Fire President. to Visit Cessnock. Cessnock
The Hon. J. T. Smith, M.L.C, President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, will visit Cessnock on October 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1929
1,104 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 56
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 7 →Trapped by Fire. Ghastly Hew 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 13 →Good Save. Fire at Cessnock Cessnock
Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call at 3 a.m. to an uno[?] weatherboard cottage owned by Edward [?] in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Good Save Fire in Matthew-street
At about 2 o'clock on on Sunday morning Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in an unoccupied cottage in Matthew-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Tank Blaze Spectacular Fire at Hull. Workmen Endangered LONDON, Sept. 17
Hull's now oil port, Hedon, where all the big storages are concentrated, was the scene of a terrific fire following the explosion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane Fire. £10,000 Damage
A fire in the top floor of the showroom of Brisbane Cars and Tranctors, Limited, Wickham-street, Brisbance caused damage estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL & GENERAL Kurri Fire Inquiry
An inquiry will be held at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse by the Coroner, Mr. J. T. Richards, next Monday, into the origin of the fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Raging. Fifty Miles Front. California Oil Fields Threatened
VENTURA (California), Sept. 17. Hundreds of men, over a fifty-mile front, are endeavouring to stem a line of fire sweeping down the slopes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Californian Fires Oil Fields Threatened Immense Damage Done. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) San Francisco
Hundreds of men over a 50-mile front are endeavouring to stem the line of a fire sweeping down the slopes of Sulphur Mountain, and advancing towards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House on Fire. Narrow Escape of Occupants Sydney
When their home at Penshurst was de[?] by fire, a family named Macicay early this morning had a narrow escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Just in Time. Narrow Escape of Italians Fire in Tenement. Sydney
Four Italians had remarkable escapes from being burnt to death early this morning when a fire broke out in a house at Yuron-street, East Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Inquiry Stanford Merthyr Blaze
The District Coroner, Mr. J. T. Richards, will conduct an inquiry at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse on Monday into the circumstances of a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at East Maitland
The West Maitland Fire brigade was called out shortly after 12.30 o'clock to-day to a fire in a fourromed unoccupied cottage at Raymond…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Alarms. Kearsley Criticism. Cessnock
When it was reported at Kearsley Council last night, that the Board of Fire Commissioners will visit Cessnock shortly, Councillor Var[?] referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terribly Burnt. Fire in Apartment Flat. Melbourne
Hugh Downes, 65, was literally burnt to death when a room in which he was sleeping in an apartment flat at St.Kilda, caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'A Darktown Turnout' Western's Fire Fighting Arrangements. Cr. Varty's Description
According to Cr. Varty, an antiquated state of affairs exists in relation to the five brigade arrangements at Weston…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hanging Fire. Melbourne Board of Works Loan. London, Sept, 19
The result of the Melbourne Board of Works loan is still unannounced. Meanwhile the Board's per cent. Bonds issued on April 25 show…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Tank Blaze Spectacular Fire at Hull. Workmen Endangered LONDON, Sept. 17
Hull's new oil port, Hedon, where all the big storages are concentrated, was the scene of a terrific fire following the explosion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shop Destroyed. Stanford-merthyr Blaze
The shop and residence of Mr. J. H. Maisey, of Maitland-road Standford-Merthyr, was totally destroyed by fire…
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