Oil Blaze Under Control (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Campana (Argentina)
Aided by favourable winds, the fire brigade to-night gained complete control of a gigantic oil blaze which threatened to raze Campana to the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1934
452 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 23
£7000 DAMAGE Fire at Sawmill
For the second time within five years, a sawmill owned by Pidcock Brothers was destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £7000…
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Damage estimated at approximately £6000 was caused yesterday afternoon by a fire which gutted the sawmill owned by Piddcock Bros Ltd., at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bandits Wreck and Loot Trains Merciless Rifle Fire Adds to Horror Shanghai
One of the worst train wrecks perpetrated by bandits in the three Eastern Provinces occurred 26 mil es south of Harbin, on the Chinese Eastern Railway, according to reports reaching here. When the south-bound Express was derailed, it was subjected to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Factory Fire Brigade's Good Save Furniture Burnt
Firemen from the West Maitland and East Maitland Fire Brigades effected a groat save when a fire broke out in the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Persons Injured in big City Blaze Close Call Severe Burns Good Save Sydney
Three persons were injured, several firemen were surrounded by flames, and many persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spontaneous Combustion Causes Fire Employees Injured in Fighting Flames. Sydney
An outbreak of fire occurred this morning in premises occupied by Messrs H. Dontand Company Ltd., in a narrow lane off George-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intruder Fires
When Peter Coyne discovered in his shop at Yalgoo (W.A.) a man who had robbed the till of £8 the intruder fired two shots, and escaped. An arrest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Casino Boot Shop Gutted. Sydney
A fire occurred this morning at Casino resulting in Lee's [?] shop being gutted. The damage is estimated at £4,000. The adjoining premises were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at West Maitland Damage Estimated at £1600
Damage estimated at £1000 was caused by a fire, which broke out early on Wednesday morning in the premises of the Maitland furniture factory,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Faulty Wiring Theatre Outbreak Fire Damage Inverell
A mysterious fire the third in a period of five years caused consider able damage to the newly renovated Capitol Theatre, The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grim Find Charred Bodies Liner Fire New York, Sept. 9
Throughout the day the smouldering hulk of the luxury liner, Morro Castle, which caught fire and was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Risks Giant Cunard Liner Safety Measures London, September 9
Designers and builders are concentrating their efforts on making the Cunader, No. 534, immune from serious fire risks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Sea Luxury Liner Lost 200 Perish New York, September 8
In one of the greatest maritime tragedies in American history, tho luxury liner Morro Castle was burned at sea 8 miles off the New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liner Fire Was Deliberate Police Theory Havana, Sept, 10
The chief of the Havana Port police declared to-days; "The Morro Castle fire seems to have been the work of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Iceworks Fire Incendiarism Blamed £3000 Damage Forbes
It is thought that incendiarists are responsible for the destruction by fire of the plant and building of the Forbes iceworks, jointly owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Startling Story Morro Castle Fire S.O.S. Delay York, September 17
George W. Rogers, chief radio operator of the Ill-fated luxury liner Morro Castle, giving evidence before the Federal Commission which is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Catches Fire
While travelling up the cemetery hill coming towards Dungog on Tuesday the Rev. J. Robb's car became ignited owing to a back-fire. Mr. Robb…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil Shed Alight Blaze Extinguished Man Overcome Newcastle
Because they were hampered' by limited equipment, employees at the Bullock Island railway yards had to act promptly to extinguish flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Morro Castle Fire. New York
The New York allegations that Captain Carey, of the liner "President Cleveland," had delayed sending out life boats to rescue…
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