Rubbish on Fire
About 9.30 this morning, the West Maitland Fire Brigade received a call to a fire that had broken out in a heap of rubbish in the High-street…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
514 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 26
Explosion in Laboratory Fire Threatens Hospital
Two laboratory attendants were injured on Wednesday, when a bottle of powerful chemical exploded and burst into flame in the…
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A three-roomed unoccupied weatherboard cottage, at Aberdare, stated to be the property of Mr. Pearce, of West Cessnock, was damaged by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Severer Fighting Bandits at Mukden Incendiary Fires Tokio, Monthly
Three hundred bandits are practically surrounding the north-east wireless stations at Mukden. There has been severe fighting in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Fires in One Night Brigade's Busy Time
Cessnock Fire Brigade had little rest on Friday night. They Were called out to two alarms. The first one came about 9 o'clock,…
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A message from laver[?] states that heavy demage was caused by a fire at the Ashford Tobacco Company's grading shed, in whcih there were…
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One of the most disastrous fires in recent years in the Ashford district occurred on Monday afternoon, when a conflagration which started in a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bullets Fly Fire Reveals Cache Stolen Firearms?
The stacosto sound of exploding cartridges and the whine of flying bullets orme from a burning log at Thornton yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Up in Smoke Destructive Fire Narrow Escapes Sydney
A fire at [?]ndra early yesterday morning destroyed a boarding house a retreading lyre factory and a large store…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Gilgandra 1000 Motor Tyres Destroyed. Sydney
A fire occurred at Gilgandra early yesterday morning, and destroyed a boarding house, re-tread tyre factory, and a large store. A number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bullets Fly. Fire Reveals Cache
The staccato sound of exploding cartridges and the whine of flying bullets came from a burning log at Thornton on Friday, when a man was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Assembly Opens with Blaze of Colour Big Crowd His Ex's Speech Hopeful Note Sydney
The second session of the 30th Parliament of New South Wales was opened by the Governor, Sir Philip…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire in Vincent Street Fish Shop Totally Destroyed Adjoining Premises Severely Damaged
Cessnock's most serious fire this year took place during the early hours of this morning. A double fronted shop,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Engines In the Future
Forecasting the time when firemen will [?]mb down ladders from aeroplanes instead of up [?]ddera from pavements, the chief officer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Hotel Total Destruction Spark Blamed Sydney
Henderson's Hotel at Burraga, near Bathurst, was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The hotel was a weatherboared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Blaze Cottage Destroyed
Early on Sunday morning a five-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. Arthur Croft, and situated in Daniel-street, West…
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At an early hour on Friday morning, Mr Thomas O'Neill, a very old and well-known identity of Singleton, was awakened by the crackling of flames,…
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The Kurri Fire Bridage was called out yesterday afternoon to Maitland-st., where it was discovered a sports from a chimney had ignited a…
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A disastrous fire occurred in Daniel street, West Cessnock, during the early hours of Sunday morning, when a five-roomed cottage owned and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire Ten Shops Gutted Vain Fight Brisbane
A block of ten shops in the main street at Kingaroy was destroyed by fire late last night. Owing to the absence of the fire…
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