£3000 DAMAGE Fire On Manly Wharf Milk Bar Gutted Sydney
A fire which broke out in the milk bar on the passenger wharf at Manly early this morning, caused considerable damage…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 33
Fire on Manly Passenger Wharf Damage Estimated at About £3000. SYDNEY
A fire which broke out in a milk bar on the passenger wharf at Manly early this morning partly destroyed the milk bar and lavatories,…
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A grass fire, which produced a pretty big blaze, occurred at the rear of Bainbridge's garage on Maitland-road last night…
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Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out at about 10 o'clock on Sunday night, but on arriving at the scene of the alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Fire Chiropodist on Trial Expert Evidence Sydney
At the Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Hill, Paul Oleinikoff, 34, a chiropodist, was charged with having, on April 17, made a cardboard…
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Dungog Fire Brigade was called out to a five at the residence of Mr. C. Simonds, Lord Street, Dungog, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FIREBUG'S 29th Fire Melbourne
Ballarat's firebug lit his 29th fire on Wednesday night, after sending to lire brigade a mile from its [?]uquarters with a false alarm. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Outbreak of Fire Local Brigade Called Out
An outbreak of fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Charles Simmonds in Lord-street, Dungog, last Tuesday afternoon. The blaze was…
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When a fire broke out this morning on the ground floor of Ben Nevis flats, Hardy-st., Darlinghurst, dozens of people on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Old High School Slight Damage Done
An incipient outbreak of fire occurred in one of the class rooms in the old Cessnock High School building this morning…
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When a fire broke out early this morning on the ground floor of the Ben Nevis flats in Harley Street, Darlinghurst, dozens of persons on the…
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A small quantity of rubbish on a vacant allotment in King-street, Newcastle, near the Y.M.C.A. building caught alight early this morning…
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The Cessnock Fire Brigade was called to 50 Rawson-street, Aberdare, last night. A heap of old timber and rubbish had…
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A year or two ago a man walked on coals of fire in a Surrey garden. He was Kuda Bux, a young Kashmiri Indian, and the miracle he performed was witnessed by a number of important…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thieves Blamed Fire In City Store SYDNEY
Believed to have been started by thieves, a fire, which was discovered by a watchman, severely damaged the two floors of a store occupied by…
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On the point of collapse two girls were rescued by firemen from a fire in De Meurant Building, Elizabeth Street, city, last night…
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What may have been a serious fire was narrowly averted at the residence of Mr. J. H. Tickle, of Sugarloaf, last night…
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When an explosion occurred in the grate, four people who were sitting round a fire in the living-room of a cottage in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Set Fire to Dog ORANGE
Charged with having maliciously set fire to a dog, Noel Finneran, 18, told Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., in the Orange Police Court that he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Burnt Clothes Alight From Copper Fire BRISBANE
Mrs. Hannah Skyring, 51, wag severely burnt when her clothing caught alight from a fire under a copper. She was admitted to hospital in a…
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