Home on Fire Occupants Lucky MELBOURNE
A man and a woman narrowly escaped being burned to death when their home near Upway, was destroyed by fire this morning…
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Fires & bushfires, 1936
579 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 29
Inquiry Into Recent Fire
The district Coroner, Mr. W. T. Seaward held an inquiry into the recent fire at the Upper Hunter Sports store. After hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Shock Home on Fire Good Save Sydney
A surprise confronted Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Morgan when they' opened the door of their home In Verdun Road, Bexley, after being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Newtown Fire Sweet Bros.' Premises Destroyed
Stock worth upwards of £50,000 was destroyed when a fire broke out in Sweet Bros.' retail store in King-street, Newtown, late on Saturday afternoon…
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Stock worth upwards of £50,000 was destroyed when a fire broke out in Sweet Bros.' retail store in King-street, Newtown, late on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Total Loss. Bread-van on Fire
A motor delivery van used by Mr. A. N. Lott, baker, was totally destroyed by fire in Foley-street a few days ago. The van was loaded with bread,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Copyright Published by Special Arrangement a Seven Years' Sentence Chapter Xxvi.—the Fat in the Fire
Jill went very white. "Let me go!" she said in a low, quick voice, but the fellow, laughing, kept his hold. Jill struck him across…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Bush Fires in Victoria Hundreds Fight Flames
Since Sunday morning severe bush fires have been raging on the Mornington Peninsula (Vic.). Despite gallant efforts by hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kurri Blaze Kurri Kurri
Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade received a call at 9.45 last night to the Kurri Kurri Drill Hall, where in a store room…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stop Press £50,000 Fire Melbourne
Believed to have been caused by the fusing of an electrical wire on a carding machine, a fire this morning destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Fire Fishing Launch Total Loss Forster
James Nicholson and Thomas Gaudron, two, fishermen from Tuncurry, had an unenviable experience…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£15,000 FIRE Rice Mills Destroyed GRIFFITHS
A fire which broke out in the early hours of the morning destroyed the rice mills of Hall and Company at Yenda. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bitumen on Fire. Brigade's Stiff Task SYDNEY
Fireman were called upon to use all their skill when 600 gallons of bitumen blazed fiercely at Flemington last night. Two tanks on the roof of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Fire Claim for £3000 Injured Widow Sydney
An outbreak of fire at Baker's Emporium, in Vincent-street, Cessnock, on December 2, 1934, which caused a wall to collapse and crash, through called when, before Mr. Justice Bavin and a jury, Ivy Carr, the widow, claimed £3000 damages from Bernard Ormond Baker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Melbourne Damage Estimated at £50,000. MELBOURNE
The felt factory of Federal Felters Proprietary Ltd., at Footscray, was completely destroyed by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Started Fires Part-time Fireman MELBOURNE
The allegation that Stanley Gee, confectioner and part - time fireman, has started bush fires at Box Hill Court when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Launch on Fire Burned to Water's Edge. Tuncurry Fishermens' Escape
Two well-known fishermen of Tuncurry, James Nicholson and Thomas Gaudron had an unenviable experience on Tuesday night last, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fireman Falls From Engine Accident Whilst Proceeding to Fire. Sydney
James Ball, a fireman, received concussion and a probable fracture of the skull to-day when he fell from the Guildford fire engine whilst travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BUSHFIRES Towns Threatened Ships Delayed Melbourne
Despite the fact that the bush the fires which spread terror in the Dandenong and Otway forests last night were controlled numerous other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Claim Fails Cessnock Fire £ 3000 Damages Sydney
The hearing was concluded before Mr. Justice Bavin of the case in which Ivy Pearl Carr claimed £ 3000 damages from Bernard Ormond…
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