Grass Fire Lorn Brigade Out
Lorn Fire was called out this afternoon to extinguish a grass fire which started at the back of Mr. W. Tipper's residence, Belmore Road, Lorn…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 33
Burnt to Death Victims Of Victorian Bush Fires SYDNEY
A message from Melbourne states that two bush, fire fighters were burned to death at Poorangi, near Healesville, last night. They were Charles…
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A message from Melbourne says that many people whose homes were endangered in the bush fires which swept Victoria yesterday are all safe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Blaze Four People Burned Son Saves Mother Sydney
Four Wahroonga residents, a mother, her two sons, and another man (a neighbour), were severely burned when blazing petrol was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£15,000 DAMAGE Blaze in Sydney Arcade Man Arrested Sydney
Fifty firemen from hix brigades engaged in a desperate fight to quell a blaze which occurred in Sydney Arcade, King and George-sts., and caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Alarm Stir At Newcastle NEWCASTLE
Early last evening Headquarters and Newcastle East Fire Brigades were called to an outbreak of fire in the old T. and G. Building, at the foot of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Destroyed by Fire Kurri Kurri
A small area of grassland near the Kurri Kurri district cemetery was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Weston Fire Brigade quelled the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Sydney Arcade Man on Arson Charge
Fifty firemen from six brigades fought desperately early yesterday to quell a blaze which occurred in the Sydney Arcade, King and George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing Charge Sequel To Arcade Fire Man Remanded Sydney
There was a sequel to-day to the fire which occurred in the Sydney Arcade yesterday morning, when Harry Oleisikoff (24), chiropodist,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Damage Victorian Bushfires Houses Destroyed Melbourne
Houses, fences, haystacks, or-chards and valuable timber and grass were destroyed in bushfires which raged over the greater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Prevention Campaign SYDNEY
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) outlined the steps taken in New South Wales to deal with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Threaten Many Lives in Victoria Melbourne
The disastrous forest fires in Gippsland show no signs of abating, but on the contrary, appear to be increasing in intensity. It was stated this morning that the fate of 40 to 50 men and 15 women and 20 children in the Erica district was still…
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IT is estimated that between 200 and 300 acres of grass were burned in a fire yesterday near Largs. It started on a paddock of Mr. F. Fatrell,…
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Near the Prince's Highway Roy and Ivan Towt were racing, on a motorcycle to fight a fire on their father's property when they were, blinded by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Causes Fire Tenterfield
During a heavy thunderstorm, which broke over Tenterfield yesterday afternoon, the telegraphic wiring system at the railway station fused. The wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lives Menaced in Gippsland Fires. Fate of Over 100 Persons Unknown. Tremendous Fires. Raging Over 800 Square Miles. Melbourne
The disastrous bush fires in Gippsland show no signs of abating; but on the contrary are increasing in intensity. It was stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Inquiry Cottage Destroyed in Kitchener Road Open Verdict Returned
An inquiry was conducted by the Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. R. Scott), at Cessnock Courthouse to-day, into the cause of a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfire Havoc Victoria Swept. 13 Houses Burnt. Melbourne
Bush fires which blazed over the the greater part of Victoria yesterday, did damage amounting to thousands of pounds. Houses, fences,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Village Burnt Out Fire Near Adelaide ADELAIDE
Mr. Torrens, 30 miles from Adelaide, has been burnt out by bush fires. Its 15 houses, shops and postoffice have been razed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires in New Zealand Thousands of Acres Destroyed. Auckland
Disastrous bush fires are raging in the Hawke's Bay district. Thousands of acres of bush have been destroyed…
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