Body Found in Remains of Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Norman Daley (48), of Dubbo, last night was taken to the home of his son-in-law Charlie Brooks. Some time later the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
174 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 9
Oil Tank on Fire
LINDEN (New Jersey), October 14.—A spectacular fire raged uncontrolled for many hours ns 24 storage tanks exploded, flooding hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Damage In Victoria Many Areas Swept Melbourne
ALTHOUGH a change of wind and cooler temperatures yesterday relieved the tension in areas in which bush fires.began…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →18 Killed In Victorian 'Plane Crash Machine Hits Mountain While Flying in Rain and Low Clouds Passengers Killed Instantly; Fire Sweeps Wreckage MELBOURNE
CRASHING into the side of a mountain while flying in low cloud and rain between Mt. Dandenong and Bourke's Lookout at 1.45 p.m. today Australian National Airways 'plane, Kyemma, was completely wrecked and all of the 14 passengers and crew of four were instantly killed. The machine was due in Melbourne at 1.14 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Ship On Fire; Battling In Gale New York, October 26
A PIRE broke out in the German liner Deutschland (21,046 tons) when she was battling through a gale off Newfoundland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norse Burned to Death in Bed Five Others Hurt When Quarters Catch Fire CHRISTCHURCH, October 31
ONE nurse was burned lo death and five others suffered from shock and injuries through jumping from the upper storey when the nurses' home extension building, near the main nurses' home of the Nelson Public Hospital,…
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MARSEILLES, October 31.—The fire-fighting organisation at Marseilles was severely criticised by the Minister for the Interior (M. Sarraut)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire in Adelaide Two Employees Taken To Hospital ADELAIDE
DAMAGE estimated at £1000 was caused by a fire which gutted the premises in Grenfell-street, city, late this afternoon of John Galligan and Co., bedding manufacturers. In escaping from the fire two employees…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Instruments Destroyed in 'Drome Fire
BRISBANE, Thursday,—Damage estimated at nearly £500 was caused wheh a fire broke out in the radio and meteorological hut on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Breaks Out in Ship's Hold
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire broke out this morning in the bottom of No. 2 hold of the Japanese steamer Yae Maru in Walsh Bay. Six wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unknown Man Loses Life in Fire
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), November 9. —A fire in Auckland (N.Z.) last night destroyed a boarding house, and one man, whose name has not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys 12 Buildings At Collarenebri SYDNEY
Twelve buildings, including the "Collarenebri Gazette" in the business section of Collarenebri were destroyed by fire last night. Efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AMUSEMENTS "Fire Fly" Coming to Ozon[?]
"The Trial of Portia Merriman," starring Frieda Inescourt and Walter Abel, will be screened at the Ozone Theatre tonight. The story concerns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stop Press Firemen Fight Fire Using Gas Masks
SYDNEY.—A fire occurred today in the showrooms of N. Le Roy Tracy's promises in Castlereagrh-street, city. The electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevention Of Bush Fires Overseas Example As Lesson
THE Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State end interested public bodies, has again commenced a Bush Fires Prevention Campaign. The object…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Malicious False Alarms of Fire
Malicious false alarms to the Fire Brigade are causing officials concern. Last night at 6.41 o'clock another of these calls was received by the…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Allegations that fire engines in haste to reach a blaze disregarded the automatic red lights at busy street intersections, and thus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six Escape From Fire Fought Way To Safety SYDNEY
Five women and a man fought their way down a staircase, through dense clouds of smoke, to safety in the street when a fire broke out in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Factory Destroyed by Fire
SYDNEY, Monday.—The S. R. Corben wood burning factory at Newtown was completely gutted by fire early this morning, while six…
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KINGLAKE, Monday.—Fanned by a north wind, a bush fire which began near the Kinglake township, quickly crossed the road and surrounded the…
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