Blaze at Neath. Store Destroyed
A general store, owned and occupied by Hugh Hinton, in Main Road, Neath, was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
601 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 31
Grandstand Fire Auckland (N.z.)
The new grandstand at the Ohinemuri Jockey Club's racecourse, at Paeroa, caught fire just after It had been officially opened by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bellbird Fire Cottage Damaged
Promptly on the scene, Bollbird Fire Brigade was able to confine to the kitchen a fire which broke out in in a five - roomed weatherboard cottage,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Blaze in Sydney. Two Firemen Overcome by Smoke. Sydney
Two firemen were overcome by smoke in a blaze which completely burnt out two floors of a four-storied building in William-street, City, this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Fire Tragedy at Mayfield East Two Brothers Burnt to Death
Two boys, one aged 3 1/2 and the other 2 1/2, were burned to death when their home at Clara-street, Mayfleld East, caught, fire early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£10,000 DAMAGE Big Fire in Sydney a Good Save Sydney
By preventing the flames from extending to other buildings 46 firemen saved a huge block of buildings in William-street, city, last night from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Bellbird
During the early hours of Saturday morning a weatherboard cottage of five rooms, owned and occupied by Carl…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boys Burned to Death. Ex-Denman Residents. Tragic Fire. Screams Heard by Neighbors
Reginald Herps, aged 3 years, and his brother, Trevor Henry Herps, aged 2, were burned to death about 7 o'clock on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boys Burned to Death Ex-denman Residents. Tragic Fire. Screams Heard by Neighbors
Reginald Herps, aged 3 years, and his brother, Trevor Henry Herps, aged 2, were burned death about 7 o'clock on Sunday morning by a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Echo of Early Morning Blaze at Kearsley Coroner Inquires Into Cause Open Verdict Returned
At Cessnock Courthouse to-day the District Coroner. (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquiry into the cause of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Open Verdict Cessnock Inquiry Kearsley Fire Cessnock
The Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) returned an open verdict when he conducted an inquest at the Cessaock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Child Burned Kerosene on Fire
Jean Collins, 12, of Melbourne-street, West Maitland, received burns to the face, neck, back of the hands and wrists at her home to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Brigade Kept Busy To-day
After a-long stretch of inactivity in fire-fighting the local brigade was called out twice to-day, although both outbreaks were effectively stemmed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Tumut's Business Centre Contents of Seven Shops Destroyed
A disastrous fire, occurred in the main business centre of Tumut at midnight on Sunday, and destroyed seven out of 11 shops in Tweedie's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Call Singleton
The Singleton Volunteer Fire Brigade received its second call for the day yesterday afternoon, when a call was received to Mr. G. Maxwell's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Linseed Ablaze Big Fire at Alexandria £40,000 Damage Sydney
Damage estimated at £40,000 was caused by a fire which, fed by 600 tons of highly inflammable linseed, destroyed the mill room…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Near Bishop's Bridge
A fire which destroyed a quantity of scrub arid grass broke out to-day beween Bishop's Bridge and the Maitland-Kurri railway. It did not get…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire at Alexandria
Damage estimated at £40,000 was caused by a fire which, fed by 600 tons of highly inflammable linseed, destroyed the mill room at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Good Save Fire at East Cessnock CESSNOCK
The Cessnock Fire Brigade was culled out at 9.16 o'clock last night to a fire in the washhouse of a cottage in Marlton-street, East Cessnock,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camp Burnt Out Singleton
The camp of Mr. O. Howarth was burnt out at Camberwell on Friday. All that Mr. Howarth and his family saved was the clothes they were…
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