Fire Board President Re-appointed SYDNEY
The State Cabinet has decided to reappoint Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., President of the Board of Fire Commissioners for a further term of five…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
428 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 22
Bush Fires Lightning's Part Aboriginal Legend
Many of the recent great bush fires had their origin in lightning. Curiously enough the theory that fire first came from lighting was held by a tribe…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Threatened by Fire S.A. Holiday Resort Saved After Fierce Struggle Adelaide
The holiday resort of Victor Harbor was threatened yesterday by a bush fire, which was checked by 100 men, who assembled on a three-miles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car's Own Fire Alarm
It is out of the ordinary for a motor car to draw attention to the fact that it is on fire by tooting its horn, but that this really occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Roma Fire Nine Shops Destroyed BRISBANE
Nine shops in the principal business portion of Roma were totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The fire brigade saved only a wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Travellers Fined
At the Drake Police Court, before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., Albert Chivers and Edward South, travellers were charged with igniting an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Firemen's Fire An Arrest Made MELBOURNE
Some months ago the firemen at Northcote Station were awakened early one morning to find their own premises burning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TRAPPED In Fourth Storey Outbreak of Fire in Studio Zagreb (Yugoslovia)
A midnight explosion in photographic chemicals, due to a fire on the second floor, trapped 45 families in the star film agency's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →White Ants and Bush Fires
We were travelling by train through a belt of Country that had suffered badly in the recent bush fires. "These, fires must do a lot of good as well as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trapped in Fourth Storey. Outbreak of Fire in Movie Studio
Zagreb (Yugoslavia), Wednesday.—A midnight explosion in photographic chemi[?] due to a fire on the [?] families in the Star…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Balmain Fire Extensive Damage SYDNEY
The Strand Stores, Balmain, were severely damaged by fire last night the whole stock being burned before the flames were extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drapery Stock Destroyed. Fire at Balmain. Sydney
Several thousand pounds damage was caused by a fire which swept rapidly through the Strand Stores, a big drapery establishment at Balmaln, last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30,000 FIRE Big Blaze at Perth Building Swept by Flames. Perth
Fire swept through two stores and the basement of Clarkson's, Ltd, in West Murray-Street to-day. The building contained oils, paints, glass…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Open Fire To Disperse Rioting Indians Looting Campaign Following Agitators Appeal Calcutta
There was more rioting at Allahabad yesterday, and the police were compelled to fire on several occasions to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Destroyed by Fire Driver Injured
Mr. Clem. Naylor was returning to his home on Friday night, in his singleseater Standard, and when approaching the four-mile peg, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Midnight Blaze F. Braund & Co's. Premises Gutted Armidale Fire Brigade's Great Work Damage Estimated at £20,000
The biggest, and most destructive fire seen in Armidale for many years, occurred just before midnight last night, when die premises of F. Braund and Co., general merchants, were almost completely gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£5000 BLAZE Exploding Ammunition Hamper Firemen Brisbane
Damage estimated at £5000 was en used by a fire at Mitchell, at 1.50 a.m. yesterday. Five shops and a dwelling were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armidale Fire Braunds Ltd. Gutted £20,000 Damage
A disastrous, fire occurred in Armidale last night when the large premises of F. Braund and Co., Ltd.,at the corner of Beardy and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →King Carol's Castle Destroyed by Fire Valuable Works of Art Lost. Bucharest
King Carol's country residence, Foischor Castle, at Sinaia, was destroyed toy fire. None of the valuable contents was saved. King Carol los'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£20,000 Fire at Armidale
A fire at mid-night on Sunday gutted Messrs. F. Braund and Co's. general sore--the second largest in Armidale. The damage to building and…
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