Shops Destroyed Explosion and Fire
Adjoining shops in the main streets of Minlanton, Yorke Peninsula, S.A., occupied by Clark and Virgo, grocers, and T. Lec. fruiterer, were gutted by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1929
1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 56
Weston Fire Open Verdict Returned
An inquiry was held by Mr. J. T. Richards, Coroner, at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse, concerning the fire which destroyed an unoccupied weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cottage Destroyed Fire Near Cardiff. Newcastle
A fire broke out last night in a three-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Thomas M'Connell, in Fourth-street, Colebrook…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade. Formed at Paxton. Cessnock
A volunteer fire brigade has beet formed at Paxton, under Captai[?] (Co.) J. Lunn. A hose, reel, and other appliances have been installed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eight Incinerated Apartment House Fire. Winnipeg, Sept. 1
In an apartment house fire to-day, eight, persons lost their lives. Ten were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Just in Time. Fire at Spit Junction. Sydney
A fire was discovered early this morning in a confectionary shop at the Spit Junction. When the fire brigades arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire in Hold Steamer Returning to Durban. London, Aug 30
The British steamer Rhymnay, bound from Hull for Melbourne, has radioed that a fire broke out in the after-hold yesterday, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Awful Holocaust Tenements Gutted by Fire. Eleven Persons Incinerated. London, Sept. 2
Five carly this morning gutted a block of tenements at Smethwich, near Birmingham, and eleven were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Hughes in Dreamland Premier Criticises Speech. Industrial Bush Fires
In the course of an interview on Friday, the Premier (Mr Bavin) said that, having read the report of the speech made by Mr Hughes in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trapped by Fire. Ghastly New Zealand Tragedy. Seven Lose Their Lives
Waking to find themselves trapped in a blazing farm-house, three adults and four children were burned to death at Rangiotu, near palmerston…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand Fire Tragedy All Trapped. Four Children Victims. Auckland
A terrible tragedy occurred in a farmhouse near Palmers ton North, when seven persons were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unclaimed Prizes Fire Brigades' Art Union
One casual member of the community who bought a Fire Brigades' Art Union ticket from a vendor in Pitt-street, Sydney, and who neglected to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Destroyed Fire at Waterloo. Sydney
A fire, which broke out early this morning at Waterloo, destroyed sommerfield's upholstery factory and damaged an adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Waterloo Factory Destroyed. Firefighters in Danger Sydney
A fire which broke out early this morning at Waterloo destroyed Sommerfield's upholstery factory, and damaged the adjoining disinfectant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ungarie Fire Four Buildings Destroyed
A Fire which broke out in the centre of the business block at ungarie, destroyed a blliard-room and residence ocoupled by p. Balley a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire President, to Vist Cessnock Cessnock
The HON J.T. Smith M.L.C., President of the Board of Eire commissioners, will visit cessnock on October 9. A new and larger fire engine is to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shop Destroyed. Stanford-merthyr Blaze
The shop and residence of Mr. J.H. Maisey of Maitland-road Stanford-Merthyr was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Commissioners
A letter has been received by the town clerk from the Board of Fire Commissioners stating they will be visiting Singleton on october 1, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ungarie Fire Four Buildings Destroyed
A fire, which broke out in the centre of the business block at Ungarie, destroyed a billiard-room and residence, occupied by P. Bailey; a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Tragedy. Some Strange Features
Police officials state that they are investigating some strange features of last week's Himitangi (N.Z.) fire tragedy in which eight lives were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →