Fire at Pentonbury Three Buildings Destroyed Melbourne
The Pentonbury post office, State school, and the adjoining dwelling occupied by the postmaster were destroyed by fire yesterday. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
526 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 27
Industrial Fire Brigades' Association Drops the Labor Council Sydney
The New South Wales Fire Brigades' Association to-day withdrew its [?] with the Trades and Labor Council. This action was taken…
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A party of picnickers had a narrow escape from being burnt to death when a 40ft. launch caught fire in midstream in Middle Harbor opposite Killarney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Panic in Paisley Theatre 80 Children Dead; Over 100 Injured Film on Fire in Cinema Theatre Victims Asphyxiated by Fumes (Special to "The Miner."). London. December 31
About 80 children lost their lives following a panio in a Paisley cinema theatre this afternoon. Many others were injured, and more than 10O are…
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During December the Fire Brigades responded to four calls, two being to false alarms and two to actual fires (rubbish at the Gaol and a tar pot at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Buildings Destroyed by Fire at Revertire Post Office One of Them Warren
A fire destroyed six buildings, including the post office, at Nevertire yesterday The fire started in the kitchen of the residence, and spread with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney's Fires in 1929 £2,000,000 DAMAGE Sydney
Up to 9 a.m. to-day, calls received by Sydney [?] brigrades for she year totalled 4133 against 4476 for 1928. False alarms totalled 940…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Swan Hill Three Buildings Suffer Melbourne
Shortly after midnight, a disastrous [?] [?] [?]…
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Shortly after midnight, a disastrous fire started in Campbell-street, Swan Hill, The outbreak began in the store of Mr. T. Collins, tailor and,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cable News Disastrous Cinema Fire. Sixty-Nine Children Perish—Many Injured
London, Jan. 1.—Sixty-Nine children lost their lives and 37 were injured on New Year's Eve, in the worst cinema disaster in the history of…
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About 8 p.m. on December 23 the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cool, in Hood-street, Wilcannia, with its contents, was destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Victoria Many Fires Last Year Due to Carelessness Melbourne
According to a report issued by the Forests Commission, bush fires in Victoria during the past five years have caused four million pounds worth of…
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Hammill's travelling store, a large motor van which carries two and a half tons of goods and does about 2000 miles on each trip in the back country,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sydney Fire Girl Recovers Her Ring and Her Glory Box Sydney
A fire broke out in the drapery shop of Mrs. Richardson in William, street. City to-day Her young daughter, Betty, rushed back into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Suspicious Fires Reported Frow [?] Thefts Before the Fires Ballarat
Firebugs are inspected in Ballarat because of the circumstances of a fire which severely damaged the home of Mr. Henry Berry, in Sturt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valuable Bulbs Lost Fire Cases Destruction Echuca
A valuable collection of dahlia and gladioli bulbs, many of them very rare, was destroyed to-day when fire broke out in a shed on the property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Zealand Mill Is Destroyeo by Fire £20,000 DAMAGE Christchurch, January 9
Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a flour mill at Cust. North Canterbury, together with 9000 sacks of crain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Weris Creek Town Endangered Sydney
A Tamworth message says that a fire which broke out in Fingle-street, Werris Creek, early this morning endangered the town. Seven shops have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Melbourne Fire One Dead and Five Injured Man's Clothes Burnt Off Melbourne
One man [?] his [?] and five others, including three firemen, were injured in a sensational fire which destroyed the premises of the Boston Blacking…
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Thare was some excitement in Argent-street aboat 6.10 p.m. yesterday when the fire brigade stopped opposite Pellew and Moore's…
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