Fire at Weston. Early Morning Blaze
On Wednesday, the Weston. Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak on fire in an unoccupied cottage on the corner of Kilne and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 56
Fire at Stratford. Cottage Destroyed
A three-roomed cottage, owned by Mr. Hector Yates, of Stratford, was destroyed by fire on 6th inst. The fire had a firm hold when…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Narrow Escape. Fire at Wodonga. Albury
A number of people had narrow escapes when a fire destroyed a two st[?]ed brick boarding house at Wedenga early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Kennels. Coursing Dog Destroyed. Sydney
The coursing dog, Yet Untried, was in[?]rated in a fire which destroyed the kean[?] at Globe last night. Five other greyhounds were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Terrific Explosion Men Blown Through Air. Oil Tanker Fire
With a noise that could be heard more than a mile distant an explosion took place on 9th inst., on the oil-tanker Falsterbo, lying at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Convent Sixty Children Saved Mother Superior Burnt to Death. London, Aug. 9
An early morning fire occurred at the convent at Hayling Island, in which sixty of London's slum children were housed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in Cafe at Anthony Hordern's
An outbreak of fire occurred on Saturday night in a restaurant at Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd. but was extinguished by sprinklers before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Verdict. Kurri Kurri Mystery Fire
Mr, J, T, Richards, Coroner, held an inquiry at Kurri Kurri Court House concerning the fire at Kkurri Kurri, on July 29, when Mrs. J. Boxsell's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liner Paris. Damaged by Fire. Havre, Aug. 19
A fire on the liner Parts, now in dock, destroyed many cabins. The damage is estimated at £640,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spread Swiftly. Fire at Explosives Factory. Employees Escape. Sydney
With remarkable rapidity a fire spread through the explosives factory of the Australian Lithyte Co., at Leichhardt, to-day, and within…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Bed. Alleged Incendiarism
Allegations of an attempt tp set fire to a bed in which children were sleeping were made at the Northcote Court (Vic.). where William Jackson. 45…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Outbreak of Fire. Randwick Intermediate High School. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning in the Randwick Intermediate High School. Fortunately the flames were quickly subdued and the damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charged with Setting Fire to House Children's Narrow Escape. Man Committed for Trial
A story of the narrow eacapiroJ.' two children from death, in a blazing bed, was told at the Northcotc (Melbourne) Court yesterday, when William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Injured. Fire at Guest House. Melbourne
Fire completely destroyed Broome's Federal Guest House at the Lakes Entrance early this morning, and four men were injured, though not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship on Fire. Derelict Towed to East London. Capetown, Aug. 2[?]
The steamer King Cadwal[?] which was abandoned when a cargo of coal caught fire on route to Durban and Australia, was towed to East London to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Fire. Kennedy's Buildings Blaze. Coroner Holds Inquiry
An enquiry was held at Cessnock to-day, by the Coroner, Mr. J. T. Richards, into the cause of a fire which destroyed premises known as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mixed Luck Vion Lawsuit But Had a Fire Blaze at Kearsley Fowlhcuse
Henry Percy Munro, of Kearsley, had mixed luck on Tuesday last. In the morning he won a lawsuit, and in the night a fowlhouse on his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Guest House Pour Persons Burned
Four men including two visitors from Sydney, were burned when Broome's Federal Guest House, at Lakes Entrance (Vie), was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Belmont. Boarding-house Destroyed. Belmont
A fire broke out last night in a 20-roomed boarding-house at Belmont. The building was completely gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inquiry Into Four Months Old Fire Destruction of Boarding House and Garage Re- appearance of Duco Gun Supposed to Have Been Destroyed. Question Raised Over Matter of Insurance
At the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday the District Coroner (Mr. J.T. Richards) held nu inquiry into the cause of a fire at premises…
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