Cessnock Fire Brigade
Cessnock Fire Brigade has had fewer fires to attend to for the year just closed than for the previous year. The number of calls totalled…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
714 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 36
Maitland Fire Brigade. the Year's Work
A report of the activities of the Maitland District Fire Brigades for the past year has been made available by the officer in charge, Station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cinema Fire. Shocking Scottish Tragedy. Hundreds of Children Killed or Injured. London, Jan. 1
Eighty children ore already dead and 200 others in hospital as the result of a fire in a picture theatre at Paisley (Scotland). The cinema won crowded with children. When smoke was seen pouring out of the windows, the fire brigades made a dash…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at Abrahams' Drapery Shop. Contents Severely Damaged
A disastrous fire o[?] in Abrahams' drapery story, High-street, West, Maitland, in the early hours of this morning. It is impossible to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigades Union Withdraws From Labour Council
The secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (Mr. J. McNamara) has notified the secretary of the Labour Council (Mr. J.S. Garden) that his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cinema Fire. Shocking Scottish Tragedy. Hundreds of Children Killed or Injured. London, Jan. 1
Eighty children are already dead and two hundred others in hospital as the result of a fire in a picture theatre at Paisly (Scotland)…
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Shortly after noon on Tuesday last a fire broke out in an upper room in the Family Hotel Sydney-street, South Muswellbrook It is said to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pyrmont Fire. Stock Destroyed. Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning at the store of Cecil Leman, at Pyrmont, destsroying the stock, and damaging a portion of the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Destroyed. Fire in Anzac Street. Brigade Saves Adjoining Building
A two-storey residence in Anzac-stroet, West Midland, was, with its contents, totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze at Gloucester Garner's Store Destroyed
The big store at the Corner of Church and Queen Stree's, Gloucester, owned and conducted by Mrs. Garner was completely destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Xmas Fire
During the Xmas holidays an untented cottage at Allandale Road, Cessnock, well known as the former residence of the then turncock,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fewer Fires This Year Cessnock's Report
The year's report of the fires in the Cessnock district shows that there were fewer fires this year than there were last year…
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The local fire brigade, under Captain W. Jaeger, made a good save when called to an outbreak of fire at the Family Hotel about 1 p.m. on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kanowna Avenue Fire Four-roomed cottage Destroyed
At 2.30 a.m. this morning the Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a fire at the residence of W. Willoughby, Kanowna Avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Fire Cottage and Contents Damaged. Cessnock
Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call at 2.30 this morning, to an outbreak in a five-roomed cottage, owned and occupied by W. Wilioughby…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Randwick Fire. Blow-lamp Responsible. Sydney
When a painter wan working on the roof of the Randwick police station this morning, his blow-lamp set fire to the planks…
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Mrs. Kate Luff, who was severely burned while lighting the copper fire with kerosene yesterday, died in hospital to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Son Arrested Charged with Murder. Margate Fire Mystery. London, Jan. 8
As an astonishing development in a crime mystery which has excited public curiosity for two and a half months, Henry Fox, the 30-years-old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fire
A grass fire broke out this afternoon in M'Gregor's paddock at Glenridding,and burned out a fair strip of grass extending from the pig sties…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Factory Fire. Man Dies From Burns. Four Firemen Injured
One workman received fatal burns and four firemen and two other workmen were severely burned in a fire which broke out in the factory of the…
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