Hot Brick in Bed Caused Fire
Mrs. Mary Reece (85), of Naremburn, suffered bums to the body and left arm when her bed-clothes were set alight by a hot brick she had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1944
454 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 23
£500 Damage in P.o. Fire
SYDNEY, Wed. — An investigation indicated that an electrical defect caused the fire which damged the general store and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Invalid Pensioner Trapped in Flames Fire Sweeps Through Row of Tenements
Trapped in flames which practically gutt[?]d her home in Whately Street, Newtown, last night, Mrs. Madeline Kelly, 60, invalid pensioner,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cols[?] to Legh[?]rn Ancona Under Fire
LONDON Ju[?] 12— The 5th Army, overcoming increasingly strong resista[?] pushed two miles nearer to [?] with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taxi Cab on Fire
A taxi, No. 615, owned and driven by Mr. R. Hodge, of Mount View Road, Cessnock, caught fire whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →False Fire Alarms Boy Captured
A lad thought it was a joke to call out the fire brigade to a false alarm last Monday. Another decided he would repeat the performance on Tuesday. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japan Orders More Fire Engines
NEW YORK July 13—Tokio radio reports that the Japanese Munitions Ministry has ordered increased production of fire engines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Fires In Japan
LONDON July 14—The Central News Chungking correspondent said that great fires burned for three days at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taxi-[?] Fire
CESSNOCK— A taxi-cab owned by Mr. [?] of Mount View-road, [?] caught fire while he warning in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fight to Quell Blaze Crawled Under Burning Lorry to Turn Off Petrol
With flames burning furiously, Selby Bush, of Harriet Street, this morning took the great risk of crawling under a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Bush Fires
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Convicted of having caused bush and grass fires in Victoria last summer, fines totalling £1404…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lighting of Fires
The Chief Secretary's Department has advised Cockburn Shire Council that, pursuant to an amendment of a national security regulation, it is mw…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sutttgart Fires Still Alight
LONDON July 26 — The pilot of a reconnaissance aircraft reported large volumes of [?]oke from fires was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Dance
A very successful dance organised by Dungog Fire Brigade and Misses Eileen Kemp and Peggy Gray, resulted in over £23 being raised for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Threatens Mines
Fire has broken out in a tunnel leading off an open cut in the Proprietary mines at Broken Hill. It is feared it plight extend to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Officer Presentation From District
A high tribute to volunteer firemen was paid at a social gathering on Saturday night by Mr. H. Galbraitn, formerly officer in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire At Woollahra Factory
SYDNEY Tuesday — Firemen saved the factory of W S. Morrison Pty., Ltd., pastrycooks, in Holdsworth-st., Woollahra, from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Right To Hire And Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The right of an employer to hire and fire was fundamental, said the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. O. V…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Wharf Blaze
SYDNEY. Wed—A shed on the Sydney wharves was quickly gutted by fire which b[?]ke out shortly after, 11 a.m. to-day, menacing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade
The Hollow Tree Bush Fire Brigade held a meeting recently to discuss progress made to further the working of the Brigade…
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