Demented Woman Sets Fire to House Thought to be Dead But Found by Party (By Wire) Sydney
A demented woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Walker, who was thought to have been burnt to death at a farmhouse near Wiseman's Ferry on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
245 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 13
Big Fire in Q. £14,000 Damage (By Wire) Sydney
Damage Estimated at about £14,000 was caused by fire which destroyed bulk stores at South Twansville, Queensland, during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£9,000 DAMAGE Big Fire in Tasmania (By Wire) Sydney
A cable from Launceston states:—Dawson's general store at St. Mary's, together with stock valued at £9000, was…
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A copy of regulations under the Careless Use of Fire Act, with respect to tractors was placed before the meeting of the F. and S. Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Back Yamma Fire
About, 7.50 p.m. on July 7 Mr. H. T. Burgeas noticed flames issuing from a four roomed weatherboard cotherboard cottage, at Back Yamma…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£60,000 DAMAGE Big Fire in N.Z.. (By WIRE) Sydney
Damage estimated, at £69,000 was caused by a fire, which destroyed bulk stores and contents, including lange stock of kauri gum, at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fine Picture. At the Broadway. "Letters of Fire."
The large crowd which attended the Broadway Theatre last night was delighted with "Letters of Fire," a drama which for sheer realism…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires and Floods Death and Destruction in China (By Wire) Sydney
A cable from Hongkong states:—More than 200 persons are dead, and damage was caused to the extent of 1,000,000 dollars, by hoods and fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Engine Overturns Two Firemen Injured SYDNEY
While a fire engine was travelling to a fire at Drummoyne early this morning. two firemen M'Dermitt and Burgess, were injured. when the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Cottage Occupants Narrow Escape (By Wire) Sydney
When a weatheboard cottage Caught alight at Bankstown early this morning, the coughing of children a Wakened Edward Byrne, who…
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The Fire Board of Commissioners of N.S.W. paid its first official visit to Forbes since 1929 last night. The ranks of the Commission had…
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The Mayor (Ald. F. W. Spicer) presided at a meeting of the Bush Fire Relief Committee at the Municipal Chambers on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BUSHFIRES Unsatisfactory Legislation
Even if forgiveness is meted out to the punster who stated that bush fires are always a burning question, it is hard, at first sight to discover…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →INCENDARISM Slaughteryard Fire
Within the last three years seven attempts have been made to destroy local slaughteryards, the seventh occurring on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Junee Fire Keast's Store Ablaze Thousands of Pounds Damage
One of the most destructive fires for some years in Junee oceacred on Saturday morning at 4.30 o'clock in the large general store of W. J. Keast…
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Yesterday at about 8.30 a.m. the fire bells disturbed the quietness of the Sabbath morning, just at the hour when many were at early morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caledonia Street Fire
On Thursday night, just as everyone had settled down to a night's enjoyment at the various places of amusement, the fire bell sounded an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Job for Fire Engine
The arrival in Stuart Town of a fire engine by road from Sydney created visions of a fire brigade being established there, but the engine's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire Melbourne Factories Gutted SYDNEY
Extensive ramage was caused by a fire which destroyed the factory of the Service Box Co., and badly damaged the Austin Shoe Factory,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Champion —AND THE—Parkes District Representative. Monday, September 12, 1932. Fire Inquiry
The Coroner (Mr. H. W. Hall) held an Inquiry on Saturday into a fire which occurred on Thursday, 1st September, at about 7.30 p.m., when a…
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