U.S.A. Hotel Fire Guests Were Aroused by Mrs. Keith Miller New York, July 30
Mrs. Keith Miller, the famous airwoman, formerly of Melbourne, discovered a fire early to-day next to her room in the Hotel Grant, at Fort…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
401 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 21
Fire Damages Motor Car
Mate Pasalich, of 41 Comstock-street, South Broken Hill, reported to the police that about 2.30 o'clock this afternoon he was driving a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Dance Hall London, August 3
Tramped by a fire nearly 200 terrified dancers had to be taken off the pier at Penarch, South Wales, on boats to-night. The fire broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Mosman Garage Some Narrow Escapes Sydney
A fierce fire occurred at a Mosman filling station last night, and flames spread rapidly. When a motor car which was being supplied with petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Launch Narrow Escape of Eight Men Brisbane
Eight men who left Mackay in a motor launch on a fishing trip to islands near the town, had a narrow escape when the launch caught fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Rope Works a Formfr Employee Charged with Arson Sydney
In connection with a fire at Forsyth's rope works at Waterloo on Saturday last the police to-day accosted a former employee and charged him with…
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An outbreak of fire at a small post office at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, last night caused considerable damage to fittings and documents…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Endangers Dancers in a Pier Dance Hall Rescued by Boats London, August 3
Trapped by a fire, nearly 200 terrified dancers had to be taken off the pier at Penarth, South Wales, on bouts tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Hangar at Port Melbourne Company in Liquidation Melboune
Several thousand pounds worth of damage was caused early this morning by a fire which destroyed the hangar of Shaw Aviation Company at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Hangar at Port Melbourne Company in Liquidation Melboune
Several thousand pounds worth of damage was caused early this morning by a fire which destroyed the hangar of Shaw Aviation Company at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Endangers Dangers in a Pier Dance Hall Rescued by Boats London, August 3
Trapped by a fire, nearly 200 terified dancers had to be taken off the pier at Penarth, South Wales, on boats to— night…
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Mr. and Mrs. James Ivers and family on returning to East Hills, near Bankstown, early this morning after visiting friends at Hurstville, found…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boarding-house Fire Owner's Narrow Escape Brisbane
A fire destroyed a boarding-house at Nambour late last night, the proprietor of the house, J. Scanlon, being trapped by. flames on the top floor. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Waste in New Zealand Govt. to Hold Inquiry Wellington (N.Z.)
To cheek the causes ot fire waste in New Zealand, which in the last five years, totalled £6,648,482. Mr. de Laparrelle. the Minister for Internal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rioting in Berlin Communists Fire on Police (Special to "The Miner.") Berlin, August ll
Communists fired at the police,to-day from housetops in Berlin, and one Communist, was critically wounded by return shots. A threat to kill the police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Earthquake Supreme Court Judgment for Damage by Fire Auokland (N.Z.). August 12
The Wairoa Farmers Meat Freezing Company and the Bank of New Zealand have obtained a Supreme Court judgment against the New Zealand…
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It was not until early this morning that the fire at the Pelaw Main colliery at Kurri Kurri was got under control. Only four brick pillars of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pelaw Main Colliery Damaged by Fire About 100 Out Fo Work Damage Over £20,000 Sydney
One of the most disastrous pit-top fires in the history of the northern coal fields broke out at Polaw Main colliery, Kurri Kurri, at 9 o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Alexandria Motor Works Destroyed Sydney
A fire destroyed Whale's motor products factory at Alexandria late last night. When the brigades arrived the building was burning fi[?]ly, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Fires in U.S.A. Some of Incendiary Origin (Special to "The Miner.") Senttle, August 18
Portion of Montana, [?] and the eastern part of Washington are a blazing inferno of forest fires. Fanned by heavy winds the [?] are sweeping…
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