Country Town Blaze. Business Section Almost Wiped Out. Sydney
Detective Wilson left Sydney today to collaborate with the police in Collarenebri to attempt to solve the mysterious fire which almost…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
601 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 31
£20,000 DAMAGE Fire at Collarenebri Shopping Centre Sydney
Detective Wilson left Sydney to-day to collaborate with the police at Coliarenebri to attempt to solve the mysterious fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Collarenebri Town's Business Centre Almost Wiped Out. Sydney
Detective Wilson left Sydney to-day to collaborate with police in Collarenebri in an attempt to solve a mysterious fire which almost wiped out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Blaze Dwelling Destroyed CESSNOCK
A fire occurred in the early morning of yesterday in Anstey-street, Cessnock. An unoccupied weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moree Blaze Boarding House Destroyed MOREE
St. Hilary's, a boarding house, was with the whole of the contents, totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night and the loss amounted to approximately…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Blaze Firemen Wear Gas Masks SYDNEY
A fire occurred in the showrooms of N. le Roy Tracy's premises, Castlereagh-street, Sydney. The electrical system burnt out, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victims of Fire on Second Occasion
Mr. Wal Cousins, who was employed several years ago by the late firm of Messrs. James Moore and Co., Ltd., Singleton, was one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Alexandria Stable Three Horses Perish
Two show horses and an unnamed three-year-old trotter perished in a lire which destroyed the stables of W. Hood, of Buckland-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensation in St. Peter's Casing on Papal Throne Catches Fire. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Vatican City
While the Pope was being carried into St. Peter's for the beatification of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, of Chicago, the casing on the throne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevention of Bush Fires Organised Campaign
The Bush Fires - Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Anstey St
At 3.30 on Sunday morning the Cessnock Fire Brigade was called to ran outbreak of fire in Anstey-street. When the alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collarenebri Fire Twelve Buildings Destroyed
Twelve buildings in the business section of Collarenebri were destroyed by fire last Thursday night. Efforts were made by a bucket brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Protection Position at Neath NEWCASTLE
The chief engineer submitted a report to the Hunter Water Board to-day showing that when the 6in water-main was originally laid to Neath…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Saved by Workmates Man Whose Clothes Caught Fire
Quick action by four workmates probably saved the life of Harold Hanson, 21, whose clothing caught fire when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Morpeth
A FIRE broke out on the first floor of a building used by the Hunter River Steamship Company Ltd., as a store at Morpeth, about 10.30 last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Wheat Crop Baradine
More than 50 neighbours and townspeople hurried to Finlay Brothers' property when it was found that a wheat crop was on fire. Beating at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire in Mine Waratah Colliery Severe Damage Newcastle
Severe damage was caused by fire in the main roadway of Waratah colliery, near Charlestown. There was nobody in the pit when…
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The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and interested public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warehouse Blaze Lucky Escapes SYDNEY
Six people fought their way down a staircase through dense clouds of smoke to safety in the street last night, when a fire broke out in…
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At 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a fire at the residence of Mr. William…
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