Fire at West End
About 6 o'clock last night a one roomed weatherboard structure, occupied by Victor Craft, in Francis Street, West…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
601 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 31
Fires Reported Spotted by Air Patrol MELBOURNE
Twenty-two bushfires were reported to the Forests Commission yesterday by an aerial patrol, which, for the first time, was accompanied by an officer…
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A weatherboard house of eight rooms, owned by Mr. A. W. Stinson, and occupied by Mr. J. K. Stinson, his wife, and daughter, was destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Bug Queensland Damage BRISBANE
The fourth fire in Gladstone in three months occurred when a large main street building, owned and occupied by A. Clegg, commission and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Blaze of Splendour Atmosphere of Fervent Devotion Newcastle Congress Closes Newcastle
With an atmosphere of intense religious fervour permeating the largest crowd that has ever assembled in Newcastle, the Regional Missionary and Eucharistic Congress ended yesterday in a blaze of splendour. It is estimated that those who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homestead Destroyed by Fire Temora
The homestead of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr Hugh Main), "Dirnaseer," was completely destroyed by fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Children Suffocated Fire in Their Bedroom
Two small children were suffocated by a fire in their bedroom at Grovedale, near Geelong (Vie.), late on Friday night. They were: Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Steamer Hunter. Timely Discovery While at Sea. Sydney
A fire was discovered in No. 1 hatch of the steamer Hunter about five o'clock this morning when the vessel was carrying passengers and cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Hunter But Passengers were Ignorant Epic Voyage in Gale Sydney
Believed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion amongst bales of wool and bales of zinc oxide, a fire broke out in No. 1 hold of the steamer Hunter after the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hotel Gutted Fire at Spring Ridge QUIRINDI
When a fire broke out in the recently renovated hotel at Spring Ridge in the early hours of Monday morning, the building and contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Ship's Hold at Sea. S.S. Hunter's Dash to Port Blaze Checked by Crew
Fire broke out in a cargo of 14 tons of zinc oxide at the bottom of No. 1 hatch of the steamer Hunter, early on Monday morning, when the vessel,…
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The District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston), at Cessnock Courthouse, on Tuesday, March 8 will hold an inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aberdeen Fire. Disastrous Fire Narrowly Averted. Aberdeen
A most disastrous fire was narrowly averted at Aberdeen on Thursday of last week, when dense smoke was detected issuing from beneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Fire Narrowly Averted
A most disastrous fire was narrowly averted at Aberdeen on Thursday last, when dense smoke was detected issuing from beneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. Spring Ridge Hotel Destroyed Quirindi
When fire broke out in the recently renovated hotel at Spring Ridge in the early hours of Monday morning, the building and contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire at Howlong a Poor Water Supply
The largest and most destructive fire which has been experienced at Howlong for years occurred on Tuesday night, and completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car on Fire Two Occupants Burned TAMWORTH
Mr. Vincent Murray, mail contractor, formerly of Gosford, was admitted to Tamworth Base Hospital with severe burns to both hands and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Wagga Milkman's Timely Discovery WAGGA
The chance discovery of a fire in n grocery store by a milkman in the early hours of Saturday morning saved the place from destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Astonishing People Coals of Fire
He heaped coals of fire on our heads. In the mad days of the Great War, when Englishmen were taught to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Patients in Peril Hospital Fire Kalgoorlie
Narrow escapes were experienced by over 100 patients when a fire gutted three wards, the kitchen,…
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