Fire Brigade
The public meeting called to arrange a fire-fighting unit in Tea Gardens was given no support. There were only two members of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 33
Fire at Gundy
The District Coroner (Mr. W. T. Seaward) yesterday conducted an inquiry into the circumstances of a fire at Gundy in the early hours of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Fires in Wheat Paddocks Extensive Damage. Lake Cargellico
Sparks from a tractor are believed to have started two fires in A. Regan's wheat paddocks yesterday. The first fire was extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →100 Men Fight Fire. Wheat Crop Destroyed. Lake Cargelligo
Sparks from a tractor are believed to have started two fires in A. Regan's wheat paddock yesterday. The first fire was extinguished after a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Business Premises Destroyed by Fire. Hollydene Store and Post Office. Early Morning Outbreak
Awakened in the early hours of Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Krautz made desperate attempts to quell a fire which broke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil Tank Fire Death of C.O.R. Engineer Inquest Opened Newcastle
The Coroner, Mr. A. G. Chiplin, this afternoon opened an Inquest Into the death of Maxwell Roybourne Urle Nathan, who was…
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A letter from Sergeant Gentle, Dungog police, sought council's cooperation in a movement for the prevention of bush fires, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Denman Denman
Fire destroyed the business premises and dwelling owned and occupied by Mr. S. Krantz. The business comprised a general store, a bakery and a…
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The Singleton Five Brigade was called out to a fire on Dunolly bridge on Saturday afternoon. The decking had caught alight. The blaze was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Burns Fire in Wheat Crop MELBOURNE
Pinned down by the weight of a water haversack when he tripped and fell into his burning wheat crop, Mr. H. E. Jacka, of Benalla, suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boys Blamed Fire at St. Peter's School SYDNEY
An attempt, believed to have been made by boys, to burn down the school at St. Peters, was unsuccessful…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Dead Queensland Hotel Fire Two Still Missing Brisbane
Further details show that ten people are now believed to have perished in the fire which destroyed the Grand Hotel at Goomerl…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hayshed Fires Brigade's Excellent Work
Fires broke out in a hay shed owned by Mr. W. H. Watson, of O'Connell's-lane, Louth Park, on Christmas Day and again yesterday at almost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Shop Damage at Abermain
The contents of a shop at the corner of Elizabeth and William streets, Abermain, were destroyed by fire. The shop was part of a five-roomed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prevent Bush Fires Carelessness Costs Lives And Money
The following rules are suggested for the prevention of fire in bush and scrub territory:—. [?]. Matches.—Be sure that your match is out. Break it in . two before you throw it away…
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During the absence of Mr and Mrs W. Stewart their home and the contents, valued at £500, were destroyed by fire. Nothing was insured. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fell Into Fire Sydney
Alfred Jenningson, 44, of Albion-street, city, took a fit at his home and fell into an open fire. He was admitted to hospital with severe burns…
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Believed to have been caused by a cigarette, fire destroyed 50 acres of grass on the Montrose property near Old Junee yesterday. A bushfire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House on Fire Damage At Aberdare CESSNOCK
The contents and interior of a weatherboard cottage of four rooms in Rawson-street, Aberdare, in which a fire broke out yesterday afternoon,…
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Thomas Crawford McDowell, 58, was lighting a bushfire on his property in Pymble-road, Melrose, yesterday, when he collapsed and died…
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