£150,000 Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne
Damage estimated at £150,000 was caused by a fire which gutted a large section of the Bond and Free Stores Ltd., city to-night. Large quantities of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
236 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 12
Fire in Hotel Kitchen
When a fire broke out in the kitchen of the Hotel Kempsey some boiling fat ignited and it was not long before the ignited, and it was, long before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Fire Damage Near £30,000 Good Work By Firemen Hemp Worth £8000 Lost Sydney
Sydney's largest fire for 12 months to-night completely gutted a four storied building in the city and caused damage estimated at nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Iron on Fire
Whilst using a petrol iron at Tononga Station, Moree, Mr. E. Bell was severely burned when the petrol ignited. His left arm and leg were showered with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →100 Men Missing Forest Fire In Ontario Much Timber Destroyed. Toronto
One hundred lumberjacks are reported missing fighting fire sweeping the Nipgon district in Ontario. One hundred and forty reached streams from…
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In the early hours of yesterday morning a four-roomed cottage owned by Mr. Lionel Mackay, recently purchased by him from Mr. Dick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Finding Fire in Office Estate Records Burnt Equity Proceedings Mentioned
Equity Court proceedings instituted by certain beneficiaries of the estate of E. G. Elworthy, former South Grafton storekeeper, were…
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ingram, of Coffs Jetty, reckon that their luck was in last night, and that Fate has been good to them. They returned to their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cordial Factory Destroyed by Fire
Gilbert and Mauch's, an old established ice and cordial factory in Goondiwindi, was completely gutted by fire on Thursday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Jersey City Fire. New York
The chief of Jersey City Fire Department, Mr. Frank Ertle. estimated that the river-front, fire caused 25 million dollars worth of damage. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Attempt to Fire City of London
Fire and destruction swept the City of London when German raiders rained thousands of fire bombs in a deliberate attempt to set the quarter on fire. Ancient buildings and priceless landmarks were consumed in the inferno. Here London's Historic Guild Hall, over five centuries old, still proudly flies the Union Jack with the roof and interior ablaze (Department of Information Photograph)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE C.R. Patriotic Fund. for Those Serving (Allied also with the A.C. Fund.) Annual Fire Brigade Social
Grafton's annual Fire Brigade social, which is one of the annual social fixtures of July Cup Week, this year will augment the funds of the Combined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child's Clothes on Fire
Wien her clothing caught alight, Olga, the four years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Knight, of Bulga, near Singleton, received severe burns to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Ship Long Dash To Port Crew Put Up Gallant Fight. Sydney
An Australian liner carrying 100 passengers, including women and children recently made a long, stirring dash to port when a fire was discovered in one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minor Fire Damage to Office of Dr. W. B. Clipsham
There was mild excitement in tile business section of Grafton yesterday afternoon when a fire alarm was given for an outbreak in the office of Dr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minor Fire at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor
A sight fire occurred in the store of. Mr. J. Darke. Coff's Harbor, last night. Two youths who noticed smoke coming from a ventilator in the store advised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Lucky Save Fire at Dark's Store
A most fortunate save was made from a serious conflagration at Dark's Store, in Buckler's new buildings, last Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fires Raf. Revisit Ruhr War Targets Again Blasted Nazi Ships Bombed London
The Air Ministry announces that strong Bomber Command forces attacked Western Germany last night, starting huge fires and extensively…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fireman Killed Fifteen Persons Injured in Fire Engine--truck Collision. Brisbane
When a fire engine racing to an A.R.P. exercise was wrecked in a collision with a heavy transport truck in the city today, one fireman was killed, 12 firemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Damaged by Fire
A motor truck was badly, damaged by a fire which occurred in a bulk store owned by Mr. W. Monaghan, in Lismore. A partition in the building was…
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