Fire Menaces Victorian Town Hospital Catches Alight Melbourne
The town of Walhalla, in the Gippsland hills, was seriously menaced by fire to-day. Portion of the hospital caught fire, and the one…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
514 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 26
Fires Out Town Safe MELBOURNE
The township of Walhalla, in the Gippsland Hills, which yesterday was threatened with destruction by bushfires, is to-day safe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Rage Close to Town ALBURY
A big fire was raging this morning in Tallangatta Valley, a few miles from the township of Tallangatta. More than 500 acres of grass have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fought Fire Plucky Woman Saved Life Melbourne
Mrs. Loslle, wife of the Rev, E. G. Losile, of Vermont, had a fortunate escape from being burned to death in the fire which threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost His Home Man's Discovery Destructive Fire Sydney
When Walter James Littlejohn arrived at his home at Marrickville shortly after midnight, after searching for a straying horse, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Bushfires Widespread Damage Youth Dies Sydney
The long continued and excessive heat has caused widespread bushfires, and during the past day or two large areas of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Victim Dies
The youth, Richard Snowden, who was burnt on Friday while attempting to save a homestead in the Albury district, died later in the Tumbarumba…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Toronto Three Properties Destroyed
Damage amounting to more than £2000 was caused by a fire which broke out at the Boulevarde, Toronto, between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Troops' Ready Dartmoor Revolt Order to Fire London, Jan, 20
Troops, machine guns, and reinforcements were removed from Dartmoor this morning, but will be replaced to - night, The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rylands Fire Sub-station Blaze Stops All Work Newcastle
A fire in the electricity substation has caused a cessation of all work at Rylands Bros.' works at Newcastle for some days…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Fires Destroy Grasslands Victorian Alarm
Disastrous bushfires continue to break out in the country districts of New South Wales, and in Victoria alarming reports…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Grade Fire Underwriters Cessnock Urge Cessnock
An agitation commenced in 1920 for the re-classification of Cessnock by the Fire Underwrites Association from D grade to' B grade, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires in Victoria Many Towns Threatened
It was reported on Wednesday that a big bush fire was burning on a 15 mile front between Running Creek and Towonga Vally, in north-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destroyed by Fire Weston Cottage
A two-roomed weatherboard cottage, in First-street, Weston, was destroyed by lire early on Sunday morning. The fire wag wes well under way, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burglar Surrenders Under Fire Begs Police for Mercy
One of two men alleged to have been surprised in the act of robbing Wakeham and Clark's premises in Beamishstreet, Campsie, on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cargo on Fire Serious Outbreak Rush to Port Wellington(n.z.)
the steamer, Port Fremantle, arrived at Wellington this morning from Wanganui, with a fire among her wool cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock's Fire Insurance Grading Further Efforts to Be Made to Secure Better Accommodation
Further efforts are to be made to secure a better fire insurance classification for Cessnock. With this object in view, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Cargo on Fire Vessel Reaches Wellington Harbour. Heat Too Intense for Salvage. Wellington (N.Z.)
The steamer Port Macquarie arrived here this morning from Wanganui with its wool cargo on fire. On the vessel's arrival attempts were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOMBED! Chapei A Shambles Fires Rage Shanghai, Jan. 29
After the fiercest fighting ever witnessed at Shanghai, an armistice is reported to have been declared between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BUSHFIRES Now Under Control SYDNEY
Messages from the bushfire areas indicate that the position generally is now under control. A forest fire, however, is burning on…
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