Grass Fire. Good Work Done by Local Brigade
On Tuesday, about mid-day, a fire broke out in heavily-grassed property of Mr. G. Ashton, at the rear of the cemetery. The fire spread rapidly…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 16
News in Brief on Fire in Air
Hundreds of people watched last night as a Douglas DC3 circled Mascot aerodrome with its port engine on fire. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Enquire Into Car Fire
SYDNEY, Sat.—Police seeking two men who deliberately set fire to a sedan car in Mooreheadstreet, Waterloo, early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Forest Fires in France
PARIS, Sept. 6.—A new forest first which by last night had already encircled an area of 7600 arces, has broken out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Electric Light Pole
The power supply was turned off early last night to put out a small fire in the wiring of an electric light pole on the New England Highway,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boys' Narrow Escape When Sealed Pipe Bursts Over Fire
Three Young boys had a narrow escape from serious, if not fatal, injuries on Thursday week when a sealed pipe exploded over a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"The Great Fire of London" Rev Woolcock's Address to Rotary
The "guts" of the Londoner was second td none, Rev. G. A. Woolcock, Congregational Minister at Kurri Kurri, said in an address to Cessnock Rotary Club on Thursday night, entitled "The Great Fire of London," 1940-41."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Baddeley Under fire On Coal Post
Opposition members protested in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night against Mr. Baddeley's appointment by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Hospital Bed
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A patient’s bed In Sing George V. Maternity Hospital caught fire when a hair drying machine short-circuited. A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Gerner's Garage Petrol Alight
A fire broke out this afternoon at Mr. Chris. Gerner's Garage, Campbell Street. The fire occurred when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death Roll of 118 Pleasure Cruiser Fire
TORONTO, Sept. 19— Although 164 passengers of the pleasure cruiser Moronic have hot yet been accounted for, police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Racing Yacht
SYDNEY, Friday. — A mysterious fire which damaged racing yacht Waitangi, moored at Snail’s Bay, Balmain, last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Maitland Gasworks
Maitland Fire Brigade yesterday extinguished a small fire which started on the side of a gas holder at Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Who Is a Bush Fire Fighter? Here Is the Definition
When the Bush Fires Advisory Committee notified Patrick Plains Shire Council' that bush fire workers were still fully…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire In Furniture Store
Mr. G. J. Pullin to-day estimated that a fire which broke out in his furniture shop High street, Maitland, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Bill Provides Heavy Penalties
SYDNEY, Wed.—A maximum fine of £100, or 12 months’ Imprisonment, Is a penalty prescribed in new legislation to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Auckland
AUCKLAND, Friday (AAP-Reuter).—A spectacular fire In Auckland destroyed the Government Maori stores and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Prevention Bill Provides for Fines and Gaol
Under the Bush Fire Prevention Bill introduced in the Legislative Assembly this week, anyone starting a fire will be liable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Men Who Play with Fire Scientists Protect Life And Property
For high dramatic quality nothing compares with a fire. But even as the galloping horse gave way to the motor engine and the hand-pump to the mighty pressure pump, so slowly the only colour that will be left to us will be that associated with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Hotel Manly
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fire caused damage estimated at £4900 to the fashionable Hotel Manly early today…
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