Stop Press Manly Whant Fire
SYDNEY.—A. fire which broke out in u milk bar on the passenger wharf at Manly today partly lestroyed flu milk bar and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
260 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 13
Fire Traps People in Flats Three Taken to Hospital Sydney
WHEN a fire broke out early this morning on the ground floor of Ben Nevis Flats in Hardy Street, Darlinghurst,…
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BELIEVING they had entered a shop in Argent Street Constable Blake chased two men whom he disturbed when on patrol duty in the early hours of this morning. He fired a revolver shot in an attempt to…
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Severe damage was done by fire to an unoccupied cottage at the corner of Argent and Iodide Streets early on Sunday morning. The Central Fire…
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CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday.—A fire destroyed the nurses' quarters at the Condobolin Hospital today. Thirteen nurses fled in their night attire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Garden Island
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fire which broke out on the wharf at Garden Island blackened 30 feet of H.M.A.S. Australia and destroyed of whaler…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News In Brief Garden Island Fire Accidental
SYDNEY, Thursday.—In an official Statement last night regarding the Garden Island fire, the Navy Board said there was no question of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glow of Fire Was Mistaken for Storm Wife of Caretaker Tells of Outbreak
HOW she had mistaken the red glow of the fire for a dust storm and was returning to bed when she realised a fire had really broken out, was told by Mrs. Pat Howley, wife of the caretaker of the aerodrome, in…
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A FIRE which caused £700 damage to Nicholson's Petroleum Refinery, Forest Lodge, it is alleged, was started deliberately in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Fire Inquiries Arson Squad Chief Inspects Ruins
THAT the fire at the aerodrome was blazing before the explosion took place waa the opinion expreaaed today by Det.-Sgt. T. Wilson, chief of the C.I.B. Arson Squad, who arrived from Sydney yesterday together…
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Smoke coming from an incinerator at the rear of Johnson's Theatre on Saturday evening was responsible for a call to the Central Fire Sta…
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AN inquiry into the mysterious fire and explosion at the aerodrome last Wednesday night in which four planes and the hangar were completely destroyed will be opened tomorrow by the Coroner (Mr. A. B. Collins)…
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DARWIN, Tuesday—In a desperate effort to save his burning lugger as it lay at anchor in Darwin harbor, Mr. L. T. Craig, formerly of Sydney, sank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosions In Aerodrome Fire Stories Conflict At Inquiry No Explanation for Outbreak No Cause Advanced for Drome Fire
CONFLICTING evidence regarding the number of explosiona in the hangar at the aerodrome last Wednesday night when four planes and the building were destroyed was given at the inquiry into the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Campaign to Prevent Bush Fires
SYDNEY, Friday—The Bush Fires Advisory Committee announces that a public campaign for the presention and mitigation of bush fires this summer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Damages Trees in City Reserve
A group of trees in an enclosure on the Blende Street side of the Duke of Cornwall Reserve was severely damaged by fire this afternoon. The…
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A fire which caused severe damage to the body work of a car in Gossan Street today was allegedly started by children who were playing…
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WAGGA, Tuesday—Warnings have been issued by various public bodies regarding the danger of bush fires next summer owing to the abnormal…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Horsham to Melbourne train, enveloped in flames, stopped 300 yards after it had crashed into a motor driven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News In Brief Oil Tank Guards Fire At Intruder
SYDNEY, Friday—Military guards at an oil tank at Chowder Bay fired eight shots at a suspect late last night. Whilst the bullets were flying…
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