Disaster Town Wiped Out Victorian Forest Fires. Two Dead; Dozens Injured
Two men are dead, and others are missing, dozens of people have been injured, and scores rendered homeless, because of bush and forest fires…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
548 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 28
Comment by Kurri Coroner Inquest on Car Fire
"I don't know what the Attorney-General will think when he sees these papers. Someone is not telling the truth," said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£3000 Fire at Flemington Stock Eat Fodder in Flames
A fire which swept through a fodder conservation shed at Flemington Saleyards last night destroyed 120 tons of oaten hay, valued at £700,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hotel Destroyed Fire Began With An Explosion SYDNEY
After a loud explosion, a fire broke our last night in the Ivanhoe Hotel. Blackheath, and destroyed the greater part of the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Threatened Katoomba Colliery Volunteers Prevent Serious Damage . SYDNEY
During a fire which threatened the cliffside, near Katoomba colliery, last night, station officer Sidney Archer, with a rope looped round his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inmates Jump to Safety Fire at Mountain Hotel. BLACKHEATH
After a loud explosion a fire broke out last night in Ivanhoe Hotel, Blackheath, and destroyed the greater part of the premises. Between 20 and 30…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Blackheath Hotel Inmates Escape in Night Attire. Sydney
After a loud explosion, a fire broke out last night in the Ivanhoe Hotel at Blackheath and destroyed the greater portion of the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Forests Menaced In to Victoria Erosion Danger
The Chairman of the Forestry Commission, Mr. Galbrafth, said to-day that if bush tires such as had bee experienced in the past two years were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fine of £10 Careless Use Of Fire West Wyalong
At the Wyalong Police Court, George Thuri[?]ng was fined £10 when the first case under the Careless Use of Fire Act was heard…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Started a Bush Fire Man Fined £10 at Wyalong
George Thurling was fined £10 at Wyalong Police Court for having started a bush fire This was the first prosecution in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Sheep Losses in Bush Fires
An officer of the Victorian Department of Agriculture, who returned from the grazing and agricultural areas recently…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Striking Exhibit Bush Fire Prevention Committee
An exhibit of considerable Interest to country visitors to this year’s Royal Easter Show in Sydney will be found in the Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Blaze Melbourne Outbreak Heavy Damage Melbourne
Shortly after 10 o’clock last night, a [?]are occurred in the petrol and kerosene dock at the national distributing depot of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Depot Blaze Heavy Damage in Melbourne Second Outbreak in Six Weeks Melbourne
Thousands of pounds' worth of damage was caused by a fire in the petrol and kerosene dock at the national distributing depot at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire Out Of Control SYDNEY
When a fire lit to burn off grass in a paddock at the Church of England Home for Boys at Ashfield got out of control a garage and two cars were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Petrol and Kerosene Dock Heavy Damage in Melbourne
Thousands of pounds' worth of damage was caused by a fire in the petrol and kerosene dock at the national distributing depot of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stand on Fire at Sydney Show 3000 People Leave Safely
A double-tiered wooden stand, holding 3000 people, caught fire at the Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stand Alight Fire On Royal Show Ground £300 Damage Sydney
About £800 damage was done when [?] broke out in the top deck of the Coronation Stand at the show ground last night. The ring events wore held…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →I.R.A Convicts Riot in Dartmoor Gaol Terrorists Star Fire (“Mercury Service) London, March 24
On the are of the celebration in Eire is mark the Easte[?] of 1916. several excitement I.R.A. coor[?] mat[?] at Dartmoor Cael yesterday afternoon, They started a [?] and act large hole was bourn in the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prompt Action East Maitland Fire
Had It not been for the prompt setion of nearby residents yesterday afternoon it is probable that extensive damage would have been caused…
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