Shops Destroyed £6000 Fire at Barmedman BARMEDMAN
Four shops were destroyed by fire which broke out early yesterday morning, and several others were saved by the efforts of a hastily organised bucket brigade. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
914 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 46
Cottages Destroyed Coalfields Fires
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, lined with wood, was completely gutted by fire at Abermain on Saturday. The alarm was given to the Abermain Fire…
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Campers at Jibbon Head, in the National Park Reserve, became alarmed on Saturday when a big bush fire broke out. At one period about 10 square miles of…
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During a violent thunderstorm on Saturday night a five-roomed cottage at Lismore, owned by Mrs. J. Shas, and occupied by Nurse R. L. Gandron, was party…
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A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. Frank Bailey, of Wallsend-street. Stanford-Merthyr. was completely destroyed by fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl's Warning Saves Family in Burning House Midnight Blaze at Stockton Firemen's Difficult Task
Awakened by his small daughter, Mr. Buckler and his family escaped in the nick of time from their…
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For the third time in three months, Turner's joinery works at the Creseant, Annandale, were damaged by fire this afternoon…
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William Churchill was badly burned about the arms and body when a motor lorry he was driving to Go[?]bla Sid[?]ag bur[?]t into flames, owing to a short…
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A fire occurred at Stockton early yesterday morning, when a dwelling, owned and occupied by Mr. Butler, in Dunbar-street, was destroyed. The origin of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Theatre Big Blaze at Ryde Last Night £3000 Damage Estimated SYDNEY
The Ritz picture theatre, in the Great North-road, Ryde, was burned down last night, the damage being estimated…
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A senseloss hoax was porpetrated on the Sydney fire brigades yesterday when some person telephoned headquarters and excitedly declared that a serious gas…
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Since the beginning of 1930 the fire brigades in the Metropolitan area attended 3743 outbreaks of fire, as well as 862 false alarms. During 1929 the number of fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Fires Two Homes Destroyed Occupants Escape at Night Glen Innes
As a result of two disastrous fires, a residence at Fladbury and another at Stannum were razed to the ground. In one blaze the furniture and all personal…
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The man said to be responsible for a series of false alarms given to the fire brigade was busy again last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Set Fire to Bed Chess Champion's Escape Vienna, December 29
The chess champion of the world, Dr. Alexander Alckhine, fell asleap at a hotel at Esseg, with a lighted cigarette in his mouth, setting fire to the bedclothes…
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