Flat on Fire Nursemaid Saves Baby SYDNEY
When a fire occurred at the flat of Mr. Jack Shaw, a former A.J.C. bookmaker, at Point Piper, the presence of mind of a nursemaid averted…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 33
Fire Colours Popular for New Frocks Gay Accessories
Most popular colours for midseason frocks, suits and coats are taken from a merrily blazing fire. Of course, there is alwaye…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dress Circle Patrons Slide to Safety During Theatre Fire Auckland
Occupants of the dress circle who were threatened by flames were able to slide to safety down a length of carpet which had bean torn from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire In Mexico ZACATEPEC (Mexico), June 5
At least 32 are dead, 25 injured, and hundreds homeless following a fire, which began in a movie theatre. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Firemen Weak Gas Masks. Sydney Fire. Sydney
A fire broke out tins morning in the oats kiln of Parson Bros. Pty. Ltd., in Kent-street, Sydney, and it was only by the efforts of two mill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cause of Fires Possible Solution
Friction generated by an insurance policy rubbing against an overdraft was a far more prolific cause of fires than wax matches, according to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Worried by Fire-bug
Police are perturbed by the activities of the Ballarat fire-bug. Following the destruction by fire of a six roomed house on Saturday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire in Movie Theatre
Reports from Zacatecas (Mexico) state that at least 32 persons are dead, 25 injured, and hundreds homeless as the result of a fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire Averted Courageous Action Of Staff SYDNEY
The brave and energetic efforts of two men employed by Parsons Bros and Company Pty. Ltd., cereal manufacturers, of Kent-st., City, prevented…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sabotage Alleged Serious Fire At Warsaw. WARSAW, June 6
A serious fire which broke out in the Central railway station is believed to be an act of sabotage. Three persons were arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Lives Lost in Coal Mine Fire London, June 6
A fire in a seam 800 feet below the surface in No. 2 pit at the Astley Green colliery, Lancashire, caused the loss of five lives, including that of the manager…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cinema Fire in Auckland Suburb Dress Circle Patrons Slide Down Carpet
When a fire broke out in Avondale (Auckland) Town Hall during a cinema entertainment, dress circle patrons who were in danger of being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Colliery Seam Five Lives Lost (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
A fire in a seam 800ft. below the surface in a colliery in Lancashire caused the loss of five lives, including the manager…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Aberdare Portion of Cottage Severely Damaged
Yesterday morning Cessnock fire brigade was called out to a fire at No. 5 Aberdare-road, the residence of Mr. W. Morgan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Echoes of Kurri Fire Board's Reply to Poor Pressure Allegations
At its meeting this week the Hunter District Water Board received a letter from the Secretary of the Kurri Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deniliquin Blaze Broadcast Station Destroyed MELBOURNE
Only the wooden aerial masts were saved when a fire broke out at the Deniliquin broadcasting station 2QN shortly after midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Preventing Burns Fire-huggers Beware!
It is a great temptation to sit as close to the fire as you can get on a cold day, but the fact remains that you'll have to pay dearly for the luxury in a few months' time, when you…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four-year-old Girl on Fire Runs Under Tap
How a four-year-old girl stood beneath a tap in an effort to extinguish her burning clothing was told at the Newcastle Coroner's Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nine Injured Collision at Aerodrome Planes on Fire Melbourne
Two women pilots and two youths were injured when two planes collided while taxiing at Essendon Aerodrome on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Blaze Sydney
While travelling along Liverpool-road, Enfield, a motor cycle and sidecar caught fire and were destroyed. The rider, Frederick Putland, of…
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