Good Save Exploding Oil Lamp Starts Fire Room Damaged
When an oil lamp exploded a weatherboard house in Edward-st Morpeth, occupied by Mr. Con Lavls. caught fire yesterday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
548 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 28
Fire Brigade New Station Sought For Lorn Bolwarra Shire
Dissatisfied with this present accommodation and facilities of the present Lorn Fire Brigade, which was regarded as nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chased Fugitive Burglar Turns and Fires shot
While John Garling Harley, of Pymble, was asleep carly this morning he awoke to bear a man moring about, his room. When he called out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Destroyed Fire At Stratford GLOUCESTER
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Towns of Stratford, was totally destroyed by fire Mrs Towns was making isnt and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Householder Gives Chase to Intruder Latter Turns and Fires bullet. SYDNEY
While John Garling Hurley of Pymble, was asleep early this morning he awoke to hear a man moving about his home. When he called…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Fassifern Fassifern
Alarm was caused at Fassifern railway station last night by a grass fire. It was feared that the blaze might extend. Toronto Fire Brigade was…
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A FIRE, starting in grass, damaged [?]ix panels of fencing in Morpeth-street, East Maitland, near the railway line yesterday. East Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ten-mile Front Bush Fire At Parkes SYDNEY
A message from Parkes states that fierce bushfires have been raging since Monday in the Harvey Ranges. It has now assumed a 10-mile front,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Backyard Fires
Burning of paper and litter in backyards unattended was responsible for some damage done to backyard fences last Friday. A fire started at the back…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires Feared Unemployed Reserve. Water Supply
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huge Bush Fires Melbourne
Three townships to the Tellangatia district were threatened by huge bush fires to-day. The militia, has been called out to assist in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Raging In Mountains At Broke SINGLETON
Bush fires raging on a two-miles front in the mountains surrounding Broke, are being watched by residents…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homes Burnt Bush Fires At Blackalla Toronto Outbreaks Newcastle
First continued to rage in the [?] district last right. The [?] were the must [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State-wide Rain in Victoria. Bush Fire Position Eased. Sydney
A message from Melbourne this morning reported State-wide rain in Victoria, which had eased the bush fires position materially…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor-van Catches Fire
At about 6.15 on Tuesday night a bread delivery motor-van owned by George Nattrass and garaged in a shed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Homes in Danger Grass Fire At Farley
Advancing at terrific speed a grass fire on a 50 yards front narrowly missed several weatherboard cottages on the Ravesfield-road; at Farely,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General News Call to Fire at Broke
About 8 o'clock last night the Singleton police station received a telephone call for volunteers to proceed to Broke, as the properties of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →R.A.A.F. Plane on Fire Melbourne
When an R.A.A.F. amphibian plane caught fire in Port Phillip Bay two Air Force officers, Squadron Leaders D. Connulty and Pilot-Officers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violation of Neutrality Law. Big Fire in United States. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) New York
Three Curtis Wright corporations and two officials pleaded guilty to various counts charging a violation of the neutrality law, and were fined…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Fires Brigades Busy
West Maitland and Kurri are brigades were kept busy yesterday afternoon, extinguishing great [?] West Maitland Brigndo was…
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