Conviction Follows Bush Fire
A charge that he ignited infflame mable material within 10 yards of Brass land, whereby the properites of '. Henry George Fordham and Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 33
Bush Fire Victims. Appeal for Relief
The Merriwa branch of the Red Cross Society has been requested by headquarters to conduct an appeal for the relief of destitute sufferers as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kurri Caledonian Society's Fine Effort. Bush Fire Appeal Contribution
Ever to the fore when charitable appeals are made, the Kurri Kurri Caledonion Society were not lacking when 2C.K. appealed on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sent to Gaol Caused Grass Fire
At the Geelong Court, Wlliam McCluskey, 59, was sentenced to three months' gaol on a charge of having caused a grass fire which swept…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Excellent Response to Fire Brigade Appeal
Singleton people have supported very creditably the appeal for assistance to enable the local Fire Brigade to send a team to the Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Wash-house Threatens Two Homes
A weatherboard two-storey residence in Macquarie-street was threatened with total destruction about 6 a.m. yesterday morning, when an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire in New Zealand Social Security Building Destroyed
Begun 18 months ago and almost completed, a four-storied building, which was to have been occupied by the Social Security Department, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Red Cross Special Appeal Recent Disastrous Bushfires
At a meeting of the Red Cross Executive Committee, held recently at Headquarters, it was decided that the recent bushfires were a "national…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wind Saves Stud Bush Fires in Bathurst District BATHURST
Volunteers were engaged throughout Thursday night fighting bushfires in the Wimbledon district. About 100 men left Bathurst and were joined by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Blaze Plane Burnt at Organ ORANGE
When petrol caught alight in a hangar at the Orange aerodrome, a Klemm Swallow piano, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fire Outbreak at Lochinvar
It is alleged that the fire which destroyed about 400 acres of grassland at the Lochinvar property of Mr. A. B Crothers, of Campbell's Hill, West…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Fines Fire Lighting Charges MELBOURNE
Eighteen men and two women were defendants in 22 charges of lighting fires in prohibited areas, heard at Fern Tree Cully Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camp Fire Spreads Whirlwind Scatters Sparks ADAMINABY
More than 150 [?] en and women' fought a bushfire which broke out on Mr. E. Delaney's Lake View property; at Adaminaby…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fled to Safety Fire at Rooty Hill Thief Blamed Sydney
A fire, which forced two children to flee for their lives at Rooty Hill last night, is believed to have been started by a thief to cover up his traces…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deaths in Bushfires Manslaughter Charge Possible MELBOURNE
The possible finding of a manslaughter verdict was mentioned by the Coroner, Mr. Tin gate, P.M., at Healesville, at inquests into the deaths of eight persons who perished in a bushfire at Toolangi and Narbethong…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sub-station Fire Sydney
Practically the whole of Surry Hills district was without light when fire destroyed an electric power sub-sta-tion at Lansdown-street. The blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Foundling Hospital Fire Nuns Rescue Babies
Great courage was shown by nuns at Melbourne on Saturday night when they rescued babies in a fire which broke out in St. Joseph's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Courageous Nuns Rescued Babies From Fire MELBOURNE
Great bravery was, exhibited by nuns when they rescued babies in a fire which broke out in St. Joseph's foundling hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Electric Substation Parts of District Plunged Into Darkness. Sydney
Early this morning a fire destroyed the low voltage switchboard of the county council sub-station at Surry Hills, as a result of which parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2Ck Bush Fire Fund Closes Over £300 Subscribed
The Cessnock 2CK Bush Fire Fund closed on Saturday night with a total of £301/6/11. This was a remarkable effort…
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