Miraculous Escape. in Face of Advancing Fire
While engaged in burning off some land on a steep hillside at Nulla Creek last week, Mr. George Pund had a miraculous escape from death. After…
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Fires & bushfires, 1931
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Fire Fighting
A Paris correspondent writes:—Fighting fire with fire often helps subdue flaming forests, but it seems unlikely to be much used in cities. There…
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Mr. and Mrs. James Tomlins and their three children had a narrow escape from losing their lives in a fire which destroyed their home on…
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A weatherboard cottage in Cook Street, Gloucester, owned and occupied by Mr. Frank McGuire, was totally destroyed by fire last night…
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On Monday night fire destroyed a shad at Settlement Point, in which were kept a Reo Speed waggon, owned by Mr. G. Crethary, an old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Launch Fire Near Forster. Occupants' Narrow Escape
A party of Forster residents had a thrilling experience on Friday last, when their launch became a mass of flames, in very deep water and a good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Bulga. Wallace's Mill Demolished. Beale & Co.'s Big Loss
A disastrous fire occurred at the Bulga on Wednesday afternoon last, when Wallace's Mill, the property of the Bulga Sawmilling Company, was…
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A fire at Lismore completely gutted two big stares, namely, McDermott's damage was also done to a number of and Moneysavers' Ltd. Considerable…
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A fire at Lismore late last night completely gutted two big stores, namely, McDermett's and Moneysavers Limited Considerable damage was also do[?] to…
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A disastrous fire occurred at the Bulga on Wednesday afternoon last when Wallace's mill, the property of the Bulga Sawmilling Company, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire's Salaried Staff. "Fire Them," Says. Cr. Clancy. Electioneering Propaganda, Declares the President
At the Macleay Shire Council meeting yesterday two notices of motion appeared on the business paper, one by Cr. M. A. Clancy and the second by…
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On Saturday afternoon last a fire started on the up-river side of the Kempsey traffic bridge, about three-parts of the way across the structure…
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Hardies Rubber Works at Paddington were partly destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The damage is estimated at many…
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In extinguishing a fire which accidently started in his surgery on Wednesday last, Mr. T. S. Wells, dentist, had one hand rather badly burnt,…
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A cable message states that the luxury liner Bermuda, 19,000 tons, which cost £1,500,000 was destroyed by fire at Belfast docks on Friday…
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On Friday last Ald. Collins, Mayor Wagga and country representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners, accompanied by Messrs. Beswick,…
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The new fire engine for the Dorrigo Fire Brigade arrived there a fortnight ago. It is a first-class machine, which can be handled…
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At the local Court House on Monday the District Coroner, Thomas Maloney, Esq., J.P., held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding…
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A destructive fire occurred on the Comboyne on Monday morning, about half-past two. The fire totally destroyed the residence of Mr. and Mrs…
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