooden railway bridge over Byron Creek, about half a mile from Bangalow, caught fire off Wednesday, damage amounting to £150 was done…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£15,000 Fire Sawmill Destroyed in S.A. ADELAIDE
A fire to-day destroyed the Port Adelaide mill of Lion Timber Mills, and gutted the office. The blare was one of the nearest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lightning Strikes Verandah switchboard Maclean Woman Shocked Fire Started in House
During the severe storm that passed over Maclean on Wednesday afternoon the switchboard on the verandah of the residence occupied by Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Plan To Combat National Emergency Services. Sydney
The Minister in Charge of National Emergency Services, Col. Bruxner, stated to-night that he was taking action to enlist members of the National…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ship on Fire Sinks at Falmouth. London
The steamer Stanwood sank in Falmouth Harbor while attempts were being made to put out a fire in the cargo. All members of the crew were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fodder Store Fire Due To Internal Combustion Fought by Brigade and Troops. Sydney
The Liverpool Fire Brigade and 30 troops fought a blaze in a fodder store at Liverpool to-day. The shed contained 40 tons of cots. chaff and straw…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Tank Fire Caused by Storm Man Blown To Pieces Damage Estimated at £15,000 NEWCASTLE
M. Nathan, engineer, of Greenwich, was blown to pieces when an explosion occurred and caused a huge fire in one of the oil tanks of the C.O.R…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Under Fire" Hail Peppers Aeroplane
Members of Coffs Harbour Aero Club had a thrilling experience of what it must be like to be under fire during the heavy storm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires
The Chief Secretary, Mr. A. U. Tonking, stated recently that police patrol trucks were to be provided with equipment to enable them to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Fire Eight Motor Cars Rescued. Sydney
Fire destroyed three floors of a building occupied by Henry Foggan, auctioneer, in the city early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prevention of Bush Fires Appeal for Holiday Season
With the approach of the Christmas and New Year holidays the Bush Fires Advisory Committee makes an earnest appeal to all picnickers, campers,…
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