Victorian Grass Fire Caused by Cigarette Dropped by Motorist Melbourne
A cigarette butt dropped by a motorist caused a serious fire in the Wannon Talley, near the Grampians yesterday. About 2500 acres of grass were…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
526 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 27
Fire at Garage £3000 Damage Done Adelaide
Damage to the extent of £3000 was dont by a fire this morning at the Pier motor garage at Glenelg. Nine motor cars and a commercial vehicle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Forest Fires Have Caused Much Damage Repoet From Snowy River Melbourne
Forest fires in the Snowy River district near Orbost, Victoria, have assumed alarming proportions Great damage is already reported…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Fires Settler's Home Burnt Melbourne
A forest fire is reported from the Snowy Uiver district, near Orbost (as briefly reported in "The Miner" yesterday.) It has assumed alarming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Bankstown Car Factory Destroyed Sydney
The premises of Fox Motor Body Builders, of Bankstown, were completely destroyed by fire at an early hour this moraine. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soda Water Is Used to Put Out a Fire Melbourne
A fire which occurred in the Doreen post office and general store on Sunday night was extinguished with the aid of soda water syphons. Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man's Threat to His Wife Results in Alarm of Fire
A woman In a most excited mood rushed Into the Pis and Whistle Hotel last night, and from what she told Mr. A. L. W. Hill, the licensee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquiry Into [?] Fires Occupiers Were in Debt Sydney
During an inquiry at the Cessnock. Court into the cause of two fires it was revealed that one of the householders waa £284 in debt and the other £300…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys [?] Firemen's Hopeless Task Sydney
Challis Brothers' tannery at Willoughby was burnt to the around in a sensatioasl fire last night. The firemen were faced with a hopeless task,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Cathedral Fire Little Damage Done Adelaide
Flames and dense smoke issuing from the rear, of St. Peter's Cathedral shortly after 6.40 p.m. yesterday caused much alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Factory Soldier's Widows Loss Sydney
Mrs. Emms Kilborn, widow of a former soldier, who had made a brave and successful struggle in the man. agement of a slipper factory at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Barque Seaman Severely Burned Melbourne
Officers and crew of the Swedish four masted barque Beatrice fought a fire In the storeroom this morning for a quarter of aa hoar. They bad the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Glass Factory Safe Blowers Responsible Sydney
A fire broke out at 7 o'clock this morning at the Silvaritee Glass Company's premises in Camperdown. The flames were soon subdued. An…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer on Fire Making for Azores (Special to "The Miner.") London, February 9
With a fire buring in No. 3 hold the British steamer Maiuio is making for the Azores Island. A wireless message from the stricken steamer stated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Racecourse Riot Buildings Set on Fire (Special to "The Miner") Paris, February 9
A false start at the Vincenns trotting races led to the worst racecourse riot in France for a quarter of a century. Buildings were set on fire and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Kent Town Furniture Factory Is Totally Destroyed Another Place Damaged Adelaide
Damage running into several thousand pounds was caused when a fire destroyed the furniture factory of Mr. J. Morris, of Kent Town, early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Bush Fire Forest Area Swept Melbourne
A serious busn hre is raging near Orbost, and is threatening property. The Hames vere stopped within 50 ards of a new bungalow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Adelaide Dye Stains Firemen Adelaide
Dilated by water from the firemen's boses dyes Stored in an upper flour of the premises of Robert Bryce and Co. Proprietary Ltd., Chesser-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft From Petrol Station a Girl Attendant Fires at a Suspect Sydney
A thief opened the cash register of the Live Wire Petrol Station, Cityroad, late last night, and stole £21 in bank notes, He was pursued by Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer Got Under Control (Special to "The Miner.") London, February l0
The fire on the steamer Maimao is inder control. The vessel has arrived at the Azores, and is expected to continue its voyage from New Zealand…
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