Fire in Arcade Man Committed For Trial SYDNEY
Harry Olienkoff, 24, a chiropodist, was committed for trial by the Acting City Coroner, Mr. Wood, on a charge of maliciously setting fire to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 33
Fresh Bush Fires in Victoria Feared They Will Be Serious Sydney
A message from Melbourne this morning states that fresh bush fires have been reported in the Otway ranges…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fined for Starting Bush Fire "Burning Snake Out of Log."
William Rau, labourer, was fined £10, with costs, at Cobden (Vic.) Court on Friday, for having lighted a fire in scrub on January 13…
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Fresh bush fires have been reported in the Otway Ranges. It is feared they may become serious as hot northerly winds are blowing over most of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney Arcade Man Committed for Trial
Harry Olienkoff, 24, a chiropodist, was committed for trial by the Acting City Coroner, Mr Wood, on a charge of maliciously setting fire to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Appeal For Old Clothing
Members of the local branch of the Red Cross Society are making an appeal to the public of the town and district to forward old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Damage in Victoria Heavy Losses Melbourne
Further news is gradually trickling through of the damage done by yesterday's bush fires in various parts of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homes Destroyed Bush Fires In Victoria Spread Feared Melbourne
Owing to the hot northerly winds, a recurrence of bush fires is feared at several Victorian centres. Men are standing by to fight the flames should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heroic Woman Saves Home and Babe From Bush Fire
During the recent strenuous fight to save homes from bush fires on the Hastings back country the honours for heroism were handed to Mrs. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£6000 DAMAGE Blaze at Walgett Shops Destroyed Sydney
A fire which gutted a block of three shops at Walgett early this morning was responsible for damage estimated at £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Short Circuit Causes Fire Albury
A short circuit in an electric refrigerator caused an outbreak of fire at the home of Mr. Gerald Stedman, solicitor, of Forest Hill. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Fire Town Escapes Disaster MELBOURNE
When a fire broke out the business section of Emerald, a township in the Dandenong Ranges, was threatened with destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Fiend Again! Further Losses in Victoria
Bushfires are still raging in Victoria. Twelve houses and four shape were destroyed at Selby (Vic.) yesterday, where four homes were gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire at Walgett. Damage Estimated at £6000. Sydney
Damage estimated at £6000 was caused at Walgett this morning by a fire which covered a block of three shops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Relief to Bush Fire Victims Salvation Army and Radio Co-operate
The sterling worth of the Salvation Army organisation to those in distress is vividly told in the last issue of the "War Cry." Army…
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Twelve houses and four shops were destroyed by bush fire on Monday at Selby, where four homes were gutted on Sunday. Occupants of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Fund Sydney
The Lord Mayor, Aid. Nock, announced that the subscriptions to the New South Wains Hush Fires Disaster Fund received at the Town Hall had…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Grass Fires Tick Board Employee Fined a Notice of Appeal Grafton
Glyndar Williams, an employee of the Tick Board, was fined £16, with £4/15/ costs, by Mr. Bryant, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court, on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →£100,000 DAMAGE Big Fire in N.Z.
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday. The four storey building of the Social Security Department was destroyed by fire early this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Alarm Outbreak in Wash-house SINGLETON
Singleton Fire Brigade was called out shortly after 6 a.m. this morning to a home occupied by Mr. O'Hara, a bootmaker, and his family in…
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