Cessnock Blaze
Little damage was done by a fire which broke out in a collage owned by Mrs. Isabella Downs, in Edgeworth-street, South Cessnock, this…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
601 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 31
Baby Perishes Petrol Blaze in N.Z. Wellington, (N.z.)
One of three boys who were asleep in their father's home at Cromwell was burned to death when petrol which was being poured into a tin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fires in Shanghai SHANGHAI, May 9
One hundred Chinese have been killed, 7000 injured and 30,000 are homeless as a result of disastrous fires in the…
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On Saturday afternoon an incipient outbreak of fire occurred at a cottage situated in Edgeworth-street, South…
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Police are concentrating on a search for evidence that may point to a slayer, now that they are satisfied that Mrs. Jane Maria Gash and her 2-year-old son, Stanley, were shot…
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A post-mortem examination of the bodies of Mrs Jane Maria Gash, 31, and her son, Stanley Gash, 2½, which were recovered…
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Deep in my fire burns a cliff of gold and castle high our million seasons old. There crumbling rocks rise from a crimson sea, and weird shaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Burnt-out" Diggers Appeal for £50,000 Fund
The committee of the War Veterans' Home Appeal request re-publication of this extract from a letter by Mr. C. R. McKerihan which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£25,000 DAMAGE Fire at Bendigo Mine
A fire which broke out shortly before midnight in the engine pit at the new Red, White and Blue Consolidated Mine, at Bendigo, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News of the Day Rubbish on Fire
WEST MAITLAND Fire Brigade turned out to a fire which had broken out in a small quantity of rubbish at the premises of Mrs. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Auckland Damage Estimated at £75,000. Sydney
A fire at Auckland (N.Z.) last night destroyed a large building in the heart of the city carrying on various businesses, and doing damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£75,000 DAMAGE Spectacular N.Z. Fire Wellington (N.z.)
A fire, Which was completely beyond the control of six brigades, raged for hours in Auckland this morning, and destroyed a large,…
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At last night's meeting, the management board of the Newcastle Rugby Union accepted an invitation from the N.S.W. Fire Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Claims 24 Victims in Blazing 5-Storey Hotel New York, May 16
At least 24 were killed and 10 injured in a fire at Atlanta, Georgia, due to an explosion in the basement kitchen of a five-storey brick and wood hotel. The fire broke out while 50 guests were asleep, and spread rapidly…
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Detectives investigating the death of Mrs Maria Jane Gash and her twoyear-old son arc still uncertain how they met their fate at Morundah on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →False Alarms Fire Brigade Perturbed SYDNEY
An unusual number of false fire alarms has so perturbed the Fire Brigade Board that the assistance of the police has been sought to stump out…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£100,000 DAMAGES Fire at Christchurch Wellington (N.z.)
Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in a four-storey building in Christchurch. The fire originated in an upper floor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attractions for Second Night of Show Contest for Combined Bands and Fire Brigade Display
It was decided at a meeting of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association on Saturday to hold a diagram…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in New Zealand £100,000 Damage
Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in a four storeyed building at Christchurch on Monday. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese Boys Trapped in Fire VANCOUVER, May 31
Anti-Japanese sentiment is suspected to have been responsible for the deaths of three Japanese boys, who…
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