Girl Burnt Hair Catches On Fire
Joan Pitt, 10, of 63 Lagoon Street, was severely burned about the face and head when her hair caught fire while she was standing in front of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1938
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£1500 Damage Hairdressing Saloons Destroyed Fire In Goulburn Street
Damage amounting to about £1,500, was done by a fire which occurred in Goulburn Street, Crookwell, early on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Crookwell Buildings Gutted by Fire
CROOKWELL, Thursday: Two shops and their contents were completely destroyed by a fire which broke out in Goulburn Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House Raided Papers Thrown in Fire But Recovered by Police
Evidence of a raid on a house used for betting at Bowning and an effort to burn certain papers in the fire but which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blaze in Carriage Football Train Is Damaged
On its return to Goulburn early this morning, a fire was found to be burning fiercely in a first-class compartment of the special football train chartered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit Of King To France Blaze Of Pageantry Promised
PARIS, Monday: France is in a fever heat of excitement at the King's visit to the city, which has been hung with a million flags…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade C.W.A. REQUEST Council Has Matter In Mind
The formation of a fire brigade in Crookwell is occupying the minds of the Crookwell Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fires Sweeping Columbia Sabotage Is Suspected By Authorities
VANCOUVER, Thursday: The worst forest fires in the history of British Columbia are sweeping Vancouver Island,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Causes Huge Damage Assessed At £875,000
VANCOUVER, Wednesday: A fire broke out in the Canadian Pacific docks and caused damage estimated at £875,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney Five Firemen Injured
SYDNEY, Monday: Damage estimated to be about £30,000 was caused and five firemen were injured and had to be taken to hospital, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chalet Goes Up In Fire at Kosciusko Guests Fight Way Through Flames & Snow
SYDNEY, Monday: A message from Kosciusko states that the Chalet, the greatest Australian winter guest house, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big City Blaze 70 Firemen Work in Relays
Thousands of sightseers watched a fire at Hoffnung's five-storey bulk store, in Kent Street, Sydney, on Saturday night. The firemen fought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chalet Burnt Kosciusko Fire Guests Escape in Snow Storm
The Chalet, Australia's greatest winter resort, was totally destroyed by fire early on Monday morning. Within two hours after the alarm, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Alarm
The Fire Brigade was called out at 5.26 on Thursday afternoon, to Mr. B. Walmsley’s residence, Mont Street, Marchmont. A fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Request Town Fire Brigade Council Has It In Mind
A further request that a fire brigade be established in the town of Crookwell was received by the Crookwell Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire in Sydney
SYDNEY, Friday: Portion of the factory of the Central Storage Battery Co., at Alexandria, was destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lunatic Set Parish Church on Fire and Ran Amok Australia Makes Clean Sweep All Matches Won In Davis Cup Tie
A neat dressed Welsh miner, werarng two roses in his cap and a large lunch of wild flowers in his buttontrole walked into the village of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Junee Kerosene Lamp Capsized Building Completely Gutted
A fire destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard cottage on the Wagga road adjoining M'Williams' vineyard, June. at 6 o'clock on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Loss Blaze Razes Hothouse
Early this morning a fire demolished a hot-house in Williams Street, Ifield, involving the owner, Professor J. W. Norris,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waste Water Apparently Running Into Lane Complaint From Fire Commissioners
In a letter to the Municipal Council on Monday night, the Secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners advised that the Board’s architect…
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