Riverina Fires Extinguished Danger Area Being Patrolled. Sydney
A message received this morning stated that all grass and crop fires in the Riverina are reported to be extinguished…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
514 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 26
BUSHFIRES Grass Lands Swept Serious Loss Sydney
A considerable area of valuable grass was destroyed yesterday in extensive grass fires in the Riverina. The most serious outbreak was in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terrible Fire Calamity (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Tokio
An enormous eight-storied department store of Shiookiyx, at Tokio, was destroyed by a fire, which began on the third floor at 9 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riots in Bengal Police Open Fire Three Killed Calcutta, December 15
Several hundred phalas aboriginals, in Western Bengal, were concerned in serious rioting at Malta yesterday, when, under a tribal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Xmas Pudding Setting it on Fire
The setting on fire of the Christmas Pudding is always the climax of the Christmas dinner and is perhaps the most exciting part of the whole day to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Panic Thirteen Killed. KONE. Dec, 10
A panic during a fire in the department store of Skirokiya, at 9 a.m. resulted in 13 customers and employees being killed and 38…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Extinguished by Rain Storm Auckland
A disastrous bush fire raged for three days at Ruatahuna before being extinguished by a rain storm. Practically the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Up in Smoke Blaze at Speer's Point NEWCASTLE
About 9 o'clock last night, a six-roomed dwelling, owned and occupied by Mr. Houry Carr, at Speers Point, was gutted by a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship on Fire Cargo of Copra
When a fire broke out in one of her holds, the motor ship Tarongs, from Norway, was badly damaged at her mooriags at pyrment…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Early Morning Blaze Fire in Vincent Street
During the early hours of Sunday morning a shed at the rear of premises occupied by Mr. L. A. Byrne, fruiterer, Vincent-street, was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Estimates Cessnock Council Train Service Cessnock
Ceanock Council met last night. Those present were aldermen Shakespeare (Mayor), Ryan, smith, Gordon, Lowe, and Elliott…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Fire Loss
Three hundred men of the Yarrawonga and District Fire Brigade (Vic.) fought a fire which, in two hours, destroyed 800 acres of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Blackalls
With flames shooting high into the al[?] When the Toronto Fire [?]gade arrived, a four roomed Weather board cottage was destroyed at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tokio Blaze Tenement Destroyed Fourteen Dead Tokio. Dec. 23
A large wooden building in a congested quarter of Tokio, housing 54 Thirty are missing, and are before dawn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →PATERSON Outbreak of Fire House Destroyed Paterson
About 0.30 on Thursday night a fire broke out in a small residence on part of the Brisbane Grove Estate, and occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good Save Fire on Wharf Wool Store Sydney
Prompt action by the metropolitan fire brigades averted a serious fire among hundreds of bales of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Loss Wheat Destroyed in Bushfires Sydney
A Young message states that several hundred acres of wheat and valuable grass land, and two stacks of wheaten hay, were destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spectacular Fire Gramophone Factory Great Damage Melbourne
One of the most spectacular fires ever witnessed in Melbourne occurred this morning, when the Acolian Company's Gramophone factory at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Loss Barcelona Blaze Anarchist Threat Madrid, Dec. 25
Two disastrous fires occurred in Spain to-day. The largest shop in the country, consisting of seven buildings, was burned to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →False Alarm Fire Brigade Hoaxed CESSNOCK
Small boys were responsible for Cessnock Fire Bridge turning out late yesterday afternoon. About 5.45 the bridge received a…
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