House Gutted Blaze at Teralba NEWCASTLE
An announced house in Railways street Teralba owned by Mr. William Sherwood, of Nyngen, was guited by are on Saturday night…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
632 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 32
£30,000 Fire Damage at Pelaw Main Colliery Last Night's Terrific Blaze Mine Will Have to Close Down
One of the most disastrous fires ever known in the history of the coalfields occurred at the Pelaw Main Colliery lost night, when damage authoritively estimated at between £20,000 and £80,000, was caused to the pit top workings. Practically the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late News. Fire at Pelaw Main. Sydney
A disastrous fire occurred at the Pelaw Main mine, one of the largest on the Maitland coalfield, last evening, and threatened the extensive workings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Night's Blaze Makes Total Wreck of Pit Top Course Proper Randwick Gallops To-day's Times Sydney
Tho flags were 70 feet out on the course proper at Randwick this morning. On the course proper the times…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Colliery Fire Pelaw Main Pit Top Destroyeddamage Estimated Between £20,000 and £30,000
One of the most disastrous fires in the history of the northern coalfields broke out at Kurri Kurri, shortly after 8 o'clock on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heddon-greta Dance Hall Destroyed Second Blaze in Week Origin of Fire Unknown
The Heddon-Greta dance hall was totally destroyed by fife at 2.50 a.m. this morning. The building was owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After the Fire Was Over Those Who Didn't Know
Although people from West Maitland, Cessnock and other places were attracted to Monday night's disastrous fire at Pelaw Main Colliery, it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fierce Fires Town Wiped Out Loss of Life New York, Aug. 21
Disastrous forest fives are again sweeping the north-west states. Where the present devastation comprises an area of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mystery Death In Fire Ruins Suicide Likely Sydney
Ate the inquest regarding the burning of the house at Mitta, near Albury and the finding in the debris of the remains of Thomas walker…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Blaze John-street Shop Much Damage Singlet0n, Thursday
A fire occurred about ten o'clock last night in the drapery and grocery shop of J. C. Ferrington, John-street. All the stock was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leap for Life Trapped by Flames Factory Blaze Sydney
When a fire broke out at the Britishine Company's factory in O'Connell - street, NEwtown three girls and five youths were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House on Fire Police Suspicious SYDNEY
Shortly after 11 o'clock last night a fire occurred in an emply weatherboard house in Thomas-street, Granville, owned by Iris Donham…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trapped by Fire a Leap for Safety
Three girls and five youths were trapped on the second floor of the Briteshine Company's factory in O'Connell-street, Newtown, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Reds" Blamed Suburban Fire Coroner's View. Sydney
When the Parramatta Coroner held an inquiry to-day into the cause of a fire which damaged a house at Bankstown, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in John-street Cash and Carry Store Ablaze
A fire occurred on Wednesday night at 84 John-street, Singleton, causing considerable damage to the cash and carry store owned and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Blaze Timely Discovery Alert Watchman Singleton
A timely discovery by Night watchman Taylor prevented a serious conflagration about four o'clock this morning at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outbreak of Fire
The Fire Brigade received a call at 4.3 a.m. to-day, and the motor left the station three minutes later with the captain and nine men. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Peril Fire on Air Liner Demented Man? Berlin, AUgust 30
While a tri-engined Lufthansa air liner, with eight passenger, was flying over the nilly foreas country between Munich and Berlin, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car on Fire
While proceeding towards Kurri Kurri on Monday afternoon last, a motor oar caught alight when almost opposite the fire station. The driver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trapped in Fire Tried to Save Bible
Dashing back into his burning cottage in an attempt to remove an old family Bible, Samuel Tillett, 55, an…
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