Fire at Guest House Dog Arouses Occupants
When a fire broke out at "Warrana," a three-storey guest house at Kiama, early on Saturday morning, the barking of a dog, which aroused the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
400 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 20
Fire at Paddington Damage to Paint Works
Damage estimated at about £4000 was caused by a fire which partly destroyed Taylor's paint works at Paddington early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Inquiry Cottage at Belford an Adjournment Singleton
At the Courthouse yesterday afternoon, the District Coroner, Mr. Alex. Morrison, J.P., opened an inquiry into the burning of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Factories Swept By Fire Heavy Damage Rivers of Molten Sugar Many Firemen Out Sydney
Two separate outbreaks of fire at factories caused considerable damage in the city last night and early this morning. Many brigades were called out to fight the flames, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sequel to Fire Near Belford Dome Destruction of Fourroomed House
An inquest was held in the Courthouse before the District Coroner, Mr A. Morrison, J.P., on Wednesday over the destruction by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →22 Lives Lost in Mine Disaster Fire Follows Explosion Second Blast Kills Rescuers Sparks Ignite Gas London, July 2
Fire and explosions claimed 22 lives at the Holditch Main Colliery, Chesterton, North Staffordshire, this morning. There were two blasts, the second occurring three hours after…
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A Ford car two sulkies, a corn shelter, two tons of chaff, four tons of potatoes and other articles were destroyed by fire in a garage and shed at Mr. Edwin W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News of the Day Fire At Abermain
ONLY a few dry plonks were destroyed when a fire broke out at an old disused coal loading gantry at Abermain about 11 o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Galah Gives Alarm of Fire
Awakened early on Monday by the shrieks of an 11-year-old galah, Mr F. F. M'Conaehy, licens[?] of the Railway Hotel Donnybrook (Vic.), escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Peace Pavilion Paris, July 7
Five persons were injured as the result of a fire, believed to have been caused deliberately, in the peace pavilion at the Paris Exhibition. Part of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House Destroyed by Fire
A five roomed weatherboard cottage was turned to the ground at Sugarloaf on Saturday night last. The building was owned by Mr. R. B…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescued From Fire Wellington (N.z.)
Courageously dashing into a burning cottage at Purua, near Whakatane, Mrs. C. Pile rescued her baby, aged four months, but was seriously burned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Home on Fire Spark from Grate Narrow Escape Sydney
A narrow escape from death was experienced by Mrs. Hilda Mildred Ruth Ledger, and her daughter, Miss Clarrie Ledger…
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Two shops in Katoomba-street, Katoomba, were badly damaged by fire. A baby sleeping in an upstairs room of one of the buildings was in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tuesday Night's Fire. Outbreak in Cottage
During the temporary absence Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson, a fire broke out in the kitchen at their weatherboard dwelling in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempted to Give Fire Alarm Italian Woman Not Understood
When a fire broke out at the rear of Casaceli Brothers' fruit shop in Katoomba on Wednesday afternoon, an Italian woman attempted to give the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire at Parkville Mr. Clive Brown's Residence Completely Gutted
Mr. Clive Brown had great misfortune in losing his home early this morning by fire. About 2.30 a.m. Mr. Brown was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blaze at Metters Slight Damage Done SYDNEY
Serious damage by fire at Metters Ltd.'s' works at Alexandria last night was averted by the prompt action of the fire brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SINGLETON Fire at Belford Cottage Razed Singleton
The adjourned inquest into the recent fire in a cottage owned by Albert Meisner, at Belford, was concluded by the District Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Near Belford Dome
The adjourned inquest over the destruction by fire of a four-roomed wooden house at Belford on the 17th May was resumed, but on the police…
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