Fires Outside Brigade Area
The Chief Officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigades has issued the following communication to five stations— "When a call be received for an alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1930
914 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 46
Tar Alight Blaze at Council Depot
A fire at the City Council's depot in Coriette-street, Cook's Hill, to-day destroped 120 gallons of tar and severely damaged a store shed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£40,000 DAMAGE Fires in Hobart HOBART
Damage totalling £40,000 was caused by fires which destroyed business promises here early this morning. The fact that the night was fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Black Out for Film Stars Fire Destroys Beach Homes at Fashionable Malibu Los Angeles
The fashionable Malibu Beach, the arcadia of film stars and wealthy business and professional folk, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Auckland Auckland
Damage amounting to several thousand pounds was qu[?]ed by fire which swept the business centre of Newmarket, a suburb of Auckland…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Damages House Incendiarism Apparent SYDNEY
Police have no doubt but that a fire which broke out in a house in Bridge-road Stanmore, last night, was deliberately caused. The occupier of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disastrous Fire Shops and Cottage Destroyed Blaze at Paterson Paterson
The most disastrous fire that has ever occurred at Paterson, took place early this morning two shops and cottage being totally destroyed in King-street. the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gloucester Fire Station
Mr. Meane, an officer of the Board of Fire Commissioners, visited Gloucester during the week and went into the matter of a fire brigade for the town, with a view…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£20,000 BLAZE Furniture Factory Gutted Flames Uncontrollable Sydney
G. R. Halcombe and Company's furniture factory and timber, yard was totally destroyed by fire which broke out early this morning. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →House on Fire Occupants Were Away
While the occupants were absent, a fire about 9 p.m. on Saturday night broke out in a five-roomed weatherboard cottage owned by George Filby…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Swept by Fire Patterson Business Block
Damage totalling £2000 was done in Paterson's early Sunday morning blaze—the most disastrous outbreak in the history of the township…
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The West Maitland Fire Brigade was called out yesterday morning to a fire which had broken out in some rubbish at the rear of O.K. Young's and McDonald…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dropped Boxes Constable Fires Shot Alleged Theft of Butter Sydney
Constable Fitzgerald, at 1.30 o'clock this morning, saw three men leaving the doorway of a grocery store in Norton-street, Leichhardt. Two of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clerk Charged Sequel to Town Hall Fire MELBOURNE
On September 24 a fire occurred at Preston Town Hall, and damage amounting to several hundreds of pounds was done to the building and to the council's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Girls Dash for Safety Jam Factory on Fire Overcome by Smoke Sydney
Nineteen girls working on the third door of the factory of Cereal Fools. Ltd., Shepherd-street Chippendale, made a hasty…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thousands Throng the Beach Blaze of Color Canvas Cities Rise at Lake
Newcastle was invaded to-day with thousands of holiday-makers. The beach was easily the favorite spot and there was a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prompt Alarm Blaze in Basement Hunter-street West Store
An early alarm prevented what might have been a serious fire at the premises of Foggitt, Jones, Ltd., Hunter-street West, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Lismore Lismore
While members of the family were out shopping, the home of Mr. Nixon at South Lismore was destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve. The house and its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cottage Destroyed Fire at Abermain
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. Evan Murraym at the corner of King and Queen streets. Abermain, was completely destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Launch on Fire Mechanic Burned SYDNEY
A motor launch that was recently built to the order of Mr. N. S. Hunt, a city business man, at a cost of £1100, was almost wholly destroyed by fire…
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