Big Fire Rubber Explodes Heavy Loss Sydney
A sudden explosion, followed by an outbreak of fire, partly destroyed the works of the Hardie Rubber Co., Ltd.,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
632 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 32
Big Fire In Sydney Hardie Rubber Company Estimated Damage £100,000
The Hardie Rubber Company's mills, in Soudan-street, Paddington, one of the most modern mills In Australia, was totally destroyed by fire, which broke out at 12.30 o'clock this morning. Damage in estimated at £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forest Fires Radio to be Used
Radio-equipped patrol automobiles for forest rangers are the latest aid in fire prevention to be adopted by the Angeles National Forest,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dartbrook Fire-fighting Association
A meeting the above was held last week. Present: Mr. W. T. Badgery (in the chair), Colonel J. R. C. Davies, and Messrs. H. Cowdery, A. Welsh,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House on Fire Thieves Blamed SYDNEY
Thieves, after robbing the temporarily-deserted home of Horace Freeman, in Winburn-avenue Konsington, last night, set fire to the building…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intruder Uses Desperate Ruse to Avoid Captured 'You've Shot Then Fires Again Suburban Duel Sydney
There was a sensational occurrence at Maroubra early this morning. Albert Edward Clarke, J.P., owner of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Tea Gardens
An empty cottage next door to the residence of Mr. Jesse Motum at Tea Gardens was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning about 4 a.m. A team…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hard Fight Fire, in Sydney Fierce Blaze Sydney
Several firemen had fortune[?] escapes from death this morning, when endeavouring to extinguish a large fire at the promises of…
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A vacant cottage in Reservation street, Tea Gardens, owned, by Mrs. J. McRae was totally destroyed by fire at about 3 a.m. Sunday 15th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of Fire Commissioners
Members of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners visited Singleton on Wednesday, and were met at the station in Pitt-street by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hard Luck Fire at Newtown SYDNEY
A fire last night partly destroyed a shop in King-street, Newtown, which had been stocked with goods only yesterday, and was to he opened this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SCUTTLED! Luxury Liner Huge Blaze London, Nov. 20
The luxury motorship, Bermude, 19,000 tons, which caught fire yesterday in Belfast Lough, was sunk at noon when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bones in Fire
A gruesome discovery was made by Andrew Cunningham on his property at Bungendore, a few miles from Goulburn, on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grim Find Charred Bones in Fire
A note in the camp of a missing prospector led Constable Martin, of Coolgardie, to find a few charred bones lying among the ashes of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Apathetic Landowners Grass Fire Menace
Everywhere in the distrist there is so much dry grass and thistles as to constitute an ever-present menace. Without any co-ordinated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Close Gall Fire in Cafe Fine Rescue Sydney
A fire occurred early this morning in the Breamar Cafe opposite the Balmoral Baths, North Sydney, and Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car on Fire Three Men Charged Alleged Damage Sydney
At the Parramatta Sessions, Charles Mulhearn, timber merchant, James Thomas Walker, timber merchant, John Stephen, timber…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires. Control on Large Holdings
As pointed out recently by the Director of Agriculture, the prolific growth of grass has made the bush-fire risk particularly serious this season…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires in Wheat Belt Two Outbreaks
A fire broke out yesterday morning in Messrs. Price Bros.' wheat crops now being harvested, about 10 miles from Manilla and right in the centre…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Bush Fire
Approximately 300 acres of grass was burnt on Mr. Steve Costigan's property between Merriwa and Cassilis on Tuesday. The alarm was…
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