Baggage Van on Fire Destroyed with Contents Brisbane
The baggage van attached in the Brisbane-Townsville mail train was destroyed by fire at Blackmount early yesterday morning. The train crew…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
450 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 23
Old Collieries on Fire. Town of Greta in Danger Newcastle
The town of Greta is reported to be in serious danger as the result of ares which are sweeping through deserted collieries. The fires began…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Old Collieries on Fire Town of Greta in Danger Newcastle
The town of Greta is reported to be in serious danger as the result of fires which are sweeping through deserted collieries. The fires began…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greta Colliery Fire Smoke From the Ground Becoming Much Heavier Newcastle
The fire in the underground workings at the Greta colliery is still unabated. Yesterday it was reported that the smoke emerging from the ground be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greta Colliery Fire Believed That Outbreak Covers a Large Area Sydney,Tuesday
At ouo o'clock this morning so fiercely were the flames shooting from the Central Greta pit that it was thought that train services would have to be discon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Wednesday, April 27. 1982. Greta Colliery Fire
Last Saturday it was reported from Newcastle that the town of Greta, in the Cessnock district, was in serious danger as the result of fires which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greta Colliery Fire Still Raging This Morning Trains to Be Safeguarded Newcastle
The underground fire in the Anvil Greek, Central Greta, and Old Greta collieries was still raging this morning. Although no flames were visible,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sand to Put Out Fire Bores to Be Put Down Sydney,Thursday
In an effort to stem the fire which is raging in the old Greta colliery, the authorities propose to pour sand into hores which will be sunk in an attempt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greta Colliery Fire Shire Councils Request Ministers to Visit Scene Sydney,Thursday
The fires are still burning in the abandoned underground colliery workings at Greta. Representatives of the Greta and Kearsley shire councils at a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquest Into Fire Police OFFlCER Denies Third Degree Methods Sydney
In the Windsor Police Court yesterday Frederick Izzard and Amos Green were committed for trial by the coroner on a charge of arson in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →50 Bores May Be Required to Quell the Fires Newcastle
It is considered possible that CD bores will have to be put down in order to quell the fires in the underground workings at the Greta colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greta Colliery Fire Flames Leap Out Afresh After Train Had Passed Railway Being Watched Sydney
Shortly after a train had passed over the main northern line near the Greta railway station last night, flames leapt out utresh from a big…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greta Colliery Fire Two Shafi's Sealed Sydney
The attempts to control the ares, at the underground colliery workings, at Greta have been unexpectedly successful. Two of the shafts through…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Greta Colliery Fire Two Shafts Sealed. Sydney
The attempts to control the ares at the underground colliery workings at Greta have been unexpectedly successful. Two of the shafts through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane Cinema Fire Damage, £12,000 Brisbane
Damage amounting to £12,000 was caused by a fire at Southport when the Pier Pavilion Theatre was almost demolished Valuable talking film…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Country Hotel Two Occupants Dead Carnooweal
A fire completely destroyed the Federal Hotel at Urandangi ((Queensland) known night, and Mr. [?] a wellknown station owner, and Neville…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →False Alarms of Fire
The Central Fire Brigade turned out at 10.26 o'clock this morning to a call through the fire alarm box at the corner of Lane and M'Culloch streets. On…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Factory 22 Employees Now Idle Sydney
A furniture factory at Marrickville was destroyed by fire early this morning. When the brigades arrived the flames had obtained a firm grip. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plantations Are Swept by Fire in New Zealand Tobacco Destroyed Auckland (N.Z.), May 4
Accompanied by a number of violent explosions, a fierce fire swept through tobacco plantations near Kurnell. The fire attracted people from all parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Sydney Fire Damage About £10,000 140 Employees Made Idle Sydney
A fire which almost gutted the promises of Sluzengers Ltd. in Surry Hills early this morning caused damage estimated[?]over £10,000. When…
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