Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Fires & bushfires, all years

Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

714 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 36

House on Fire. Inmates Reach Safety. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 5

When Ronald Fletcher, a resident of Marrickville, found one of the rooms of fire late last night, he warned the other families of the home,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Women in Tears. Funeral of Fire Victims. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 5

The funeral of Bolle Miller, the victim of the tragle Bathurst-street trd, took place to-day. Thousands of people thronged…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

India. Another Plot. to Fire Post Office. Calcutta, July 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 5

Mr. Vallabhadi Patel brother of a former President of the Indian Assembly, will succeed Pandit Motilal Nehru as Congress President…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Trapped in a Fire Girl Jumps 160 Feet and Is Killed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 4

Two women—mother and daughter— were trapped on the top floor when a fire broke out in a city building at dusk on Monday…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fire on Train. Driver and Fireman Burnt. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 7

The stationmaster at the Sanagate Station was amazed this morning when tho quarter to seven train from Newcastle was approaching to…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Port Stephens Fire Clay

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 4

According to the "Newcastle Morning Herald," 28/6/1930, the finest fire-clay deposits in the Commonwealth are said to exist at Pine…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fire Victim's Burial Pathetic Scenes

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 5

Pathetic scenes were witnessed in Oxford-street, Sydney, on Wednesday, when the funeral took place of Miss Rosabelle Miller, who was Killed when…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Sydney Fire Tragedy Mrs Mary Miller Dies

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 1

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Miller, second victim of Monday's tragic fire at Vauxhall House, died in Sydney Hospital last night, at 10.25…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Man Suffocated Early Morning Blaze at Strathfield. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 July 1930 · page 6

Douglas Gerald Felkirk, 44, was suffocated in a residential in the Boulevarde, Strathfield, early this morning…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mayfield Fire. Eatherboard Cottage Gutted. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 2

A five-roomed weatherboard cottage at Mayfield, owned by Mrs. E. P. Wilson and occupied brn Mr, .J. H, Wllson and family, won destroyed by fire…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

New Fire Station. Fire Commissioners' Visit. Absnece of Aldermen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 2

The Mayor of West Maitland (Ald R. L. Pender), in a minute to West Maitland Council, referred to the official opening of the new first station…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Shop Destroyed. Fire and Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1930 · page 3

While cleaning a clock in his second-hand furniture shop. in Blue's Point-road, North Sydney, Harold Lee accidentally knocked over a…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fire's Toll of Human Lives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1930 · page 6

Fifteen thousand persons have lost thei lives by fire in England and Wales during the last nine years. Of these 476 were killed in…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Fire at Annandale Factory and Furniture Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 1

A fire, which broke out on Monday afternoon, destroyed an unoccupied factory in Albion Lane, Annandale. The premises consisted of three floors,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Strike in Egypt Police Fire on Mob. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Alexandria

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 2

A general strike which the Wafdists instigated was speedily got under control. Youths broke windows and stoned the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fire at Segenhoe. Shed, Machinery, Etc. Worth £2000 DESTROYED

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 2

On Thursday night last, shortly after 8.30 o 'clock, Mr. Kidd, manager of Segenhoe for the executors of the late J. and A. Brown, saw fire issuing…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Troops Fire. Rioting in Egypt. Nahas Pasha Cheered. Alexandria, July 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 5

After a quiet day further rioting occurred when a mob rushed into the streets cheering Nahas Pasha. Troops stationed at the entrance…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Trapped by Fire Mother and Daughter. Evidence at Inquest. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 5

The Inquest was opened to-day into the d[?] of Isabel Miller, in the fire at Vauxhall House, Bathurst-street, and of her mother who died in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Steamer on Fire. Passengers and Crew Saved. London, July 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 6

The Steamer Rangitata, bound to England from New Zealand, has wirelessed that when off the Azores, the Gorman steamer Tigris was…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

£4000 Damage. Fire at Burren Junction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 6

A disastrous fire, which broke out at Burren Junction destroyed the promises of Mulckey and son, general storekeepers, No stock was saved…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →