On Fire Woman's Close Call Sydney
Miss Nellie Crompton (28), tennant of a residential at Wollahra. awoke this morning to find her bed on fire and the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
632 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 32
West on Fire Great Damage 250 Mile Front Cobar
Despite the desperate effort of volunteers, a strong westerly, wind has now spread the bushfire, which broke out at the week-end, over a…
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The latest news from the Far West states that bush fires are still raging, and a large number to the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Brisbane Fire
A fire in the promises of R. M. Gow and Company, Turbo-street Brisbane last night, caused damage to the stock estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Fire Panic on Steamer Terrible Toll Shanghai, Dec, 14
Approximately 250 chinese passengers of the Chinese interisland steamer, the "Patch," of 800 tons, are believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires In West Wide Area Devastated Wide Arm Devastated
The huge bush, fires sweeping the Far Western portion of New South Wales are completely out of hand. Already more than 500,000 acres of grazing land have been devastated. Big forces of volunteer fire-fighters are unable to prevent the flames from spreading…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Fires Out of Control Plane Survey Sydney
Mr, H. R. Davies, a part-owner of the Keo Wong Station, left by air for Cobar to-day to assist in flighting the fire which is still out of control,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Ashfield Youth Seriously Injured Sydney
During a fire, which broke out this morning at the Ashfield Motor Body and Engineering Works, following an explosion of petrol, Leslie Strange, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Blaze Damage £4000 SYDNEY
A fire broke out early this morning in premises occupied by Goldson and Co., clothing merchants, in George street, Sydney…
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A message from Cohar states that Bulla Station, a property of 50,000 acres, is blazing fiercely to-day. A large number of men are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Fire Empty Cottage Suspicious! Sydney
The police are investigating a fire which broke out in an un-occupied house at Enfield early this morning. Three front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stockton Fire Three Rooms Damaged NEWCASTLE
When the Stockton Fire Brigade received a call, about 9.32 last night, to an unoccupied weatherboard cottage at 221 Dunbar-street, Stockton,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bank of England Fire at Building Fight to Save London, Dec, 16
A telephone message to the effect that the Bank of England was on fire resulted in a hurried clash by 25 fire engines and over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Save Fire at Lidcombe SYDNEY, Friday
The prompt arrival of fire brigades saved a block of 10 shops and a picture theatre at Lidcombe last night. The fire started in Lewis' tailoring…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SACKED! Press Offices Troops Fire Shanghai, Dec, 17
Students went on the rampage this afternoon and attacked and sacked news-paper offices. They…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Under Control Fires at Great Damage Sydney
A Cobar massage states that the bushfires arc new well controlled, and the main outbreak, at Bulla park, is being confined to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News in Brief Fire Brigades
The estimates of the amounts proposed to be expended in the fire districts of the State in 1933 include the following Cessnock, £2200…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Fire Lakemba Home Family Asleep Sydney
When a house caught alight at Lakemba early this morning, two small children were removed from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Liner Newport News (Virginia). December 21
The United Mall Steamship Company's new 3,525,0000-dollar [?]ner. Segovia, which was to be launched on January 1 was destroyed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Fire Brigade Members Entertained and Appreciated
On Saturday night ait the Fire Station, Capt. H. B. Morris presided over a gathering of members of the Brigade who had gathered…
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