FIRE-WALKERS Strange Fiji Custom Orient Tours
"vilavllalrove" or—In English—"Jumping into the Oven," is the name given to the mysterious and most interesting fire-walking…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
400 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 20
Hotel Blaze Lucky Escapes, BRISBANE
When he awoke early yesterday to find his bedroo[?] full of smoke, Les[?] Sea[?] leapt from list bed just in time to see it disappear into an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car on Fire
A Terraplane car, owned by Mr. Willsallen, caught fire on the Jerry's Plains road near Denman on Sunday last. In response to telephone calls,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire and Accident. Revision of Premium Rates
Companies who are members of the Fire and Accident Underwriters' Association have decided to revise their premium rates as from August 1. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clothes on Fire Explosion of Petrol NEWCASTLE
Arthur Moore, 38, a Newcastle City Council employee, of Darby-street Cook's Hill, rolled to and from on a footpath in Hunter-street West…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unemployed Man Who Was Burnt Out Assistance to Build Home
An appeal is made by the Mayor (Ald. Horne) for the assistance of building tradesmen to help with the erection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires Break Out in Passenger Liner Macdhui Towed Into Salamacca Sydney
A fire broke out in the Burns, Philp passenger liner Macdhui, off the New Guinea coast yesterday, leaving the vessel drifting with her engines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Fire Three Children Burnt LONDON, June 20
A fire broke out during the night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beet, of Birmingham, while they were at a neighbour's house, having left their three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Garage Destroyed. Fire at Baradine Baradine
Damage estimated at £1000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Pincham Motor Garage early this morning. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Jumping Into the Oven." Fijian Fire Walkers
"Vilavilairevo" or —in English— "Jumping into the Oven," is the name given to the mysterious and most interesting fire-walking…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires Break Out in Passenger Liner. Macdhui Towed Into Salamacca. Sydney
A fire broke out in the Burns, Philp passenger liner Macdhui, off the New Guinea coast yesterday, leaving the vessel drifting with her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Baradine
Damage estimated at £1000 was done by a fire which destroyed Pincham Bros.' garage in the main street of Baradine early yesterday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Old Sedgefield Hotel Destroyed by Fire
An old and well-known landmark on the Singleton-Sedgefield road has vanished with the total destruction by lire yesterday of the old Sedgefield Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Blaze Narrow Escapes MELBOURNE
Sixteen people who were asleep in the Hopetown House Hotel at Jeparit had narrow escapes when the hotel, a single-storied wooden structure…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Board of Fire Commissioners
Advice was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales stating that an Officer of the Department visited the Dungog…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →16 Escape in Hotel Fire
Sixteen people who wore sleeping in the Hopetoun House Hotel at Jeparit (Vic.) early on Wednesday had narrow escapes when the hotel, a single-storied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Jumping Into the Oven" Fijian Fire-walkers
"Vilavilairevo," or—in English "Jumping into the Oven," is the name given to the mysterious and most interesting fire-walking ceremony which so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Dunedoo Railway Station Offices and Waiting Room Destroyed Dunedoo
The stationmaster's office, parcels office and waiting room at the local railway station were destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dog's Warning Fire at Guest House a Close Shave Kiama
When fire broke out in a three-storeyed guest house, "Warrana," early this morning, the barking of a dog, which aroused the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →City Blaze £7000 Damage Caused Factory Gutted Sydney
Damage estimated at about £7000 was caused when five gutted a paint factory of H. A. Taylor, Ltd., Sutherland-avenne…
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