Terrible Death Widow's Agony Clothes on Fire Sydney
Mrs, Fannie Jennings (63), widow, of Darlinghurat was terribly burned when a lighted gas ring at her home yesterday set fire to her clething,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
514 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 26
False Alarm of Fire
A few clangs of the fire bell last night were sufficient to arouse the customary excitement in Singleton, and soon each street had its quota of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Damage Fires and Floods Canton Terrors Hongkong, July 31
More than 1,000,000 dollars of damage has been caused by floods and fires at Canton. The rapid rise of the river was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods and Fires. Death and Damage at Canton. (Australian-Press Assn. Message). Hongkong
More, than 200 are dead and a million pounds worth of damage has been caused by floods and fires at Canton…
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Mr. Carl George Durcher's garage and a motor car, owned by his brother, were badly damaged by fire in Edgoellff-road, Woollabra, last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Killed Explosion During Fire Hotel Damaged New York, August 1
An explosion shook the 42-story Ritz Towers Motel, on Park Avenue, to-day while fireman were fighting a fire in a nearly paint shop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Display Wagga Scheme Outlined Maitland Brigade
In connection with the special demonstration to be held at Wagga on October 11, 12, and 13, the fireman of the West…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killara Golf Club Building Complete Destruction by Fire. Sydney
The club house of the Killara Golf Club was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The flames were visible for miles…
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Fires which begin in the night automatically set off a new type of alarm, which consists of a short section of copper tubing divided into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Suburban Fire £3000 Damage SYDNEY
The premises of the Songraft Coal Company, of Paddington, were totally destroyed early this morning by fire, and damage estimated at £3,000 was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Factory. Damage Estimated at £3000
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which completely destroyed a building used for making ink and tiles in Soudan-lane,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guns Open Fire Buenos Aires, Aug. 4
The newspaper "La Nacion" states that a heavy bombardment by artillery has commenced in Pilcomayo, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stock Destroyed Fire in Chicago CHICAGO, August 5
A fire swept through more than two blocks of buildings near the south-west side, Chicago's industrial area, this afternoon, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heater Causes Fire Oman and Child Make Hurried Escape
Mrs Harry Johnston and her infant daughter were compelled to escape in their night attire when a combined shop and residence caught alight in…
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Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out yesterday to an outbreak of fire in a war service home in Allandale-road, occupied by Mrs. E. B. Walton. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camp Fire Meth, Order of Knights
The inaugural meeting of the newly reorganised West Maitland branch of the Order of Knights on Monday night last…
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On Tuesday morning the alarm of fire was raised in Tea Gardens and there was a quick rush to Mr. Les. Engel's launch which was moored at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fireman Hurt Floor Collapses in City Fire Sydney
Falling ten feet to a lower floor when portion of the building collapsed this morning, W. Thomas, a fireman, was injured…
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Whilst a middle-aged unemployed man named George Barnes was stocking wood which he had placed on his camp fire at South Grafton, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Damage Disastrous Fire Factory Gutted Sydney
On Sunday morning a fire broke out causing damage estimated at about £8000 to the clothing factory of J.F.Robinson and Son, at 5.30…
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