The Argent-street Fire
Following on the fire which broke out in a house in Argent-street north, the Fire Brigade officials suspecting suspicious circumstances, placed the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
401 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 21
Rescued From Fire Melbourne
A fire broke out this morning on the top floor of a chemist's shop nt Newmarket which was also used ns a private residence. Mrs. Martha Wambell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attack on Policeman at Redfern Last Night Policeman Fires Shots Sydney
Set upon by one man as he was escorting a prisoner to the Redfern Police Station and threatened by a number of others. Constable Scalty last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys House Children Rescued Melbourne
A fire destroyed a house owned by Mr. and Mrs. A. Garrow, at Kyandran. A sleeping baby and a four-year-old child were, rescued by a woman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woodturning Factory Destroyed by Fire Heavy Damage Reported Sydney
The woodtuirning factory of Corutti, Spilstead and Co,, at Alexandrla, was destroyed by fire early this morning, Thousands of pounds worth of valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scrub Fire in N.Z. £10,000 DAMAGE Wellington (N.Z.), January 6
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a scrub fire which spread to the Christchurch Hospital Board's pine plantation at New Brighton. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Matters
Messrs. C. Broadhurst, principal electrician for the New South Wales Fire Brigades, and Mr. H. Watson, assistant, arrived from Sydney this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Motor Lorry
The police have received a report that John Henry Smith was filling the petrol tank of his Reo lorry with petrol at Milring, seven miles from MR…
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The police have received a report that John Henry Smith was filling the petrol tank of his Reo lorry with petrol at Miling, seven miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in State Calls Received From 14 Sydney Suburbs Sydney
Bush fires broke out in 14 suburbs yesterday. The firemen had a busy time fighting the flames, which were fanned by a strong wind. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Destroys Boy Scouts'camp Ocoupants' Narrow Escape Sydney
A Boy Scouts' camp was wiped out by a bush fire at Mount Wilga Valley, in the Hornsby district, yesterday.The scoutmaster and about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Blende-street
At 12.31 p.m. to-day the Fire Brigade was summoned through the local exchange to a fire which had broken out in a shod at the rear of premises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Gossan-street Building and Contents Severely Damaged
A fire which mysteriously broke out at the residence of Mr. Frederick Ablett, yard foreman of the Globe Timber Mills, 29 Gossan-street, early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Fire Four Premises Destroyed Brisbane
Four premises were destroyed by fire in the business portion of Lowood shortly after midnight. They were— the A.B.C. Stores, Alfred Lilley,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Children Trapped by Fire Rescued by Constable Adelaide
Trapped by a fire on the upstairs balcony of a shop in King Williamstreet last night, two children were rescued by Constable Carter, who,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speeding Motorists Arrested in Sydney Police Fire at Car Sydney
In a thrilling chase through suburbs and city streets last night police fired five shots at a speeding motor car and eventually arrested two men who were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Arson Arrest of a Woman Follows a Fire Melbourne
At East Geelong yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Foller awakened to find the rear Portion of their house in flames. They subdued the outbreak with a garden…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Geelong Mystery Fires a Woman Arrested Goolong
A woman has been arrested and charged with having attempted to set fire to a house, following a series of mysterious fire's at East Geelong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Bus Destroyed Fire in Blende Street
A six cylinder Chevrolet motor bus, and a shed in which it was housed, were totally destroyed by fire and water at the residence of Mr. Harold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lunatic Asylum Fire Inmates Rescue Nurses Paris, January 10
The inmates or an asylum for the insane, near Orleans, were organised last night to rcseue-six nurses, who were sleeping in a room over the…
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