Disastrous Fire at Capetown (Australian Press Assn. Message.) CAPETOWN
Three died and three were take to hospital as the result of a the which gutted a harbour warehouse The damage is estimated at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
601 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 31
£50,000 Damage in Fire. Loss of Life. Capetown
Three persons have died and three were taken to hospital as a result of a fire which gutted a harbour warehouse. The damage is…
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A fire, which for a time threatened the lives of three adults and three small children, broke out in a building at the corner of Rockett and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fierce Blaze Factory Destroyed Toys Consumed Sydney
S.R. Corben's wood-turning factory in Newtown was totally gutted by fire early this morning. Nearby houses were also damaged…
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The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cottage Fire Fireman Injured SYDNEY
Fireman Frank Smart, of Crow's Nest, received burns to the hands when fighting a fire in a weatherboard cottage in Belmont-road, Mosman. His…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Serious Fire Averted Retardant Building Material
The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2000 Perish in Fire CHUNGKING. Nov. 20
Two thousand perished in a five-day fire which gutted Changsha. The Chinese Government is financing the relief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Newtown Wood-turning Factory Gutted. Sydney
S. R. Corden's wood-turning factory at Newtown was completely gutted by fire early this morning, while six adjoining houses were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Changsha Destroyed by Fire 2000 People Perish. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) CHANGKING
Two thousand perished in a fivedays' fire which gutted Changsha. The Chinese Government is financing the relief of the refugees…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Road Workers' Peril MELBOURNE
A serious bush fire at Wombat Creek, near Orbost, threatened a Country Road Board camp, and the men hurriedly gathered their belongings and left…
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Mr. J. R. Scott, Deputyr Coroner, will hold an inquiry on Friday next into the cause of a fire which occurred at Anstey-street,…
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The Deputy-Coroner of Cessnock, Mr. J. Scott, will conduct an inquiry into a fire which occurred early in the morning of November 13 at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Factory Fire. Extensive Damage. Sydney
A fire in the factory of the Glycerine Distilling Co., Ltd., Alexandria, early this morning was responsible for damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gresford Fire Serious Damage Averted GRESFORD
Prompt action by the licensee, Mr. Alf. Richardson, and Mrs. Gordon Ninnes, prevented a fire from doing serious damage to the Hotel Beatty at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hard Fight Fire at Alexandria £15,000 Damage Sydney
Fire broke out at the premises of the Glycerine Distilling Company, at Alexandria, early this morning, causing damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Zealand Pine Forest. 500 Acres Destroyed by Fire. Auckland
A fire in the Bay of Plenty district, New Zealand, destroyed 500 acres of pine plantations, and others were only saved with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belford Blaze Family's Narrow Escape BELFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Tom christian and their son only had Mine to escape in their night attire, when their home at Belford was completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dispensed with Inquiries Into Fires CESSNOCK
After he had perused police reports, the Deputy-Coroner of Cessnock, Mr. J. R. Scott, dispensed with inquests in the cases of the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rooms Damaged Regent-street Fire
Said to have been caused by the overheating of an electric iron, a fire damaged two rooms in an eight-roomed weatherboard cottage in…
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