Sedgefield Hotel Fire Origin Not Ascertained
An inquest over the destruction by fire on the 22nd June of the old Sedgefield Hotel, an old and wellknown landmark on the Singleton…
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Fires & bushfires, 1937
400 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 20
Old Man Fatally Burned Fell Near Fire Sydney
Walter James Crampton, an old man of 95, met a tragic death yesterday at his home in Cranbrook-street, Botany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Man Falls Into Fire Deceased Has Relatives in Singleton
A 95-year-old man, Walter James Crampton, of Cranbrook-street, Botany, met a tragic death in his home yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Death of Old Man. Fall Near Fire. Clothes Ignite. Blind Wife Could Not Help
A 95-year-old man, Walter James Crampton, of Cranbrook-street, Botany, met a tragic death in his home yesterday…
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A report was received from Mr. G. Rowney, recommending the purchase of extra fire hose, which was available from the are Board at 6d per…
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The two-storey weatherboard wing of the North Newtown Public school was destroyed and the roof of the main brick building severely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Verdict Fire at Sugarloaf
The Dungog district Coroner, Mr. J. T. Williams, conducted an inquiry at the Dungog Courthouse into the circumstances of a fire which totally…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fight for Spanish Village "Blood-drenched and Fire-scorched" (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
Brunette is the centre of a blooddrenched and fire-scorched No Man's land,says the "Times"Barcelone correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Sawmill Grafton
Damage [?]sstimated at £1500 was done by a fire at Fraser's sawmill, on the bank of the Clarence River, at Grafton. The eugine-room and mill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coroner's Inquiry Into Cause of Recent Fire
The Coroner, Mr. J. T. Williams, conducted an inquiry last Wednesday into the circumstances of a fire which occurred at Sugarloaf on 10th inst.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Stables
The local fire brigade was called out on Tuesday evening to attend to a fire which had broken out in the stables at the rear of the Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Masonic Ball Was a Brilliant Success. Blaze of Colour at Parish Hall. Presentation of "Debs" Took Novel Turn
The presentation of debutantes at the Masonic Ball, held at the Parish Hall on Wednesday night, was carried out in a very novel manner. Before advancing down the hail each debutant stood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Factory Blaze at Alexandria. Soap Company's Heavy Loss
Damage estimated at between £85,000 and £90,000 was done at the soap works of Australian Soaps Ltd., at Alexandria on Saturday noght…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twenty Injured At Soap Works Fire £85,000 Damage Sydney
Twenty firemen were injured, one sev-erely, and damage estimated at £85,000 was done, in the [?] which destroyed the greater part of the works of Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bellbird Blaze Shop-Dwelling Burnt CESSNOCK
An unoccupied shop and dwelling in Wollombi-road, Bellbird, was destroyed by fire early this morning. A shed at the rear was damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mother and Son Burned in Suburban Fire Heavy Losses House and Stock Destroyed Early Morning Blaze Sydney, Friday
Mrs. Violet Verrell (45) and her son William (25) were badly burned early this morning when a fire destroyed their home at Chullora. The blaze, which was first noticed by Mr. John Verrell at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early Morning Blaze Shop-Dwelling Destroyed at Bellbird
In the early hours of Wednesday morning an unoccupied shop and dwelling in Wollombi-road, Bellbird, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Board of Fire Commissioners. Visit to Dungog
As a result of the visit of members of the Board of Fire Commissioners on Tuesday last, Dungog will, in the near future, be served by a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£15,000 DAMAGE Queensland Fire BRISBANE
Damage esilmated at about £15,000 was caused by a the which destroyed nine buildings in the main shopping contre at Miles, about 30 milles from Rome, carly to-day. Only a small part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Chullora Mother and Son Receive Burns Sydney
Mrs Violet Verrell, 45, when trapped in a blazing house at Chullora while recovering a handbag, leapt through a window with her, clothing in flames,…
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