Cessnock Fire Cessnock
Two rooms of a cottage occupied by Elizabeth Wood, of Mt. View road, Cessnock, were damaged by fire on Saturday night. The dwelling is the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 33
Ready for Any Emergency Police, Ambulances, Fire Brigades and Hospitals. Sydney
The Police Commissioner (Mr Mackay) stated to-day that police, ambulances, fire brigades and hospitals throughout the State were ready for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires Newcastle
Suburban firemen were kept busy yesterday dealing with grass fires. At Toronto last night firemen made a good save when they prevented a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Fears at Beresfield Tarro Discussion
Tarro Shire Council to-day decided to inform the Beresfield Progress Associatlou that It considered the greatest degree of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Military Camp Patrols and Fire Control
Troops attending the 13th Battalion's annual camp at Rutherford this morning took part in section patrols and also practised fire control. This…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Body in Fire Open Verdict Returned MELBOURNE
At the inquest on James Barnes, 64 an orchardist worker near Blackburn, whose badly charred body was found in a fire in a paddock near his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£10,000 DAMAGE Queensland Blaze BRISBANE
Practically the whole of the shopping centre was wiped out when a fire occurred at Pomona, about 100 miles from Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P.O. BLAZE Storeroom Burnt At Murrurundi MURRURUNDI
A fire at the Murrurundi Post Office last night; destroyed the storeroom and its contents: The main portion of the building was riot damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Bakery Newcastle
The bakery of S. A. Pearce in Webber-street, Hamilton, was damaged by fire shortly after 8 o'clock last night. The names had a good hold when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Cessnock Motor Garage Damaged
On Tuesday afternoon a fire broke out at the motor garage conducted by Mr. S. I. Barksby in Maitland-road, Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill Fire Wilfully Started, Police Believe
Broken Hill police stated yesterday that they were definitely of opinion that the fire which destroyed four planes and a hangar there last week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murrurundi Fire Storeroom at Post Office Destroyed
The storeroom and its contents at Murrurundi Post Office were destroyed by fire late on Wednesday night. The main portion of the building was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Midnight Blaze Home Destroyed At Aberdare CESSNOCK
About midnight last night a four roomed weatherboard cottage and its contents in Congewal-street, Aberdare, owned and occupied by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Home Destroyed in Midnight Blaze
An unoccupied house of seven rooms, close to the Gowrie railway bridge, owned by Mr Owen Harris, of Narrabri, was completely destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gowrie Blaze Cottage Destroyed SINGLETON
A lire destroyed an eight-room weatherboard cottage at Cowrie, near the railway bridge at Singleton, shortly after midnight on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton Blaze Singleton
Singleton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in a shed and as heap of boxes at the rear of Bralley's fish shop, at the northern end of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Girls Burned. Fire at Match Factory
When wooden strips suddenly, burst into fire, three girls were burned, one seriously, at Matches (Australia) Ltd, Waterloo…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Aberdare Weatherboard Dwelling Destroyed
On Friday night a weatherboard dwelling in Congewai-street, Aberdare. was totally destroyed by fire. The premises…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Takes to Picks and Shovels
For the greater part of yesterday afternoon and all this morning, Singleton volunteer firemen were using pick and shovel on a fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lugger Caught Fire Scuttled to Save Complete Destruction
When a lugger caught fire near Darwin the owner, Mr L. T. Craig, deliberately scuttled the vessel to save it from complete destruction. Craig…
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