Bush Fires Circle New York Village Destroyed New York
BUSH Arcs encircling New York left n score ut communities homeless and losses run into £600.000. The unprecedented dry weather…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
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Fire on Orsova Melbourne
While the Orient liner Orsova wan coming up the bay this morning on the inward voyage from London, a fire was discovered near the officers' cabin. It was…
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Hunter Water Board, as a result of the fire on the oil tanker British. Honour, finds that a watermain can be to the near to the seat of a blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Shop Family's Narrow Escape Burglars Suspected Sydney
Mr. James Champion, his wife, and daughter, had to escape by way of the front awning when their shop at Redfern caught fire at 3 a.m. to-day. It is thought…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Dead American Fire Epidemic Hundreds Homeless Property Damage Enormous Australian Press Association.) New York, May 4
A widespread portion of the Eastern United States is threatened by timber fires, in which three persons have already lost their lives, and hundreds have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Fires Swept Through Nine States Two Villages Destroyed New York, May 5
Weary fire-fighters are still engaged against flames which have swept 52,000 acres in nine States. Farms, crops, homes and valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Towns Threatened Fires in New Jersey New York, May 6
Fires continue to rage wildly in New Jersey, while rain is still hopelessly awaited. Military forces are fighting the flames, while Red Cross workers are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Under Fire Miners' Leaders Face Barrage Men's Questions Reasons for Urging Settlement
The conference of lodge delegates which assembled again to-day at the Newcastle Trades Hall, had not decided the work resumption issue at the luncheon adjournment. It was expected, however, that a vote would be taken this…
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In reply to a letter from the Progress Association, the Board of Fire Commissioners reported that the installation of a fire station was one for…
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A fire broke out in the kitchen of a cottage in King's-road, Adamstown owned by Mr. E. Williams, yesterday. The occupants were able to extinguish the blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Petrol Pump on Fire Boy Severely Injured SYDNEY
A fire at a petrol pump at Lane Cove to-day resulted in George Thompson, 14, garage attendant, being admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital to-day with sevele…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stacks Saved Junction Timber Fire Police Investigate Firemen's Difficult Fight
Working at fever heat to confine the flames to one spot, Newcastle firemen made a remarkable save,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£600 REWARD Fire at East Greta Government's Offer Sydney
An announcement appears in to-day's issue of the "Government Gazette" over the name of the Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey), offering a reward of £600 for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ohio Gaol Riot Guards Fire on Prisoners COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8
Further serious rioting has occurred in the Ohio State Penitentiary at Columbus, where the situation has been serious ever since the outbreak of April 22…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fifteen Killed Police Fire on Ground Gandhi's Prison Calcutta, May 9
Fifteen were killed and many injured as a result of police firing on a riotous crowd in Sholspur, a city near Bombay. All European women and children have…
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Plain-clothes Sergeant Emmett and Plain-clothes Constable Williams are still investigating the cause of the outbreak of fire at F. Viggers, Ltd., timber yard, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Sea Terror of the Deep
"This blamed bulkhead's hotter than hell's hobbs!" So said Hurley, who had been down below in the good ship Ravenby,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Extinguished Attempt to Burn Building Started in Four Places Perth
A determined attempt to set fire to the premises of Messrs. Johnson and Lyun, Ltd., coaling and shipping agents, of Piert-street, City, last night, was frustrated by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Gutted Fire At Glebe
Headquarters, Hamilton and Merewether fire brigades turned out to a fire, which gutted a two-roomed, weatherboard house at Wilton-street…
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Merewether Fire Brigade received a call between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. yesterday to a fire in Wilton-street. The house was razed practicailly to the ground. It had…
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